Teachers in lower secondary education, both sexes in Guatemala
Guatemala: Teachers in lower secondary education, both sexes was 45,064 number in 2019. ▲ Rising
Teachers in lower secondary education, both sexes in Guatemala, 1996–2019
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in number.
Analysis
In 2019, teachers in lower secondary education, both sexes in Guatemala stood at 45,064 number.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 30.9% on the previous year and up 15.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, teachers in lower secondary education, both sexes in Guatemala peaked at 65,787 number in 2017 and was at its lowest, 14,659 number, in 1996.
Guatemala ranks 45th of 141 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 21 years of available data.
Teachers in lower secondary education, both sexes in Guatemala, year by year
| Year | number | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1996 | 14,659 number | — |
| 1998 | 17,026 number | +16.1% |
| 1999 | 19,726 number | +15.9% |
| 2000 | 22,617 number | +14.7% |
| 2001 | 24,963 number | +10.4% |
| 2002 | 27,324 number | +9.5% |
| 2004 | 28,406 number | +4.0% |
| 2005 | 29,828 number | +5.0% |
| 2006 | 31,465 number | +5.5% |
| 2007 | 34,162 number | +8.6% |
| 2008 | 34,532 number | +1.1% |
| 2009 | 39,103 number | +13.2% |
| 2010 | 47,463 number | +21.4% |
| 2011 | 50,032 number | +5.4% |
| 2012 | 50,183 number | +0.3% |
| 2013 | 55,541 number | +10.7% |
| 2014 | 53,976 number | -2.8% |
| 2016 | 57,058 number | +5.7% |
| 2017 | 65,787 number | +15.3% |
| 2018 | 65,176 number | -0.9% |
| 2019 | 45,064 number | -30.9% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 17,137 number | 14,659 number | 19,726 number | 3 |
| 2000s | 30,267 number | 22,617 number | 39,103 number | 9 |
| 2010s | 54,476 number | 45,064 number | 65,787 number | 9 |
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More education data for Guatemala
- 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)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 504,766 (2023)
- 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)
Frequently asked questions
- What is teachers in lower secondary education, both sexes in Guatemala?
- Teachers in lower secondary education, both sexes in Guatemala was 45,064 number in 2019, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest teachers in lower secondary education, both sexes recorded in Guatemala?
- The highest recorded value was 65,787 number in 2017.
- What is the lowest teachers in lower secondary education, both sexes recorded in Guatemala?
- The lowest recorded value was 14,659 number in 1996.
- How does Guatemala rank for teachers in lower secondary education, both sexes?
- Guatemala ranks 45th out of 141 countries with data for 2019.
- Is teachers in lower secondary education, both sexes rising or falling in Guatemala?
- Over the last ten years it is up 15.2%. 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 Teachers in lower secondary education, both sexes (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Total number of teachers in public and private lower secondary education institutions (ISCED 2). Teachers are persons employed full time or part time in an official capacity to guide and direct the learning experience of pupils and students, irrespective of their qualifications or the delivery mechanism, i.e. face-to-face and/or at a distance. This definition excludes educational personnel who have no active teaching duties (e.g. headmasters, headmistresses or principals who do not teach) and persons who work occasionally or in a voluntary capacity in educational institutions.