Total net enrolment rate: lower secondary education in Guatemala
Guatemala: Total net enrolment rate: lower secondary education was 62.63 in 2023. ▲ Rising
Total net enrolment rate: lower secondary education in Guatemala, 1972–2023
Source: UNICEF.
Analysis
The most recent figure for total net enrolment rate: lower secondary education in Guatemala is 62.63, measured in 2023.
The figure is up 0.6% on the previous year and down 14.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, total net enrolment rate: lower secondary education in Guatemala peaked at 80.7 in 2010 and was at its lowest, 27.35, in 1972.
That places Guatemala 33rd out of 34 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 25 years of available data.
Total net enrolment rate: lower secondary education in Guatemala, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1972 | 27.35 | — |
| 1974 | 29.79 | +8.9% |
| 1975 | 30.27 | +1.6% |
| 1979 | 37.78 | +24.8% |
| 1980 | 36.54 | -3.3% |
| 1982 | 38.89 | +6.4% |
| 1999 | 54.35 | +39.8% |
| 2000 | 55.8 | +2.7% |
| 2001 | 60.35 | +8.1% |
| 2002 | 60.84 | +0.8% |
| 2008 | 70.99 | +16.7% |
| 2009 | 75.64 | +6.6% |
| 2010 | 80.7 | +6.7% |
| 2011 | 76.95 | -4.6% |
| 2012 | 73 | -5.1% |
| 2013 | 73.11 | +0.2% |
| 2014 | 73.22 | +0.2% |
| 2015 | 73.1 | -0.2% |
| 2016 | 70.81 | -3.1% |
| 2017 | 68.86 | -2.8% |
| 2018 | 69.15 | +0.4% |
| 2020 | 66.5 | -3.8% |
| 2021 | 65.99 | -0.8% |
| 2022 | 62.26 | -5.6% |
| 2023 | 62.63 | +0.6% |
Guatemala compared with similar countries
- Guatemala's 62.63 is below the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 92.54, 68% of the median. (33 countries reporting)
- Guatemala's 62.63 is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 92.26, 68% of the median. (18 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Total net enrolment rate: lower secondary education in Guatemala changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1999 | +39.8% | 38.89 | 54.35 |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 31.3 | 27.35 | 37.78 | 4 |
| 1980s | 37.72 | 36.54 | 38.89 | 2 |
| 1990s | 54.35 | 54.35 | 54.35 | 1 |
| 2000s | 64.72 | 55.8 | 75.64 | 5 |
| 2010s | 73.21 | 68.86 | 80.7 | 9 |
| 2020s | 64.34 | 62.26 | 66.5 | 4 |
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 total net enrolment rate: lower secondary education in Guatemala?
- Total net enrolment rate: lower secondary education in Guatemala was 62.63 in 2023, according to UNICEF.
- What is the highest total net enrolment rate: lower secondary education recorded in Guatemala?
- The highest recorded value was 80.7 in 2010.
- What is the lowest total net enrolment rate: lower secondary education recorded in Guatemala?
- The lowest recorded value was 27.35 in 1972.
- How does Guatemala rank for total net enrolment rate: lower secondary education?
- Guatemala ranks 33rd out of 34 countries with data for 2023.
- Is total net enrolment rate: lower secondary education rising or falling in Guatemala?
- Over the last ten years it is down 14.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Guatemala data come from?
- The figures come from UNICEF, published as part of Total net enrolment rate: lower secondary education. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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