Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general in Guatemala
Guatemala: Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general was 1.02 GPIA in 2024. ▲ Rising
Latest (2024)
1.02 GPIA
Change on year
up 5.5%
World rank
110th
of 211 countries
All-time high
1.02 GPIA
in 2024
All-time low
0.8906 GPIA
in 1977
Years of data
39
1970–2024
Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general in Guatemala, 1970–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in GPIA.
Analysis
In 2024, share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general in Guatemala stood at 1.02 GPIA. That is the highest value across all 39 years on record.
The figure is up 5.5% on the previous year and up 7.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general in Guatemala peaked at 1.02 GPIA in 2024 and was at its lowest, 0.8906 GPIA, in 1977.
That places Guatemala 110th out of 211 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 39 years of available data.
Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general in Guatemala, year by year
| Year | GPIA | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 0.9322 GPIA | — |
| 1971 | 0.8995 GPIA | -3.5% |
| 1972 | 0.9076 GPIA | +0.9% |
| 1973 | 0.9069 GPIA | -0.1% |
| 1974 | 0.9096 GPIA | +0.3% |
| 1975 | 0.911 GPIA | +0.2% |
| 1976 | 0.906 GPIA | -0.6% |
| 1977 | 0.8906 GPIA | -1.7% |
| 1978 | 0.907 GPIA | +1.8% |
| 1979 | 0.9118 GPIA | +0.5% |
| 1980 | 0.9237 GPIA | +1.3% |
| 1981 | 0.9163 GPIA | -0.8% |
| 1982 | 0.9243 GPIA | +0.9% |
| 1983 | 0.8988 GPIA | -2.8% |
| 1999 | 0.9426 GPIA | +4.9% |
| 2000 | 0.9385 GPIA | -0.4% |
| 2001 | 0.9342 GPIA | -0.4% |
| 2002 | 0.9345 GPIA | +0.0% |
| 2004 | 0.9323 GPIA | -0.2% |
| 2005 | 0.9387 GPIA | +0.7% |
| 2006 | 0.9406 GPIA | +0.2% |
| 2007 | 0.9457 GPIA | +0.5% |
| 2008 | 0.949 GPIA | +0.4% |
| 2009 | 0.959 GPIA | +1.1% |
| 2010 | 0.9547 GPIA | -0.4% |
| 2011 | 0.9501 GPIA | -0.5% |
| 2012 | 0.949 GPIA | -0.1% |
| 2013 | 0.9463 GPIA | -0.3% |
| 2014 | 0.9474 GPIA | +0.1% |
| 2015 | 0.9509 GPIA | +0.4% |
| 2016 | 0.9486 GPIA | -0.2% |
| 2017 | 0.9496 GPIA | +0.1% |
| 2018 | 0.9499 GPIA | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 0.9498 GPIA | -0.0% |
| 2020 | 0.9562 GPIA | +0.7% |
| 2021 | 0.9542 GPIA | -0.2% |
| 2022 | 0.956 GPIA | +0.2% |
| 2023 | 0.9635 GPIA | +0.8% |
| 2024 | 1.02 GPIA | +5.5% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 0.9082 GPIA | 0.8906 GPIA | 0.9322 GPIA | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.9158 GPIA | 0.8988 GPIA | 0.9243 GPIA | 4 |
| 1990s | 0.9426 GPIA | 0.9426 GPIA | 0.9426 GPIA | 1 |
| 2000s | 0.9414 GPIA | 0.9323 GPIA | 0.959 GPIA | 9 |
| 2010s | 0.9496 GPIA | 0.9463 GPIA | 0.9547 GPIA | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.9692 GPIA | 0.9542 GPIA | 1.02 GPIA | 5 |
Countries ranked near Guatemala
- 107 Antigua and Barbuda 1.02 GPIA compare
- 108 Madagascar 1.02 GPIA compare
- 109 San Marino 1.02 GPIA compare
- 111 Jordan 1.02 GPIA compare
- 112 Cape Verde 1.02 GPIA compare
- 113 Saudi Arabia 1.01 GPIA compare
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 share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general in Guatemala?
- Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general in Guatemala was 1.02 GPIA in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general recorded in Guatemala?
- The highest recorded value was 1.02 GPIA in 2024.
- What is the lowest share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general recorded in Guatemala?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.8906 GPIA in 1977.
- How does Guatemala rank for share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general?
- Guatemala ranks 110th out of 211 countries with data for 2024.
- Is share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general rising or falling in Guatemala?
- Over the last ten years it is up 7.3%. 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 Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general programmes, adjusted gender parity index (GPIA). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release