Initial government funding per lower secondary student as a in Guatemala
Guatemala: Initial government funding per lower secondary student as a was 6.2% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Initial government funding per lower secondary student as a in Guatemala, 2000–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
Analysis
The most recent figure for initial government funding per lower secondary student as a in Guatemala is 6.2%, measured in 2024.
That represents a change of down 12.8% on the previous year and up 3.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, initial government funding per lower secondary student as a in Guatemala peaked at 7.1% in 2023 and was at its lowest, 3.8%, in 2010.
Guatemala ranks 99th of 103 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 23 years of available data.
Initial government funding per lower secondary student as a in Guatemala, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 4.6% | — |
| 2001 | 5.7% | +23.9% |
| 2002 | 4.1% | -27.7% |
| 2004 | 4.0% | -3.2% |
| 2005 | 4.4% | +11.2% |
| 2006 | 5.1% | +15.1% |
| 2007 | 6.0% | +16.4% |
| 2008 | 6.6% | +11.0% |
| 2010 | 3.8% | -43.2% |
| 2011 | 4.8% | +28.6% |
| 2012 | 5.2% | +7.5% |
| 2013 | 6.3% | +21.8% |
| 2014 | 6.0% | -4.7% |
| 2015 | 5.4% | -10.3% |
| 2016 | 5.8% | +6.9% |
| 2017 | 5.9% | +1.7% |
| 2018 | 6.3% | +7.2% |
| 2019 | 6.3% | -0.3% |
| 2020 | 6.1% | -3.3% |
| 2021 | 6.2% | +1.8% |
| 2022 | 6.3% | +2.1% |
| 2023 | 7.1% | +13.2% |
| 2024 | 6.2% | -12.8% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 5.1% | 4.0% | 6.6% | 8 |
| 2010s | 5.6% | 3.8% | 6.3% | 10 |
| 2020s | 6.4% | 6.1% | 7.1% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Guatemala
- 96 Sierra Leone 7.8% compare
- 97 Madagascar 7.1% compare
- 98 Sri Lanka 6.2% compare
- 100 Bangladesh 5.5% compare
- 101 Chad 4.0% compare
- 102 Turks and Caicos Islands 0.4% 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 initial government funding per lower secondary student as a in Guatemala?
- Initial government funding per lower secondary student as a in Guatemala was 6.2% in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest initial government funding per lower secondary student as a recorded in Guatemala?
- The highest recorded value was 7.1% in 2023.
- What is the lowest initial government funding per lower secondary student as a recorded in Guatemala?
- The lowest recorded value was 3.8% in 2010.
- How does Guatemala rank for initial government funding per lower secondary student as a?
- Guatemala ranks 99th out of 103 countries with data for 2024.
- Is initial government funding per lower secondary student as a rising or falling in Guatemala?
- Over the last ten years it is up 3.4%. 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 Initial government funding per lower secondary student as a percentage of GDP per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release