Teaching staff compensation as a percentage of total expenditure in in Guatemala
Guatemala: Teaching staff compensation as a percentage of total expenditure in was 72.5% in 2024. ▼ Falling
Teaching staff compensation as a percentage of total expenditure in in Guatemala, 2005–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2024, teaching staff compensation as a percentage of total expenditure in in Guatemala stood at 72.5%. That is the lowest value across all 10 years on record.
The figure is down 9.5% on the previous year and down 22.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, teaching staff compensation as a percentage of total expenditure in in Guatemala peaked at 95.7% in 2015 and was at its lowest, 72.5%, in 2024.
That places Guatemala 30th out of 82 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 10 years of available data.
Teaching staff compensation as a percentage of total expenditure in in Guatemala, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2005 | 87.6% | — |
| 2014 | 93.0% | +6.1% |
| 2015 | 95.7% | +2.9% |
| 2016 | 87.4% | -8.6% |
| 2017 | 85.4% | -2.3% |
| 2018 | 79.0% | -7.5% |
| 2019 | 78.9% | -0.2% |
| 2020 | 78.7% | -0.2% |
| 2021 | 80.2% | +1.9% |
| 2024 | 72.5% | -9.5% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 87.6% | 87.6% | 87.6% | 1 |
| 2010s | 86.6% | 78.9% | 95.7% | 6 |
| 2020s | 77.1% | 72.5% | 80.2% | 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 teaching staff compensation as a percentage of total expenditure in in Guatemala?
- Teaching staff compensation as a percentage of total expenditure in in Guatemala was 72.5% in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest teaching staff compensation as a percentage of total expenditure in recorded in Guatemala?
- The highest recorded value was 95.7% in 2015.
- What is the lowest teaching staff compensation as a percentage of total expenditure in recorded in Guatemala?
- The lowest recorded value was 72.5% in 2024.
- How does Guatemala rank for teaching staff compensation as a percentage of total expenditure in?
- Guatemala ranks 30th out of 82 countries with data for 2024.
- Is teaching staff compensation as a percentage of total expenditure in rising or falling in Guatemala?
- Over the last ten years it is down 22.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Guatemala data come from?
- The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of Teaching staff compensation as a percentage of total expenditure in primary public institutions (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release