Total net enrolment rate, lower secondary, female (%) (enrolment) in Guatemala
Guatemala: Total net enrolment rate, lower secondary, female (%) (enrolment) was 66.6% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Total net enrolment rate, lower secondary, female in Guatemala, 1972–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2024, total net enrolment rate, lower secondary, female in Guatemala stood at 66.6%.
The figure is up 8.6% on the previous year and down 4.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, total net enrolment rate, lower secondary, female in Guatemala peaked at 76.4% in 2010 and was at its lowest, 23.4%, in 1972.
That places Guatemala 140th out of 163 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 24 years of available data.
Total net enrolment rate, lower secondary, female (%) (enrolment) in Guatemala, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1972 | 23.4% | — |
| 1974 | 25.5% | +8.9% |
| 1975 | 26.4% | +3.5% |
| 1999 | 46.7% | +76.8% |
| 2000 | 49.8% | +6.5% |
| 2001 | 54.6% | +9.8% |
| 2002 | 55.0% | +0.7% |
| 2008 | 66.5% | +20.9% |
| 2009 | 71.6% | +7.7% |
| 2010 | 76.4% | +6.7% |
| 2011 | 72.8% | -4.6% |
| 2012 | 69.0% | -5.2% |
| 2013 | 69.0% | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 69.4% | +0.6% |
| 2015 | 69.4% | -0.1% |
| 2016 | 66.6% | -4.1% |
| 2017 | 65.0% | -2.4% |
| 2018 | 65.9% | +1.4% |
| 2019 | 60.3% | -8.5% |
| 2020 | 63.8% | +5.9% |
| 2021 | 63.7% | -0.2% |
| 2022 | 60.6% | -4.9% |
| 2023 | 61.3% | +1.2% |
| 2024 | 66.6% | +8.6% |
Guatemala compared with similar countries
- Guatemala's 66.6% is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 92.1%, 72% of the median. (48 countries reporting)
- Guatemala's 66.6% is below the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 91.5%, 73% of the median. (31 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Total net enrolment rate, lower secondary, female (%) (enrolment) 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 | +76.8% | 26.4% | 46.7% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 25.1% | 23.4% | 26.4% | 3 |
| 1990s | 46.7% | 46.7% | 46.7% | 1 |
| 2000s | 59.5% | 49.8% | 71.6% | 5 |
| 2010s | 68.4% | 60.3% | 76.4% | 10 |
| 2020s | 63.2% | 60.6% | 66.6% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Guatemala
- 137 Suriname 68.1% compare
- 138 Mozambique 68.0% compare
- 139 Papua New Guinea 67.0% compare
- 141 Burundi 65.0% compare
- 142 Laos 64.1% compare
- 143 Madagascar 62.9% compare
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, female in Guatemala?
- Total net enrolment rate, lower secondary, female in Guatemala was 66.6% in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest total net enrolment rate, lower secondary, female recorded in Guatemala?
- The highest recorded value was 76.4% in 2010.
- What is the lowest total net enrolment rate, lower secondary, female recorded in Guatemala?
- The lowest recorded value was 23.4% in 1972.
- How does Guatemala rank for total net enrolment rate, lower secondary, female?
- Guatemala ranks 140th out of 163 countries with data for 2024.
- Is total net enrolment rate, lower secondary, female rising or falling in Guatemala?
- Over the last ten years it is down 4.1%. 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, female (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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February 2026 Data Release