Progression to secondary school, female in Guatemala
Guatemala: Progression to secondary school, female was 85.7% in 2017. ▲ Rising
Progression to secondary school, female in Guatemala, 1975–2017
Source: Stat Bulk Data Download Service, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO). Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2017, progression to secondary school, female in Guatemala stood at 85.7%.
The figure is up 0.9% on the previous year and down 5.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, progression to secondary school, female in Guatemala peaked at 97.4% in 2008 and was at its lowest, 68.1%, in 1975.
That places Guatemala 122nd out of 156 countries with data for 2017, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 18 years of available data.
Progression to secondary school, female in Guatemala, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1975 | 68.1% | — |
| 1999 | 95.2% | +39.8% |
| 2000 | 94.0% | -1.3% |
| 2001 | 95.0% | +1.0% |
| 2004 | 91.4% | -3.8% |
| 2005 | 91.3% | -0.1% |
| 2006 | 91.2% | -0.1% |
| 2007 | 90.9% | -0.3% |
| 2008 | 97.4% | +7.1% |
| 2009 | 93.2% | -4.3% |
| 2010 | 86.2% | -7.5% |
| 2011 | 81.6% | -5.3% |
| 2012 | 87.0% | +6.6% |
| 2013 | 80.7% | -7.2% |
| 2014 | 79.9% | -1.0% |
| 2015 | 83.2% | +4.1% |
| 2016 | 84.9% | +2.1% |
| 2017 | 85.7% | +0.9% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 68.1% | 68.1% | 68.1% | 1 |
| 1990s | 95.2% | 95.2% | 95.2% | 1 |
| 2000s | 93.0% | 90.9% | 97.4% | 8 |
| 2010s | 83.6% | 79.9% | 87.0% | 8 |
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More education data for Guatemala
- Primary education, teachers, gaps filled 122,362 (2024)
- Duration of pre primary education, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Duration of pre primary education 3 (2025)
- Official entrance age to pre primary education 4 (2025)
- Population ages 15-64 64.0% (2025)
- Population ages 0-14 31.0% (2025)
- Lower secondary school starting age 13 years (2025)
- Primary school starting age 7 years (2025)
- Primary secondary enrollment completion rates, gaps filled 101.49 (2024)
- School enrollment, primary 101.5% (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is progression to secondary school, female in Guatemala?
- Progression to secondary school, female in Guatemala was 85.7% in 2017, according to Stat Bulk Data Download Service, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO).
- What is the highest progression to secondary school, female recorded in Guatemala?
- The highest recorded value was 97.4% in 2008.
- What is the lowest progression to secondary school, female recorded in Guatemala?
- The lowest recorded value was 68.1% in 1975.
- How does Guatemala rank for progression to secondary school, female?
- Guatemala ranks 122nd out of 156 countries with data for 2017.
- Is progression to secondary school, female rising or falling in Guatemala?
- Over the last ten years it is down 5.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Guatemala data come from?
- The figures come from Stat Bulk Data Download Service, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO), published as part of Progression to secondary school, female (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Progression to secondary school refers to the number of new entrants to the first grade of secondary school in a given year as a percentage of the number of students enrolled in the final grade of primary school in the previous year (minus the number of repeaters from the last grade of primary education in the given year).