School age population, lower secondary education, both sexes in Guatemala
Guatemala: School age population, lower secondary education, both sexes was 1.16 million number in 2020. ▲ Rising
Latest (2020)
1.16 million number
Change on year
down 0.8%
World rank
62nd
of 205 countries
All-time high
1.18 million number
in 2017
All-time low
411,096 number
in 1970
Years of data
51
1970–2020
School age population, lower secondary education, both sexes in Guatemala, 1970–2020
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in number.
Analysis
In 2020, school age population, lower secondary education, both sexes in Guatemala stood at 1.16 million number.
The figure is down 0.8% on the previous year and up 8.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school age population, lower secondary education, both sexes in Guatemala peaked at 1.18 million number in 2017 and was at its lowest, 411,096 number, in 1970.
Guatemala ranks 62nd of 205 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 51 years of available data.
School age population, lower secondary education, both sexes in Guatemala, year by year
| Year | number | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 411,096 number | — |
| 1971 | 418,642 number | +1.8% |
| 1972 | 427,162 number | +2.0% |
| 1973 | 436,208 number | +2.1% |
| 1974 | 445,644 number | +2.2% |
| 1975 | 455,321 number | +2.2% |
| 1976 | 463,207 number | +1.7% |
| 1977 | 473,181 number | +2.2% |
| 1978 | 484,859 number | +2.5% |
| 1979 | 497,863 number | +2.7% |
| 1980 | 512,027 number | +2.8% |
| 1981 | 524,497 number | +2.4% |
| 1982 | 539,477 number | +2.9% |
| 1983 | 556,092 number | +3.1% |
| 1984 | 573,786 number | +3.2% |
| 1985 | 592,316 number | +3.2% |
| 1986 | 608,822 number | +2.8% |
| 1987 | 628,060 number | +3.2% |
| 1988 | 649,057 number | +3.3% |
| 1989 | 670,678 number | +3.3% |
| 1990 | 692,295 number | +3.2% |
| 1991 | 712,017 number | +2.8% |
| 1992 | 732,395 number | +2.9% |
| 1993 | 752,374 number | +2.7% |
| 1994 | 772,005 number | +2.6% |
| 1995 | 792,269 number | +2.6% |
| 1996 | 807,440 number | +1.9% |
| 1997 | 822,737 number | +1.9% |
| 1998 | 835,051 number | +1.5% |
| 1999 | 844,594 number | +1.1% |
| 2000 | 852,479 number | +0.9% |
| 2001 | 860,789 number | +1.0% |
| 2002 | 875,331 number | +1.7% |
| 2003 | 897,696 number | +2.6% |
| 2004 | 925,254 number | +3.1% |
| 2005 | 955,197 number | +3.2% |
| 2006 | 981,790 number | +2.8% |
| 2007 | 1.01 million number | +2.6% |
| 2008 | 1.03 million number | +2.2% |
| 2009 | 1.07 million number | +3.6% |
| 2010 | 1.07 million number | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 1.08 million number | +1.6% |
| 2012 | 1.10 million number | +1.6% |
| 2013 | 1.12 million number | +1.6% |
| 2014 | 1.14 million number | +1.6% |
| 2015 | 1.16 million number | +1.6% |
| 2016 | 1.17 million number | +1.2% |
| 2017 | 1.18 million number | +0.7% |
| 2018 | 1.18 million number | -0.0% |
| 2019 | 1.17 million number | -0.6% |
| 2020 | 1.16 million number | -0.8% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 451,318 number | 411,096 number | 497,863 number | 10 |
| 1980s | 585,481 number | 512,027 number | 670,678 number | 10 |
| 1990s | 776,318 number | 692,295 number | 844,594 number | 10 |
| 2000s | 945,289 number | 852,479 number | 1.07 million number | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.14 million number | 1.07 million number | 1.18 million number | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.16 million number | 1.16 million number | 1.16 million number | 1 |
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More education data for Guatemala
- 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)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number), gaps 225,289 (2023)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number) 19.56 % change on previous year (2015)
- Theoretical duration of primary education (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Theoretical duration of pre-primary education (years), annual growth 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Start of the academic school year (pre-primary to post-secondary non) 0.0494 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is school age population, lower secondary education, both sexes in Guatemala?
- School age population, lower secondary education, both sexes in Guatemala was 1.16 million number in 2020, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest school age population, lower secondary education, both sexes recorded in Guatemala?
- The highest recorded value was 1.18 million number in 2017.
- What is the lowest school age population, lower secondary education, both sexes recorded in Guatemala?
- The lowest recorded value was 411,096 number in 1970.
- How does Guatemala rank for school age population, lower secondary education, both sexes?
- Guatemala ranks 62nd out of 205 countries with data for 2020.
- Is school age population, lower secondary education, both sexes rising or falling in Guatemala?
- Over the last ten years it is up 8.9%. 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 School age population, lower secondary education, both sexes (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Population of the age-group theoretically corresponding to lower secondary education as indicated by theoretical entrance age and duration.