School age population, upper secondary education, male in Guatemala

Guatemala: School age population, upper secondary education, male was 400,455 number in 2020. ▲ Rising

Latest (2020)
400,455 number
Change on year
down 32.5%
World rank
74th
of 205 countries
All-time high
593,627 number
in 2019
All-time low
190,921 number
in 1970
Years of data
51
1970–2020

School age population, upper secondary education, male in Guatemala, 1970–2020

200.0k300.0k400.0k500.0k600.0k197019952020

Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in number.

Analysis

In 2020, school age population, upper secondary education, male in Guatemala stood at 400,455 number.

Compared with earlier readings it is down 32.5% on the previous year and down 20.9% over ten years.

Over the whole period, school age population, upper secondary education, male in Guatemala peaked at 593,627 number in 2019 and was at its lowest, 190,921 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, male in Guatemala, year by year

Annual values for School age population, upper secondary education, male (number) in Guatemala, 1970 to 2020.
Year number Change
1970 190,921 number
1971 195,774 number +2.5%
1972 199,509 number +1.9%
1973 203,386 number +1.9%
1974 207,887 number +2.2%
1975 212,585 number +2.3%
1976 214,395 number +0.9%
1977 217,063 number +1.2%
1978 221,062 number +1.8%
1979 226,369 number +2.4%
1980 232,688 number +2.8%
1981 236,274 number +1.5%
1982 241,094 number +2.0%
1983 247,667 number +2.7%
1984 255,818 number +3.3%
1985 264,971 number +3.6%
1986 270,796 number +2.2%
1987 277,790 number +2.6%
1988 286,518 number +3.1%
1989 296,761 number +3.6%
1990 307,890 number +3.8%
1991 315,619 number +2.5%
1992 324,063 number +2.7%
1993 334,047 number +3.1%
1994 345,536 number +3.4%
1995 357,784 number +3.5%
1996 364,449 number +1.9%
1997 372,115 number +2.1%
1998 381,941 number +2.6%
1999 393,074 number +2.9%
2000 403,520 number +2.7%
2001 408,674 number +1.3%
2002 412,456 number +0.9%
2003 416,708 number +1.0%
2004 423,315 number +1.6%
2005 433,276 number +2.4%
2006 445,097 number +2.7%
2007 459,683 number +3.3%
2008 475,760 number +3.5%
2009 506,182 number +6.4%
2010 506,182 number +0.0%
2011 518,443 number +2.4%
2012 528,659 number +2.0%
2013 537,879 number +1.7%
2014 547,227 number +1.7%
2015 557,093 number +1.8%
2016 566,137 number +1.6%
2017 575,685 number +1.7%
2018 585,401 number +1.7%
2019 593,627 number +1.4%
2020 400,455 number -32.5%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1970s 208,895 number 190,921 number 226,369 number 10
1980s 261,038 number 232,688 number 296,761 number 10
1990s 349,652 number 307,890 number 393,074 number 10
2000s 438,467 number 403,520 number 506,182 number 10
2010s 551,633 number 506,182 number 593,627 number 10
2020s 400,455 number 400,455 number 400,455 number 1

Countries ranked near Guatemala

  1. 71 Cambodia 435,457 number compare
  2. 72 Romania 407,116 number compare
  3. 73 Rwanda 403,106 number compare
  4. 75 Dominican Republic 387,785 number compare
  5. 76 Papua New Guinea 384,387 number compare
  6. 77 Benin 381,594 number compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is school age population, upper secondary education, male in Guatemala?
School age population, upper secondary education, male in Guatemala was 400,455 number in 2020, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
What is the highest school age population, upper secondary education, male recorded in Guatemala?
The highest recorded value was 593,627 number in 2019.
What is the lowest school age population, upper secondary education, male recorded in Guatemala?
The lowest recorded value was 190,921 number in 1970.
How does Guatemala rank for school age population, upper secondary education, male?
Guatemala ranks 74th out of 205 countries with data for 2020.
Is school age population, upper secondary education, male rising or falling in Guatemala?
Over the last ten years it is down 20.9%. 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, upper secondary education, male (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
School age population, upper secondary education, male (number)
Unit
number
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
250 places, 12,264 data points, 1970–2020
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Male population of the age-group theoretically corresponding to upper secondary education as indicated by theoretical entrance age and duration.