School age population, secondary education, both sexes in Guatemala
Guatemala: School age population, secondary education, both sexes was 1.95 million number in 2020. ▲ Rising
Latest (2020)
1.95 million number
Change on year
down 16.7%
World rank
67th
of 205 countries
All-time high
2.34 million number
in 2019
All-time low
786,552 number
in 1970
Years of data
51
1970–2020
School age population, secondary education, both sexes in Guatemala, 1970–2020
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in number.
Analysis
Guatemala recorded 1.95 million number for school age population, secondary education, both sexes in 2020.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 16.7% on the previous year and down 5.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school age population, secondary education, both sexes in Guatemala peaked at 2.34 million number in 2019 and was at its lowest, 786,552 number, in 1970.
That places Guatemala 67th 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, secondary education, both sexes in Guatemala, year by year
| Year | number | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 786,552 number | — |
| 1971 | 803,935 number | +2.2% |
| 1972 | 819,999 number | +2.0% |
| 1973 | 836,685 number | +2.0% |
| 1974 | 854,861 number | +2.2% |
| 1975 | 873,702 number | +2.2% |
| 1976 | 886,258 number | +1.4% |
| 1977 | 902,366 number | +1.8% |
| 1978 | 922,271 number | +2.2% |
| 1979 | 945,605 number | +2.5% |
| 1980 | 971,934 number | +2.8% |
| 1981 | 992,672 number | +2.1% |
| 1982 | 1.02 million number | +2.6% |
| 1983 | 1.05 million number | +2.9% |
| 1984 | 1.08 million number | +3.2% |
| 1985 | 1.12 million number | +3.3% |
| 1986 | 1.15 million number | +2.6% |
| 1987 | 1.18 million number | +3.0% |
| 1988 | 1.22 million number | +3.3% |
| 1989 | 1.26 million number | +3.4% |
| 1990 | 1.31 million number | +3.4% |
| 1991 | 1.34 million number | +2.8% |
| 1992 | 1.38 million number | +2.9% |
| 1993 | 1.42 million number | +2.9% |
| 1994 | 1.46 million number | +3.0% |
| 1995 | 1.51 million number | +3.0% |
| 1996 | 1.54 million number | +2.0% |
| 1997 | 1.57 million number | +2.1% |
| 1998 | 1.60 million number | +2.0% |
| 1999 | 1.63 million number | +1.9% |
| 2000 | 1.66 million number | +1.7% |
| 2001 | 1.68 million number | +1.1% |
| 2002 | 1.70 million number | +1.3% |
| 2003 | 1.73 million number | +1.8% |
| 2004 | 1.77 million number | +2.3% |
| 2005 | 1.82 million number | +2.7% |
| 2006 | 1.87 million number | +2.7% |
| 2007 | 1.92 million number | +2.9% |
| 2008 | 1.97 million number | +2.8% |
| 2009 | 2.07 million number | +4.8% |
| 2010 | 2.07 million number | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 2.11 million number | +2.0% |
| 2012 | 2.15 million number | +1.7% |
| 2013 | 2.18 million number | +1.6% |
| 2014 | 2.22 million number | +1.6% |
| 2015 | 2.25 million number | +1.7% |
| 2016 | 2.28 million number | +1.4% |
| 2017 | 2.31 million number | +1.2% |
| 2018 | 2.33 million number | +0.8% |
| 2019 | 2.34 million number | +0.4% |
| 2020 | 1.95 million number | -16.7% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 863,223 number | 786,552 number | 945,605 number | 10 |
| 1980s | 1.10 million number | 971,934 number | 1.26 million number | 10 |
| 1990s | 1.48 million number | 1.31 million number | 1.63 million number | 10 |
| 2000s | 1.82 million number | 1.66 million number | 2.07 million number | 10 |
| 2010s | 2.22 million number | 2.07 million number | 2.34 million number | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.95 million number | 1.95 million number | 1.95 million number | 1 |
Countries ranked near Guatemala
More education data for Guatemala
- 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)
- Theoretical duration of lower secondary education (years), annual 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- 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 years (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is school age population, secondary education, both sexes in Guatemala?
- School age population, secondary education, both sexes in Guatemala was 1.95 million number in 2020, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest school age population, secondary education, both sexes recorded in Guatemala?
- The highest recorded value was 2.34 million number in 2019.
- What is the lowest school age population, secondary education, both sexes recorded in Guatemala?
- The lowest recorded value was 786,552 number in 1970.
- How does Guatemala rank for school age population, secondary education, both sexes?
- Guatemala ranks 67th out of 205 countries with data for 2020.
- Is school age population, secondary education, both sexes rising or falling in Guatemala?
- Over the last ten years it is down 5.9%. 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, 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 secondary education as indicated by theoretical entrance age and duration.