Share of all students in upper secondary … upper female general in Guatemala
Guatemala: Share of all students in upper secondary … upper female general 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 … upper female general 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% |
Guatemala compared with similar countries
- Guatemala's 17.7% is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 83.3%, 21% of the median. (53 countries reporting)
- Guatemala's 17.7% is below the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 84.3%, 21% of the median. (36 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Share of all students in upper secondary … upper female 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 | -35.5% | 24.5% | 15.8% |
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
- 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 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