Percentage of enrolment in lower secondary education in public in Guatemala
Guatemala: Percentage of enrolment in lower secondary education in public was 44.9% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Percentage of enrolment in lower secondary education in public in Guatemala, 2002–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
Guatemala recorded 44.9% for percentage of enrolment in lower secondary education in public in 2024.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 2.6% on the previous year and up 0.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, percentage of enrolment in lower secondary education in public in Guatemala peaked at 46.7% in 2011 and was at its lowest, 28.0%, in 2004.
That places Guatemala 179th out of 194 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 22 years of available data.
Percentage of enrolment in lower secondary education in public in Guatemala, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2002 | 28.4% | — |
| 2004 | 28.0% | -1.6% |
| 2005 | 28.6% | +2.3% |
| 2006 | 29.4% | +2.6% |
| 2007 | 29.4% | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 29.4% | +0.2% |
| 2009 | 37.7% | +28.1% |
| 2010 | 43.5% | +15.4% |
| 2011 | 46.7% | +7.4% |
| 2012 | 46.2% | -1.1% |
| 2013 | 44.3% | -4.0% |
| 2014 | 44.5% | +0.5% |
| 2015 | 44.1% | -0.9% |
| 2016 | 43.4% | -1.6% |
| 2017 | 43.4% | -0.0% |
| 2018 | 43.9% | +1.2% |
| 2019 | 43.7% | -0.6% |
| 2020 | 43.9% | +0.5% |
| 2021 | 45.8% | +4.2% |
| 2022 | 44.6% | -2.4% |
| 2023 | 43.8% | -1.9% |
| 2024 | 44.9% | +2.6% |
Guatemala compared with similar countries
- Guatemala's 44.9% is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 90.2%, 50% of the median. (54 countries reporting)
- Guatemala's 44.9% is below the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 81.0%, 56% of the median. (37 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Percentage of enrolment in lower secondary education in public in Guatemala changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2009 | +28.1% | 29.4% | 37.7% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 30.1% | 28.0% | 37.7% | 7 |
| 2010s | 44.4% | 43.4% | 46.7% | 10 |
| 2020s | 44.6% | 43.8% | 45.8% | 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 percentage of enrolment in lower secondary education in public in Guatemala?
- Percentage of enrolment in lower secondary education in public in Guatemala was 44.9% in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest percentage of enrolment in lower secondary education in public recorded in Guatemala?
- The highest recorded value was 46.7% in 2011.
- What is the lowest percentage of enrolment in lower secondary education in public recorded in Guatemala?
- The lowest recorded value was 28.0% in 2004.
- How does Guatemala rank for percentage of enrolment in lower secondary education in public?
- Guatemala ranks 179th out of 194 countries with data for 2024.
- Is percentage of enrolment in lower secondary education in public rising or falling in Guatemala?
- Over the last ten years it is up 0.9%. 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 Percentage of enrolment in lower secondary education in public institutions, both sexes (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
Download this data
CSV · JSON — 22 observations, free to reuse under CC BY-SA 3.0 IGO (UNESCO Institute for Statistics).
About this data
February 2026 Data Release