School age population, upper secondary education, both sexes in Guatemala
Guatemala: School age population, upper secondary education, both sexes was 785,258 number in 2020. ▲ Rising
Latest (2020)
785,258 number
Change on year
down 32.6%
World rank
74th
of 205 countries
All-time high
1.17 million number
in 2019
All-time low
375,456 number
in 1970
Years of data
51
1970–2020
School age population, upper secondary education, both sexes in Guatemala, 1970–2020
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in number.
Analysis
The most recent figure for school age population, upper secondary education, both sexes in Guatemala is 785,258 number, measured in 2020.
That represents a change of down 32.6% on the previous year and down 21.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school age population, upper secondary education, both sexes in Guatemala peaked at 1.17 million number in 2019 and was at its lowest, 375,456 number, in 1970.
Guatemala ranks 74th 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, upper secondary education, both sexes in Guatemala, year by year
| Year | number | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 375,456 number | — |
| 1971 | 385,293 number | +2.6% |
| 1972 | 392,837 number | +2.0% |
| 1973 | 400,477 number | +1.9% |
| 1974 | 409,217 number | +2.2% |
| 1975 | 418,381 number | +2.2% |
| 1976 | 423,051 number | +1.1% |
| 1977 | 429,185 number | +1.4% |
| 1978 | 437,412 number | +1.9% |
| 1979 | 447,742 number | +2.4% |
| 1980 | 459,907 number | +2.7% |
| 1981 | 468,175 number | +1.8% |
| 1982 | 478,686 number | +2.2% |
| 1983 | 492,042 number | +2.8% |
| 1984 | 507,918 number | +3.2% |
| 1985 | 525,539 number | +3.5% |
| 1986 | 538,538 number | +2.5% |
| 1987 | 553,572 number | +2.8% |
| 1988 | 571,318 number | +3.2% |
| 1989 | 591,385 number | +3.5% |
| 1990 | 612,890 number | +3.6% |
| 1991 | 629,828 number | +2.8% |
| 1992 | 647,900 number | +2.9% |
| 1993 | 668,229 number | +3.1% |
| 1994 | 690,755 number | +3.4% |
| 1995 | 714,330 number | +3.4% |
| 1996 | 728,968 number | +2.0% |
| 1997 | 745,243 number | +2.2% |
| 1998 | 764,886 number | +2.6% |
| 1999 | 786,257 number | +2.8% |
| 2000 | 805,824 number | +2.5% |
| 2001 | 816,248 number | +1.3% |
| 2002 | 823,908 number | +0.9% |
| 2003 | 831,971 number | +1.0% |
| 2004 | 844,110 number | +1.5% |
| 2005 | 862,574 number | +2.2% |
| 2006 | 885,185 number | +2.6% |
| 2007 | 913,198 number | +3.2% |
| 2008 | 943,923 number | +3.4% |
| 2009 | 1.00 million number | +6.1% |
| 2010 | 1.00 million number | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 1.02 million number | +2.3% |
| 2012 | 1.04 million number | +1.9% |
| 2013 | 1.06 million number | +1.6% |
| 2014 | 1.08 million number | +1.6% |
| 2015 | 1.10 million number | +1.7% |
| 2016 | 1.11 million number | +1.6% |
| 2017 | 1.13 million number | +1.6% |
| 2018 | 1.15 million number | +1.6% |
| 2019 | 1.17 million number | +1.3% |
| 2020 | 785,258 number | -32.6% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 411,905 number | 375,456 number | 447,742 number | 10 |
| 1980s | 518,708 number | 459,907 number | 591,385 number | 10 |
| 1990s | 698,929 number | 612,890 number | 786,257 number | 10 |
| 2000s | 872,817 number | 805,824 number | 1.00 million number | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.09 million number | 1.00 million number | 1.17 million number | 10 |
| 2020s | 785,258 number | 785,258 number | 785,258 number | 1 |
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More education data for Guatemala
- 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)
- Lower secondary school starting age 13 years (2025)
- Primary school starting age 7 years (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is school age population, upper secondary education, both sexes in Guatemala?
- School age population, upper secondary education, both sexes in Guatemala was 785,258 number in 2020, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest school age population, upper secondary education, both sexes recorded in Guatemala?
- The highest recorded value was 1.17 million number in 2019.
- What is the lowest school age population, upper secondary education, both sexes recorded in Guatemala?
- The lowest recorded value was 375,456 number in 1970.
- How does Guatemala rank for school age population, upper secondary education, both sexes?
- Guatemala ranks 74th out of 205 countries with data for 2020.
- Is school age population, upper secondary education, both sexes rising or falling in Guatemala?
- Over the last ten years it is down 21.6%. 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, upper 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 upper secondary education as indicated by theoretical entrance age and duration.