Teachers in lower secondary education, female in Guatemala
Guatemala: Teachers in lower secondary education, 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 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% |
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
- Theoretical duration of upper secondary education (years), annual 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Theoretical duration of secondary education (years), annual growth 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Start of the academic school year (tertiary education), gaps filled 2,023 tertiary education (2023)
- Start of the academic school year (tertiary education), annual growth 0.0495 % change on previous year (2023)
- Primary education, teachers, gaps filled 122,362 (2024)
- Duration of pre primary education, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Duration of pre primary education 3 (2025)
- Official entrance age to pre primary education 4 (2025)
- Population ages 15-64 64.0% (2025)
- Population ages 0-14 31.0% (2025)
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