Teachers in tertiary education programmes, both sexes (number) in Guatemala
Guatemala: Teachers in tertiary education programmes, both sexes (number) was 4,147 number in 2003. ▲ Rising
Teachers in tertiary education programmes, both sexes in Guatemala, 1970–2003
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in number.
Analysis
Guatemala recorded 4,147 number for teachers in tertiary education programmes, both sexes in 2003. That is the highest value across all 15 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 2.8% on the previous year.
Over the whole period, teachers in tertiary education programmes, both sexes in Guatemala peaked at 4,147 number in 2003 and was at its lowest, 1,191 number, in 1973.
Guatemala ranks 116th of 176 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 15 years of available data.
Teachers in tertiary education programmes, both sexes (number) in Guatemala, year by year
| Year | number | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 1,314 number | — |
| 1972 | 1,235 number | -6.0% |
| 1973 | 1,191 number | -3.6% |
| 1974 | 1,354 number | +13.7% |
| 1975 | 1,411 number | +4.2% |
| 1976 | 1,934 number | +37.1% |
| 1977 | 2,263 number | +17.0% |
| 1978 | 2,845 number | +25.7% |
| 1979 | 3,007 number | +5.7% |
| 1980 | 4,024 number | +33.8% |
| 1981 | 3,869 number | -3.9% |
| 1983 | 3,728 number | -3.6% |
| 1984 | 3,043 number | -18.4% |
| 2002 | 4,033 number | +32.5% |
| 2003 | 4,147 number | +2.8% |
Guatemala compared with similar countries
- Guatemala's 4,147 number is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 17,471 number, 24% of the median. (50 countries reporting)
- Guatemala's 4,147 number is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 1,990 number, 2.1× the median. (33 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 1,839 number | 1,191 number | 3,007 number | 9 |
| 1980s | 3,666 number | 3,043 number | 4,024 number | 4 |
| 2000s | 4,090 number | 4,033 number | 4,147 number | 2 |
Countries ranked near Guatemala
More education data for Guatemala
- Gender gap education levels, gaps filled 91.64 (2024)
- Primary enrollment selected countries, gaps filled 91.57 (2024)
- 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)
Frequently asked questions
- What is teachers in tertiary education programmes, both sexes in Guatemala?
- Teachers in tertiary education programmes, both sexes in Guatemala was 4,147 number in 2003, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest teachers in tertiary education programmes, both sexes recorded in Guatemala?
- The highest recorded value was 4,147 number in 2003.
- What is the lowest teachers in tertiary education programmes, both sexes recorded in Guatemala?
- The lowest recorded value was 1,191 number in 1973.
- How does Guatemala rank for teachers in tertiary education programmes, both sexes?
- Guatemala ranks 116th out of 176 countries with data for 2003.
- Where does this Guatemala data come from?
- The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of Teachers in tertiary education programmes, both sexes (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Total number of teachers in public and private tertiary education institutions (ISCED 5-8). 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.