Share of all students in upper secondary … upper both sexes general in Guatemala
Guatemala: Share of all students in upper secondary … upper both sexes general was 18.1% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in in Guatemala, 1999–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
Guatemala recorded 18.1% for share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in in 2024.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.1% on the previous year and down 14.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in in Guatemala peaked at 26.6% in 2016 and was at its lowest, 9.7%, in 2004.
That places Guatemala 190th out of 190 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 25 years of available data.
Share of all students in upper secondary … upper both sexes general in Guatemala, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1999 | 9.7% | — |
| 2000 | 10.0% | +3.1% |
| 2001 | 10.5% | +4.7% |
| 2002 | 10.6% | +0.8% |
| 2004 | 9.7% | -8.4% |
| 2005 | 10.2% | +4.9% |
| 2006 | 10.2% | +0.0% |
| 2007 | 12.5% | +22.9% |
| 2008 | 12.4% | -1.1% |
| 2009 | 13.4% | +8.2% |
| 2010 | 15.0% | +12.4% |
| 2011 | 16.2% | +7.8% |
| 2012 | 16.1% | -0.5% |
| 2013 | 18.4% | +13.9% |
| 2014 | 21.2% | +15.4% |
| 2015 | 25.9% | +22.4% |
| 2016 | 26.6% | +2.6% |
| 2017 | 16.8% | -37.0% |
| 2018 | 16.6% | -0.8% |
| 2019 | 16.4% | -1.2% |
| 2020 | 16.9% | +2.8% |
| 2021 | 17.1% | +1.1% |
| 2022 | 18.1% | +5.7% |
| 2023 | 18.0% | -0.2% |
| 2024 | 18.1% | +0.1% |
Guatemala compared with similar countries
- Guatemala's 18.1% is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 80.4%, 22% of the median. (54 countries reporting)
- Guatemala's 18.1% is below the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 86.1%, 21% of the median. (36 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Share of all students in upper secondary … upper both sexes general in Guatemala changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 | -37.0% | 26.6% | 16.8% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 9.7% | 9.7% | 9.7% | 1 |
| 2000s | 11.0% | 9.7% | 13.4% | 9 |
| 2010s | 18.9% | 15.0% | 26.6% | 10 |
| 2020s | 17.6% | 16.9% | 18.1% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Guatemala
More education data for Guatemala
- Teachers in secondary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 122,548 (2024)
- Repeaters in primary education, all grades, both sexes (number), gaps 247,917 (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, male (number), gaps filled 335,306 (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, female (number), gaps filled 328,468 (2024)
- Secondary education, pupils, gaps filled 1.13 million (2024)
- Primary education, duration (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Primary education, pupils, gaps filled 2.42 million (2024)
- Primary education, pupils, annual growth rate 0.3948 % change on previous year (2024)
- Primary education, pupils, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Primary education, pupils, per capita 0.1317 units per person (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in in Guatemala?
- Share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in in Guatemala was 18.1% in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in recorded in Guatemala?
- The highest recorded value was 26.6% in 2016.
- What is the lowest share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in recorded in Guatemala?
- The lowest recorded value was 9.7% in 2004.
- How does Guatemala rank for share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in?
- Guatemala ranks 190th out of 190 countries with data for 2024.
- Is share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in rising or falling in Guatemala?
- Over the last ten years it is down 14.8%. 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 upper secondary education enrolled in general programmes, both sexes (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release