School age population, lower secondary education, male in Guatemala
Guatemala: School age population, lower secondary education, male was 592,912 number in 2020. ▲ Rising
School age population, lower secondary education, male in Guatemala, 1970–2020
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in number.
Analysis
The most recent figure for school age population, lower secondary education, male in Guatemala is 592,912 number, measured in 2020.
That represents a change of down 0.8% on the previous year and up 9.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school age population, lower secondary education, male in Guatemala peaked at 601,121 number in 2017 and was at its lowest, 209,386 number, in 1970.
That places Guatemala 62nd out of 205 countries with data for 2020, putting it 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, male in Guatemala, year by year
| Year | number | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 209,386 number | — |
| 1971 | 213,211 number | +1.8% |
| 1972 | 217,579 number | +2.0% |
| 1973 | 222,174 number | +2.1% |
| 1974 | 226,858 number | +2.1% |
| 1975 | 231,553 number | +2.1% |
| 1976 | 235,303 number | +1.6% |
| 1977 | 240,289 number | +2.1% |
| 1978 | 246,142 number | +2.4% |
| 1979 | 252,544 number | +2.6% |
| 1980 | 259,407 number | +2.7% |
| 1981 | 265,398 number | +2.3% |
| 1982 | 272,942 number | +2.8% |
| 1983 | 281,393 number | +3.1% |
| 1984 | 290,290 number | +3.2% |
| 1985 | 299,468 number | +3.2% |
| 1986 | 307,421 number | +2.7% |
| 1987 | 317,093 number | +3.1% |
| 1988 | 327,780 number | +3.4% |
| 1989 | 338,716 number | +3.3% |
| 1990 | 349,535 number | +3.2% |
| 1991 | 359,072 number | +2.7% |
| 1992 | 369,275 number | +2.8% |
| 1993 | 379,424 number | +2.7% |
| 1994 | 389,387 number | +2.6% |
| 1995 | 399,652 number | +2.6% |
| 1996 | 406,917 number | +1.8% |
| 1997 | 414,537 number | +1.9% |
| 1998 | 420,737 number | +1.5% |
| 1999 | 425,530 number | +1.1% |
| 2000 | 429,530 number | +0.9% |
| 2001 | 433,591 number | +0.9% |
| 2002 | 441,091 number | +1.7% |
| 2003 | 452,694 number | +2.6% |
| 2004 | 466,967 number | +3.2% |
| 2005 | 482,461 number | +3.3% |
| 2006 | 496,257 number | +2.9% |
| 2007 | 509,736 number | +2.7% |
| 2008 | 521,835 number | +2.4% |
| 2009 | 541,970 number | +3.9% |
| 2010 | 541,970 number | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 551,361 number | +1.7% |
| 2012 | 560,563 number | +1.7% |
| 2013 | 570,052 number | +1.7% |
| 2014 | 579,728 number | +1.7% |
| 2015 | 589,580 number | +1.7% |
| 2016 | 596,782 number | +1.2% |
| 2017 | 601,121 number | +0.7% |
| 2018 | 601,047 number | -0.0% |
| 2019 | 597,791 number | -0.5% |
| 2020 | 592,912 number | -0.8% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 229,504 number | 209,386 number | 252,544 number | 10 |
| 1980s | 295,991 number | 259,407 number | 338,716 number | 10 |
| 1990s | 391,407 number | 349,535 number | 425,530 number | 10 |
| 2000s | 477,613 number | 429,530 number | 541,970 number | 10 |
| 2010s | 579,000 number | 541,970 number | 601,121 number | 10 |
| 2020s | 592,912 number | 592,912 number | 592,912 number | 1 |
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More education data for Guatemala
- Theoretical duration of upper secondary education (years), annual 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Theoretical duration of secondary education (years), annual growth 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Start of the academic school year (tertiary education), gaps filled 2,023 tertiary education (2023)
- Start of the academic school year (tertiary education), annual growth 0.0495 % change on previous year (2023)
- 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)
Frequently asked questions
- What is school age population, lower secondary education, male in Guatemala?
- School age population, lower secondary education, male in Guatemala was 592,912 number in 2020, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest school age population, lower secondary education, male recorded in Guatemala?
- The highest recorded value was 601,121 number in 2017.
- What is the lowest school age population, lower secondary education, male recorded in Guatemala?
- The lowest recorded value was 209,386 number in 1970.
- How does Guatemala rank for school age population, lower secondary education, male?
- Guatemala ranks 62nd out of 205 countries with data for 2020.
- Is school age population, lower secondary education, male rising or falling in Guatemala?
- Over the last ten years it is up 9.4%. 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, male (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Male population of the age-group theoretically corresponding to lower secondary education as indicated by theoretical entrance age and duration.