Lower secondary completion rate, male in Guatemala
Guatemala: Lower secondary completion rate, male was 47.0% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Lower secondary completion rate, male in Guatemala, 1971–2024
Source: Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO). Measured in % of relevant age group.
Analysis
Guatemala recorded 47.0% for lower secondary completion rate, male in 2024.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 2.6% on the previous year and down 23.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, lower secondary completion rate, male in Guatemala peaked at 65.8% in 2016 and was at its lowest, 8.9%, in 1971.
Guatemala ranks 156th of 187 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 28 years of available data.
Lower secondary completion rate, male in Guatemala, year by year
| Year | % of relevant age group | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1971 | 8.9% | — |
| 1975 | 12.0% | +35.4% |
| 1976 | 14.5% | +20.6% |
| 1999 | 30.0% | +107.3% |
| 2000 | 31.3% | +4.5% |
| 2001 | 34.5% | +10.0% |
| 2002 | 38.0% | +10.1% |
| 2004 | 40.3% | +6.0% |
| 2005 | 41.8% | +3.9% |
| 2006 | 46.3% | +10.8% |
| 2007 | 48.2% | +4.0% |
| 2008 | 50.5% | +4.7% |
| 2009 | 53.4% | +5.9% |
| 2010 | 57.0% | +6.7% |
| 2011 | 60.9% | +6.9% |
| 2012 | 60.5% | -0.7% |
| 2013 | 58.7% | -2.9% |
| 2014 | 61.0% | +3.9% |
| 2015 | 64.3% | +5.4% |
| 2016 | 65.8% | +2.3% |
| 2017 | 59.9% | -8.9% |
| 2018 | 60.0% | +0.2% |
| 2019 | 59.5% | -0.8% |
| 2020 | 58.7% | -1.4% |
| 2021 | 56.5% | -3.6% |
| 2022 | 49.5% | -12.5% |
| 2023 | 48.3% | -2.4% |
| 2024 | 47.0% | -2.6% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 11.8% | 8.9% | 14.5% | 3 |
| 1990s | 30.0% | 30.0% | 30.0% | 1 |
| 2000s | 42.7% | 31.3% | 53.4% | 9 |
| 2010s | 60.8% | 57.0% | 65.8% | 10 |
| 2020s | 52.0% | 47.0% | 58.7% | 5 |
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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 lower secondary completion rate, male in Guatemala?
- Lower secondary completion rate, male in Guatemala was 47.0% in 2024, according to Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO).
- What is the highest lower secondary completion rate, male recorded in Guatemala?
- The highest recorded value was 65.8% in 2016.
- What is the lowest lower secondary completion rate, male recorded in Guatemala?
- The lowest recorded value was 8.9% in 1971.
- How does Guatemala rank for lower secondary completion rate, male?
- Guatemala ranks 156th out of 187 countries with data for 2024.
- Is lower secondary completion rate, male rising or falling in Guatemala?
- Over the last ten years it is down 23.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Guatemala data come from?
- The figures come from Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO), published as part of Lower secondary completion rate, male (% of relevant age group). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Lower secondary education completion rate is measured as the gross intake ratio to the last grade of lower secondary education (general and pre-vocational). It is calculated as the number of new entrants in the last grade of lower secondary education, regardless of age, divided by the population at the entrance age for the last grade of lower secondary education.