Share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in in Guatemala
Guatemala: Share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in was 82.3% in 2024. ▼ Falling
Latest (2024)
82.3%
Change on year
up 0.5%
World rank
2nd
of 168 countries
All-time high
92.4%
in 1999
All-time low
75.5%
in 2016
Years of data
25
1999–2024
Share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in in Guatemala, 1999–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
Guatemala recorded 82.3% for share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in in 2024.
The figure is up 0.5% on the previous year and up 1.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in in Guatemala peaked at 92.4% in 1999 and was at its lowest, 75.5%, in 2016.
That places Guatemala 2nd out of 168 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling 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 | 92.4% | — |
| 2000 | 92.0% | -0.5% |
| 2001 | 91.4% | -0.6% |
| 2002 | 91.3% | -0.1% |
| 2004 | 91.9% | +0.7% |
| 2005 | 91.6% | -0.3% |
| 2006 | 91.6% | -0.0% |
| 2007 | 89.3% | -2.6% |
| 2008 | 89.1% | -0.2% |
| 2009 | 88.1% | -1.2% |
| 2010 | 86.9% | -1.3% |
| 2011 | 86.0% | -1.1% |
| 2012 | 85.8% | -0.3% |
| 2013 | 83.6% | -2.5% |
| 2014 | 80.9% | -3.2% |
| 2015 | 76.4% | -5.5% |
| 2016 | 75.5% | -1.2% |
| 2017 | 84.2% | +11.5% |
| 2018 | 84.4% | +0.2% |
| 2019 | 84.2% | -0.2% |
| 2020 | 83.6% | -0.7% |
| 2021 | 83.2% | -0.5% |
| 2022 | 82.1% | -1.3% |
| 2023 | 81.9% | -0.3% |
| 2024 | 82.3% | +0.5% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 92.4% | 92.4% | 92.4% | 1 |
| 2000s | 90.7% | 88.1% | 92.0% | 9 |
| 2010s | 82.8% | 75.5% | 86.9% | 10 |
| 2020s | 82.6% | 81.9% | 83.6% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Guatemala
- 1 Bolivia, Plurinational State of 100.0% compare
- 3 Vanuatu 78.2% compare
- 4 Bosnia and Herzegovina 73.7% compare
- 5 Netherlands 69.4% compare
More education data for Guatemala
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 1.13 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), annual growth 4.81 % change on previous year (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 122,362 (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), annual growth rate 18.32 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), gaps filled 568,520 (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), annual growth rate 4.78 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), gaps filled 561,596 (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), annual growth rate 4.84 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 663,774 (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), annual -1.39 % change on previous year (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 82.3% 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 92.4% in 1999.
- What is the lowest share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in recorded in Guatemala?
- The lowest recorded value was 75.5% in 2016.
- How does Guatemala rank for share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in?
- Guatemala ranks 2nd out of 168 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 up 1.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- 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 vocational programmes, female (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release