Teachers in lower secondary education, female (number) (lower female) in Guatemala
Guatemala: Teachers in lower secondary education, female (number) (lower female) was 36,860 in 2024. ▲ Rising
Teachers in lower secondary education, female in Guatemala, 2006–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
Analysis
Guatemala recorded 36,860 for teachers in lower secondary education, female in 2024. That is the highest value across all 16 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 33.3% on the previous year and up 40.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, teachers in lower secondary education, female in Guatemala peaked at 36,860 in 2024 and was at its lowest, 13,442, in 2019.
That places Guatemala 36th out of 155 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 16 years of available data.
Teachers in lower secondary education, female (number) (lower female) in Guatemala, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2006 | 13,655 | — |
| 2007 | 15,163 | +11.0% |
| 2008 | 15,372 | +1.4% |
| 2009 | 17,684 | +15.0% |
| 2010 | 22,003 | +24.4% |
| 2011 | 23,465 | +6.6% |
| 2012 | 23,810 | +1.5% |
| 2013 | 26,286 | +10.4% |
| 2014 | 26,164 | -0.5% |
| 2016 | 28,191 | +7.7% |
| 2017 | 32,928 | +16.8% |
| 2018 | 33,075 | +0.4% |
| 2019 | 13,442 | -59.4% |
| 2021 | 32,945 | +145.1% |
| 2023 | 27,650 | -16.1% |
| 2024 | 36,860 | +33.3% |
Guatemala compared with similar countries
- Guatemala's 36,860 is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 17,005, 2.2× the median. (42 countries reporting)
- Guatemala's 36,860 is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 4,686, 7.9× the median. (29 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Teachers in lower secondary education, female (number) (lower female) 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | +145.1% | 13,442 | 32,945 |
| 2019 | -59.4% | 33,075 | 13,442 |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 15,468 | 13,655 | 17,684 | 4 |
| 2010s | 25,485 | 13,442 | 33,075 | 9 |
| 2020s | 32,485 | 27,650 | 36,860 | 3 |
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 teachers in lower secondary education, female in Guatemala?
- Teachers in lower secondary education, female in Guatemala was 36,860 in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest teachers in lower secondary education, female recorded in Guatemala?
- The highest recorded value was 36,860 in 2024.
- What is the lowest teachers in lower secondary education, female recorded in Guatemala?
- The lowest recorded value was 13,442 in 2019.
- How does Guatemala rank for teachers in lower secondary education, female?
- Guatemala ranks 36th out of 155 countries with data for 2024.
- Is teachers in lower secondary education, female rising or falling in Guatemala?
- Over the last ten years it is up 40.9%. 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, female (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release