Teachers in lower secondary education, female in Guatemala
Guatemala: Teachers in lower secondary education, female was 13,442 number in 2019. ▲ Rising
Teachers in lower secondary education, female in Guatemala, 2006–2019
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in number.
Analysis
In 2019, teachers in lower secondary education, female in Guatemala stood at 13,442 number. That is the lowest value across all 13 years on record.
That represents a change of down 59.4% on the previous year and down 24.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, teachers in lower secondary education, female in Guatemala peaked at 33,075 number in 2018 and was at its lowest, 13,442 number, in 2019.
That places Guatemala 69th out of 138 countries with data for 2019, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 13 years of available data.
Teachers in lower secondary education, female in Guatemala, year by year
| Year | number | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2006 | 13,655 number | — |
| 2007 | 15,163 number | +11.0% |
| 2008 | 15,372 number | +1.4% |
| 2009 | 17,684 number | +15.0% |
| 2010 | 22,003 number | +24.4% |
| 2011 | 23,465 number | +6.6% |
| 2012 | 23,810 number | +1.5% |
| 2013 | 26,286 number | +10.4% |
| 2014 | 26,164 number | -0.5% |
| 2016 | 28,191 number | +7.7% |
| 2017 | 32,928 number | +16.8% |
| 2018 | 33,075 number | +0.4% |
| 2019 | 13,442 number | -59.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 15,468 number | 13,655 number | 17,684 number | 4 |
| 2010s | 25,485 number | 13,442 number | 33,075 number | 9 |
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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 13,442 number in 2019, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest teachers in lower secondary education, female recorded in Guatemala?
- The highest recorded value was 33,075 number in 2018.
- What is the lowest teachers in lower secondary education, female recorded in Guatemala?
- The lowest recorded value was 13,442 number in 2019.
- How does Guatemala rank for teachers in lower secondary education, female?
- Guatemala ranks 69th out of 138 countries with data for 2019.
- Is teachers in lower secondary education, female rising or falling in Guatemala?
- Over the last ten years it is down 24.0%. 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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Total number of female 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.