Government expenditure on lower secondary education as a percentage in Guatemala
Guatemala: Government expenditure on lower secondary education as a percentage was 0.3% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Government expenditure on lower secondary education as a percentage in Guatemala, 2000–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
Guatemala recorded 0.3% for government expenditure on lower secondary education as a percentage in 2024.
The figure is down 9.2% on the previous year and down 12.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, government expenditure on lower secondary education as a percentage in Guatemala peaked at 0.3% in 2013 and was at its lowest, 0.1%, in 2000.
That places Guatemala 108th out of 116 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 23 years of available data.
Government expenditure on lower secondary education as a percentage in Guatemala, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 0.1% | — |
| 2001 | 0.2% | +31.7% |
| 2002 | 0.1% | -21.5% |
| 2004 | 0.1% | +6.0% |
| 2005 | 0.2% | +16.4% |
| 2006 | 0.2% | +20.6% |
| 2007 | 0.3% | +22.3% |
| 2008 | 0.3% | +14.6% |
| 2010 | 0.2% | -25.1% |
| 2011 | 0.3% | +22.8% |
| 2012 | 0.3% | +5.0% |
| 2013 | 0.3% | +11.7% |
| 2014 | 0.3% | -5.9% |
| 2015 | 0.3% | -6.2% |
| 2016 | 0.3% | +4.1% |
| 2017 | 0.3% | -0.9% |
| 2018 | 0.3% | +5.2% |
| 2019 | 0.3% | -5.0% |
| 2020 | 0.3% | -6.5% |
| 2021 | 0.2% | -6.3% |
| 2022 | 0.2% | -2.6% |
| 2023 | 0.3% | +17.1% |
| 2024 | 0.3% | -9.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0.2% | 0.1% | 0.3% | 8 |
| 2010s | 0.3% | 0.2% | 0.3% | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.3% | 0.2% | 0.3% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Guatemala
More education data for Guatemala
- Teachers in secondary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 122,548 (2024)
- Repeaters in primary education, all grades, both sexes (number), gaps 247,917 (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, male (number), gaps filled 335,306 (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, female (number), gaps filled 328,468 (2024)
- Secondary education, pupils, gaps filled 1.13 million (2024)
- Primary education, duration (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Primary education, pupils, gaps filled 2.42 million (2024)
- Primary education, pupils, annual growth rate 0.3948 % change on previous year (2024)
- Primary education, pupils, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Primary education, pupils, per capita 0.1317 units per person (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is government expenditure on lower secondary education as a percentage in Guatemala?
- Government expenditure on lower secondary education as a percentage in Guatemala was 0.3% in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest government expenditure on lower secondary education as a percentage recorded in Guatemala?
- The highest recorded value was 0.3% in 2013.
- What is the lowest government expenditure on lower secondary education as a percentage recorded in Guatemala?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.1% in 2000.
- How does Guatemala rank for government expenditure on lower secondary education as a percentage?
- Guatemala ranks 108th out of 116 countries with data for 2024.
- Is government expenditure on lower secondary education as a percentage rising or falling in Guatemala?
- Over the last ten years it is down 12.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Guatemala data come from?
- The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of Government expenditure on lower secondary education as a percentage of GDP (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release