Share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in in Guatemala
Guatemala: Share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in was 81.6% in 2024. ▼ Falling
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 81.6%.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 0.5% on the previous year and up 6.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in in Guatemala peaked at 88.6% in 2004 and was at its lowest, 71.2%, in 2016.
That places Guatemala 4th 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 | 88.3% | — |
| 2000 | 88.0% | -0.4% |
| 2001 | 87.6% | -0.5% |
| 2002 | 87.5% | -0.1% |
| 2004 | 88.6% | +1.3% |
| 2005 | 88.0% | -0.7% |
| 2006 | 88.0% | -0.0% |
| 2007 | 85.7% | -2.6% |
| 2008 | 86.1% | +0.5% |
| 2009 | 85.2% | -1.1% |
| 2010 | 83.0% | -2.5% |
| 2011 | 81.6% | -1.7% |
| 2012 | 82.0% | +0.5% |
| 2013 | 79.7% | -2.8% |
| 2014 | 76.7% | -3.8% |
| 2015 | 71.7% | -6.5% |
| 2016 | 71.2% | -0.7% |
| 2017 | 82.2% | +15.5% |
| 2018 | 82.3% | +0.1% |
| 2019 | 82.9% | +0.7% |
| 2020 | 82.5% | -0.4% |
| 2021 | 82.6% | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 81.7% | -1.0% |
| 2023 | 82.1% | +0.4% |
| 2024 | 81.6% | -0.5% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 88.3% | 88.3% | 88.3% | 1 |
| 2000s | 87.2% | 85.2% | 88.6% | 9 |
| 2010s | 79.3% | 71.2% | 83.0% | 10 |
| 2020s | 82.1% | 81.6% | 82.6% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Guatemala
More education data for Guatemala
- 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)
- Secondary education, duration (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Enrolment in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 2.42 million (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, both sexes (number), annual growth 0.3948 % 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 81.6% 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 88.6% in 2004.
- What is the lowest share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in recorded in Guatemala?
- The lowest recorded value was 71.2% in 2016.
- How does Guatemala rank for share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in?
- Guatemala ranks 4th 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 6.4%. 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, male (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release