Government expenditure on tertiary education as a percentage of GDP in Guatemala
Guatemala: Government expenditure on tertiary education as a percentage of GDP was 0.4% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Government expenditure on tertiary education as a percentage of GDP in Guatemala, 1970–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2024, government expenditure on tertiary education as a percentage of gdp in Guatemala stood at 0.4%.
That represents a change of down 1.6% on the previous year and down 1.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, government expenditure on tertiary education as a percentage of gdp in Guatemala peaked at 0.4% in 2018 and was at its lowest, 0.2%, in 1970.
That places Guatemala 136th out of 173 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 25 years of available data.
Government expenditure on tertiary education as a percentage of GDP in Guatemala, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 0.2% | — |
| 1971 | 0.2% | +4.4% |
| 1976 | 0.3% | +34.7% |
| 1993 | 0.4% | +13.8% |
| 1994 | 0.2% | -33.6% |
| 1995 | 0.3% | +13.7% |
| 1996 | 0.3% | -1.2% |
| 2006 | 0.4% | +34.8% |
| 2007 | 0.3% | -6.5% |
| 2008 | 0.3% | +3.7% |
| 2010 | 0.3% | -7.6% |
| 2011 | 0.4% | +14.5% |
| 2012 | 0.4% | +4.3% |
| 2013 | 0.4% | -7.9% |
| 2014 | 0.4% | +2.0% |
| 2015 | 0.4% | +15.3% |
| 2016 | 0.4% | +3.2% |
| 2017 | 0.4% | -9.5% |
| 2018 | 0.4% | +11.6% |
| 2019 | 0.4% | -1.4% |
| 2020 | 0.4% | -9.5% |
| 2021 | 0.4% | +3.0% |
| 2022 | 0.3% | -18.5% |
| 2023 | 0.4% | +10.7% |
| 2024 | 0.4% | -1.6% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 0.3% | 0.2% | 0.3% | 3 |
| 1990s | 0.3% | 0.2% | 0.4% | 4 |
| 2000s | 0.3% | 0.3% | 0.4% | 3 |
| 2010s | 0.4% | 0.3% | 0.4% | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.4% | 0.3% | 0.4% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Guatemala
- 133 Belize 0.4% compare
- 134 Kazakhstan 0.4% compare
- 135 Kyrgyzstan 0.4% compare
- 137 Bangladesh 0.4% compare
- 138 Dominican Republic 0.3% compare
- 139 Mauritius 0.3% compare
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 tertiary education as a percentage of gdp in Guatemala?
- Government expenditure on tertiary education as a percentage of gdp in Guatemala was 0.4% in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest government expenditure on tertiary education as a percentage of gdp recorded in Guatemala?
- The highest recorded value was 0.4% in 2018.
- What is the lowest government expenditure on tertiary education as a percentage of gdp recorded in Guatemala?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.2% in 1970.
- How does Guatemala rank for government expenditure on tertiary education as a percentage of gdp?
- Guatemala ranks 136th out of 173 countries with data for 2024.
- Is government expenditure on tertiary education as a percentage of gdp rising or falling in Guatemala?
- Over the last ten years it is down 1.9%. 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 tertiary 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