Total net attendance rate, lower secondary, both sexes in Guatemala
Guatemala: Total net attendance rate, lower secondary, both sexes was 74.4% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Total net attendance rate, lower secondary, both sexes in Guatemala, 2000–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
Guatemala recorded 74.4% for total net attendance rate, lower secondary, both sexes in 2024.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 8.9% on the previous year and up 4.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, total net attendance rate, lower secondary, both sexes in Guatemala peaked at 81.7% in 2023 and was at its lowest, 60.5%, in 2000.
That places Guatemala 28th out of 36 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the bottom quarter.
Total net attendance rate, lower secondary, both sexes in Guatemala, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 60.5% | — |
| 2006 | 68.9% | +13.9% |
| 2014 | 71.3% | +3.5% |
| 2015 | 72.7% | +1.9% |
| 2022 | 74.7% | +2.8% |
| 2023 | 81.7% | +9.4% |
| 2024 | 74.4% | -8.9% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 64.7% | 60.5% | 68.9% | 2 |
| 2010s | 72.0% | 71.3% | 72.7% | 2 |
| 2020s | 76.9% | 74.4% | 81.7% | 3 |
Countries ranked near Guatemala
More education data for Guatemala
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 22.73 % change on previous year (2015)
- Teachers in primary education, female (number), gaps filled 82,077 (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, male (number), gaps filled 40,285 (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) 279,477 (2023)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) 25.62 % change on previous year (2015)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number), gaps 225,289 (2023)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number) 19.56 % change on previous year (2015)
- Theoretical duration of primary education (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Theoretical duration of pre-primary education (years), annual growth 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Start of the academic school year (pre-primary to post-secondary non) 0.0494 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is total net attendance rate, lower secondary, both sexes in Guatemala?
- Total net attendance rate, lower secondary, both sexes in Guatemala was 74.4% in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest total net attendance rate, lower secondary, both sexes recorded in Guatemala?
- The highest recorded value was 81.7% in 2023.
- What is the lowest total net attendance rate, lower secondary, both sexes recorded in Guatemala?
- The lowest recorded value was 60.5% in 2000.
- How does Guatemala rank for total net attendance rate, lower secondary, both sexes?
- Guatemala ranks 28th out of 36 countries with data for 2024.
- Is total net attendance rate, lower secondary, both sexes rising or falling in Guatemala?
- Over the last ten years it is up 4.4%. 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 Total net attendance rate, lower secondary, both sexes (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release