Share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in in Guatemala
Guatemala: Share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in was 17.7% 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
In 2024, share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in in Guatemala stood at 17.7%.
The figure is down 2.5% on the previous year and down 7.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in in Guatemala peaked at 24.5% in 2016 and was at its lowest, 7.6%, in 1999.
That places Guatemala 188th out of 188 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 education enrolled in in Guatemala, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1999 | 7.6% | — |
| 2000 | 8.0% | +5.9% |
| 2001 | 8.6% | +7.2% |
| 2002 | 8.7% | +1.4% |
| 2004 | 8.1% | -7.4% |
| 2005 | 8.4% | +3.8% |
| 2006 | 8.4% | -0.0% |
| 2007 | 10.7% | +28.5% |
| 2008 | 10.9% | +1.2% |
| 2009 | 11.9% | +9.5% |
| 2010 | 13.1% | +9.6% |
| 2011 | 14.0% | +7.2% |
| 2012 | 14.2% | +1.7% |
| 2013 | 16.4% | +15.3% |
| 2014 | 19.1% | +16.4% |
| 2015 | 23.6% | +23.4% |
| 2016 | 24.5% | +3.9% |
| 2017 | 15.8% | -35.5% |
| 2018 | 15.6% | -0.9% |
| 2019 | 15.8% | +0.9% |
| 2020 | 16.4% | +3.7% |
| 2021 | 16.8% | +2.4% |
| 2022 | 17.9% | +6.6% |
| 2023 | 18.1% | +1.5% |
| 2024 | 17.7% | -2.5% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 7.6% | 7.6% | 7.6% | 1 |
| 2000s | 9.3% | 8.0% | 11.9% | 9 |
| 2010s | 17.2% | 13.1% | 24.5% | 10 |
| 2020s | 17.4% | 16.4% | 18.1% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Guatemala
- 185 Netherlands 30.6% compare
- 186 Bosnia and Herzegovina 26.3% compare
- 187 Vanuatu 21.8% compare
More education data for Guatemala
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 22.73 % change on previous year (2015)
- Teachers in primary education, female (number), gaps filled 82,077 (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, male (number), gaps filled 40,285 (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) 279,477 (2023)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) 25.62 % change on previous year (2015)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number), gaps 225,289 (2023)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number) 19.56 % change on previous year (2015)
- Theoretical duration of primary education (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- 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)
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 17.7% 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 24.5% in 2016.
- What is the lowest share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in recorded in Guatemala?
- The lowest recorded value was 7.6% in 1999.
- How does Guatemala rank for share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in?
- Guatemala ranks 188th out of 188 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 7.4%. 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, female (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release