Gross enrolment ratio, lower secondary, female in Guatemala
Guatemala: Gross enrolment ratio, lower secondary, female was 63.2% in 2019. ▲ Rising
Gross enrolment ratio, lower secondary, female in Guatemala, 1996–2019
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
Guatemala recorded 63.2% for gross enrolment ratio, lower secondary, female in 2019.
The figure is down 2.5% on the previous year and up 4.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, gross enrolment ratio, lower secondary, female in Guatemala peaked at 67.2% in 2015 and was at its lowest, 28.0%, in 1996.
Guatemala ranks 157th of 188 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 22 years of available data.
Gross enrolment ratio, lower secondary, female in Guatemala, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1996 | 28.0% | — |
| 1998 | 28.4% | +1.4% |
| 1999 | 30.6% | +7.7% |
| 2000 | 36.9% | +20.9% |
| 2001 | 39.9% | +8.0% |
| 2002 | 43.5% | +9.0% |
| 2004 | 47.4% | +9.1% |
| 2005 | 49.6% | +4.6% |
| 2006 | 52.0% | +4.8% |
| 2007 | 54.7% | +5.2% |
| 2008 | 56.9% | +3.9% |
| 2009 | 60.5% | +6.3% |
| 2010 | 65.3% | +8.0% |
| 2011 | 64.7% | -0.9% |
| 2012 | 64.2% | -0.8% |
| 2013 | 64.5% | +0.4% |
| 2014 | 64.2% | -0.4% |
| 2015 | 67.2% | +4.6% |
| 2016 | 65.8% | -2.1% |
| 2017 | 64.8% | -1.4% |
| 2018 | 64.9% | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 63.2% | -2.5% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 29.0% | 28.0% | 30.6% | 3 |
| 2000s | 49.0% | 36.9% | 60.5% | 9 |
| 2010s | 64.9% | 63.2% | 67.2% | 10 |
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More education data for Guatemala
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), gaps filled 561,596 (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), annual growth rate 4.84 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 663,774 (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), annual -1.39 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 504,766 (2023)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 22.73 % change on previous year (2015)
- Teachers in primary education, female (number), gaps filled 82,077 (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, male (number), gaps filled 40,285 (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) 279,477 (2023)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) 25.62 % change on previous year (2015)
Frequently asked questions
- What is gross enrolment ratio, lower secondary, female in Guatemala?
- Gross enrolment ratio, lower secondary, female in Guatemala was 63.2% in 2019, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest gross enrolment ratio, lower secondary, female recorded in Guatemala?
- The highest recorded value was 67.2% in 2015.
- What is the lowest gross enrolment ratio, lower secondary, female recorded in Guatemala?
- The lowest recorded value was 28.0% in 1996.
- How does Guatemala rank for gross enrolment ratio, lower secondary, female?
- Guatemala ranks 157th out of 188 countries with data for 2019.
- Is gross enrolment ratio, lower secondary, female rising or falling in Guatemala?
- Over the last ten years it is up 4.6%. 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 Gross enrolment ratio, lower secondary, female (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Total female enrollment in lower secondary education, regardless of age, expressed as a percentage of the total female population of official lower secondary education age. GER can exceed 100% due to the inclusion of over-aged and under-aged students because of early or late school entrance and grade repetition.