Share of all students in upper … upper both sexes vocational in Guatemala
Guatemala: Share of all students in upper … upper both sexes vocational was 81.9% in 2024. ▼ Falling
Latest (2024)
81.9%
Change on year
down 0.0%
World rank
2nd
of 168 countries
All-time high
90.3%
in 2004
All-time low
73.4%
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
The most recent figure for share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in in Guatemala is 81.9%, measured in 2024.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 4.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in in Guatemala peaked at 90.3% in 2004 and was at its lowest, 73.4%, in 2016.
Guatemala ranks 2nd of 168 countries on this measure, 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 … upper both sexes vocational in Guatemala, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1999 | 90.3% | — |
| 2000 | 90.0% | -0.3% |
| 2001 | 89.5% | -0.5% |
| 2002 | 89.4% | -0.1% |
| 2004 | 90.3% | +1.0% |
| 2005 | 89.8% | -0.5% |
| 2006 | 89.8% | +0.0% |
| 2007 | 87.5% | -2.6% |
| 2008 | 87.6% | +0.2% |
| 2009 | 86.6% | -1.2% |
| 2010 | 85.0% | -1.9% |
| 2011 | 83.8% | -1.4% |
| 2012 | 83.9% | +0.1% |
| 2013 | 81.6% | -2.7% |
| 2014 | 78.8% | -3.5% |
| 2015 | 74.1% | -6.0% |
| 2016 | 73.4% | -0.9% |
| 2017 | 83.2% | +13.4% |
| 2018 | 83.4% | +0.2% |
| 2019 | 83.6% | +0.2% |
| 2020 | 83.1% | -0.6% |
| 2021 | 82.9% | -0.2% |
| 2022 | 81.9% | -1.2% |
| 2023 | 82.0% | +0.0% |
| 2024 | 81.9% | -0.0% |
Guatemala compared with similar countries
- Guatemala's 81.9% is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 24.8%, 3.3× the median. (48 countries reporting)
- Guatemala's 81.9% is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 27.5%, 3.0× the median. (29 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 90.3% | 90.3% | 90.3% | 1 |
| 2000s | 89.0% | 86.6% | 90.3% | 9 |
| 2010s | 81.1% | 73.4% | 85.0% | 10 |
| 2020s | 82.4% | 81.9% | 83.1% | 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 81.9% 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 90.3% in 2004.
- What is the lowest share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in recorded in Guatemala?
- The lowest recorded value was 73.4% 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 4.0%. 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, both sexes (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release