Total net enrolment rate, lower secondary, both sexes in Guatemala
Guatemala: Total net enrolment rate, lower secondary, both sexes was 67.6% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Total net enrolment rate, lower secondary, both sexes in Guatemala, 1972–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for total net enrolment rate, lower secondary, both sexes in Guatemala is 67.6%, measured in 2024.
The figure is up 8.0% on the previous year and down 8.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, total net enrolment rate, lower secondary, both sexes in Guatemala peaked at 80.7% in 2010 and was at its lowest, 27.4%, in 1972.
That places Guatemala 156th out of 180 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 27 years of available data.
Total net enrolment rate, lower secondary, both sexes in Guatemala, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1972 | 27.4% | — |
| 1974 | 29.8% | +8.9% |
| 1975 | 30.3% | +1.6% |
| 1979 | 37.8% | +24.8% |
| 1980 | 36.5% | -3.3% |
| 1982 | 38.9% | +6.4% |
| 1999 | 54.4% | +39.8% |
| 2000 | 55.8% | +2.7% |
| 2001 | 60.3% | +8.1% |
| 2002 | 60.8% | +0.8% |
| 2008 | 71.0% | +16.7% |
| 2009 | 75.6% | +6.6% |
| 2010 | 80.7% | +6.7% |
| 2011 | 77.0% | -4.6% |
| 2012 | 73.0% | -5.1% |
| 2013 | 73.2% | +0.3% |
| 2014 | 73.5% | +0.4% |
| 2015 | 73.4% | -0.2% |
| 2016 | 70.5% | -3.9% |
| 2017 | 68.5% | -2.8% |
| 2018 | 69.1% | +1.0% |
| 2019 | 63.7% | -7.9% |
| 2020 | 66.6% | +4.5% |
| 2021 | 66.0% | -0.8% |
| 2022 | 62.3% | -5.7% |
| 2023 | 62.6% | +0.5% |
| 2024 | 67.6% | +8.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 31.3% | 27.4% | 37.8% | 4 |
| 1980s | 37.7% | 36.5% | 38.9% | 2 |
| 1990s | 54.4% | 54.4% | 54.4% | 1 |
| 2000s | 64.7% | 55.8% | 75.6% | 5 |
| 2010s | 72.3% | 63.7% | 80.7% | 10 |
| 2020s | 65.0% | 62.3% | 67.6% | 5 |
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More education data for Guatemala
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 1.13 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), annual growth 4.81 % change on previous year (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 122,362 (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), annual growth rate 18.32 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), gaps filled 568,520 (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), annual growth rate 4.78 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), gaps filled 561,596 (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), annual growth rate 4.84 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 663,774 (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), annual -1.39 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is total net enrolment rate, lower secondary, both sexes in Guatemala?
- Total net enrolment rate, lower secondary, both sexes in Guatemala was 67.6% in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest total net enrolment rate, lower secondary, both sexes recorded in Guatemala?
- The highest recorded value was 80.7% in 2010.
- What is the lowest total net enrolment rate, lower secondary, both sexes recorded in Guatemala?
- The lowest recorded value was 27.4% in 1972.
- How does Guatemala rank for total net enrolment rate, lower secondary, both sexes?
- Guatemala ranks 156th out of 180 countries with data for 2024.
- Is total net enrolment rate, lower secondary, both sexes rising or falling in Guatemala?
- Over the last ten years it is down 8.0%. 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 Total net enrolment rate, lower secondary, both sexes (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release