Total net enrolment rate, upper secondary, both sexes in Guatemala
Guatemala: Total net enrolment rate, upper secondary, both sexes was 34.4% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Total net enrolment rate, upper secondary, both sexes in Guatemala, 1999–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2024, total net enrolment rate, upper secondary, both sexes in Guatemala stood at 34.4%.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 6.3% on the previous year and down 15.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, total net enrolment rate, upper secondary, both sexes in Guatemala peaked at 41.9% in 2017 and was at its lowest, 19.0%, in 2019.
That places Guatemala 164th out of 179 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 21 years of available data.
Total net enrolment rate, upper secondary, both sexes in Guatemala, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1999 | 24.2% | — |
| 2000 | 26.3% | +8.9% |
| 2001 | 27.5% | +4.4% |
| 2002 | 29.5% | +7.5% |
| 2008 | 35.5% | +20.1% |
| 2009 | 37.4% | +5.4% |
| 2010 | 38.4% | +2.6% |
| 2011 | 39.0% | +1.6% |
| 2012 | 41.6% | +6.8% |
| 2013 | 40.8% | -2.0% |
| 2014 | 40.7% | -0.3% |
| 2015 | 41.4% | +1.7% |
| 2016 | 41.6% | +0.4% |
| 2017 | 41.9% | +0.8% |
| 2018 | 41.8% | -0.2% |
| 2019 | 19.0% | -54.5% |
| 2020 | 38.3% | +101.7% |
| 2021 | 35.0% | -8.6% |
| 2022 | 35.3% | +0.8% |
| 2023 | 36.8% | +4.2% |
| 2024 | 34.4% | -6.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 24.2% | 24.2% | 24.2% | 1 |
| 2000s | 31.2% | 26.3% | 37.4% | 5 |
| 2010s | 38.6% | 19.0% | 41.9% | 10 |
| 2020s | 36.0% | 34.4% | 38.3% | 5 |
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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 enrolment rate, upper secondary, both sexes in Guatemala?
- Total net enrolment rate, upper secondary, both sexes in Guatemala was 34.4% in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest total net enrolment rate, upper secondary, both sexes recorded in Guatemala?
- The highest recorded value was 41.9% in 2017.
- What is the lowest total net enrolment rate, upper secondary, both sexes recorded in Guatemala?
- The lowest recorded value was 19.0% in 2019.
- How does Guatemala rank for total net enrolment rate, upper secondary, both sexes?
- Guatemala ranks 164th out of 179 countries with data for 2024.
- Is total net enrolment rate, upper secondary, both sexes rising or falling in Guatemala?
- Over the last ten years it is down 15.3%. 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, upper secondary, both sexes (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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February 2026 Data Release