Repetition rate in lower secondary general education (all grades) in Guatemala
Guatemala: Repetition rate in lower secondary general education (all grades) was 8.1% in 2023. ▲ Rising
Repetition rate in lower secondary general education (all grades) in Guatemala, 1999–2023
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
Guatemala recorded 8.1% for repetition rate in lower secondary general education (all grades) in 2023. That is the highest value across all 23 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 104.0% on the previous year and up 156.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, repetition rate in lower secondary general education (all grades) in Guatemala peaked at 8.1% in 2023 and was at its lowest, 1.8%, in 2020.
Guatemala ranks 36th of 171 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 23 years of available data.
Repetition rate in lower secondary general education (all grades) in Guatemala, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1999 | 3.8% | — |
| 2000 | 3.2% | -15.4% |
| 2001 | 2.9% | -8.9% |
| 2004 | 2.8% | -2.4% |
| 2005 | 2.2% | -23.8% |
| 2006 | 2.5% | +14.6% |
| 2007 | 2.8% | +12.5% |
| 2008 | 2.8% | -0.4% |
| 2009 | 2.4% | -12.8% |
| 2010 | 2.2% | -9.0% |
| 2011 | 4.3% | +97.4% |
| 2012 | 3.5% | -19.7% |
| 2013 | 3.1% | -9.5% |
| 2014 | 4.0% | +28.2% |
| 2015 | 2.2% | -44.8% |
| 2016 | 4.0% | +81.7% |
| 2017 | 3.8% | -5.7% |
| 2018 | 3.3% | -13.4% |
| 2019 | 3.2% | -1.9% |
| 2020 | 1.8% | -45.0% |
| 2021 | 4.3% | +139.9% |
| 2022 | 4.0% | -7.4% |
| 2023 | 8.1% | +104.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 3.8% | 3.8% | 3.8% | 1 |
| 2000s | 2.7% | 2.2% | 3.2% | 8 |
| 2010s | 3.4% | 2.2% | 4.3% | 10 |
| 2020s | 4.5% | 1.8% | 8.1% | 4 |
Countries ranked near Guatemala
More education data for Guatemala
- 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)
- Secondary education, duration (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Enrolment in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 2.42 million (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, both sexes (number), annual growth 0.3948 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is repetition rate in lower secondary general education (all grades) in Guatemala?
- Repetition rate in lower secondary general education (all grades) in Guatemala was 8.1% in 2023, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest repetition rate in lower secondary general education (all grades) recorded in Guatemala?
- The highest recorded value was 8.1% in 2023.
- What is the lowest repetition rate in lower secondary general education (all grades) recorded in Guatemala?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.8% in 2020.
- How does Guatemala rank for repetition rate in lower secondary general education (all grades)?
- Guatemala ranks 36th out of 171 countries with data for 2023.
- Is repetition rate in lower secondary general education (all grades) rising or falling in Guatemala?
- Over the last ten years it is up 156.8%. 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 Repetition rate in lower secondary general education (all grades), female (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release