Total net enrolment rate: upper secondary education in Guatemala
Guatemala: Total net enrolment rate: upper secondary education was 36.75 in 2023. ▲ Rising
Latest (2023)
36.75
Change on year
up 4.2%
World rank
35th
of 35 countries
All-time high
42.39
in 2017
All-time low
24.15
in 1999
Years of data
19
1999–2023
Total net enrolment rate: upper secondary education in Guatemala, 1999–2023
Source: UNICEF.
Analysis
Guatemala recorded 36.75 for total net enrolment rate: upper secondary education in 2023.
The figure is up 4.2% on the previous year and down 11.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, total net enrolment rate: upper secondary education in Guatemala peaked at 42.39 in 2017 and was at its lowest, 24.15, in 1999.
That places Guatemala 35th out of 35 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 19 years of available data.
Total net enrolment rate: upper secondary education in Guatemala, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1999 | 24.15 | — |
| 2000 | 26.3 | +8.9% |
| 2001 | 27.46 | +4.4% |
| 2002 | 29.53 | +7.5% |
| 2008 | 35.47 | +20.1% |
| 2009 | 37.38 | +5.4% |
| 2010 | 38.36 | +2.6% |
| 2011 | 38.98 | +1.6% |
| 2012 | 41.64 | +6.8% |
| 2013 | 41.29 | -0.8% |
| 2014 | 40.67 | -1.5% |
| 2015 | 41.37 | +1.7% |
| 2016 | 42.08 | +1.7% |
| 2017 | 42.39 | +0.7% |
| 2018 | 41.77 | -1.5% |
| 2020 | 38.31 | -8.3% |
| 2021 | 35.01 | -8.6% |
| 2022 | 35.28 | +0.8% |
| 2023 | 36.75 | +4.2% |
Guatemala compared with similar countries
- Guatemala's 36.75 is below the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 81.1, 45% of the median. (33 countries reporting)
- Guatemala's 36.75 is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 80.51, 46% of the median. (18 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 24.15 | 24.15 | 24.15 | 1 |
| 2000s | 31.23 | 26.3 | 37.38 | 5 |
| 2010s | 40.95 | 38.36 | 42.39 | 9 |
| 2020s | 36.34 | 35.01 | 38.31 | 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: upper secondary education in Guatemala?
- Total net enrolment rate: upper secondary education in Guatemala was 36.75 in 2023, according to UNICEF.
- What is the highest total net enrolment rate: upper secondary education recorded in Guatemala?
- The highest recorded value was 42.39 in 2017.
- What is the lowest total net enrolment rate: upper secondary education recorded in Guatemala?
- The lowest recorded value was 24.15 in 1999.
- How does Guatemala rank for total net enrolment rate: upper secondary education?
- Guatemala ranks 35th out of 35 countries with data for 2023.
- Is total net enrolment rate: upper secondary education rising or falling in Guatemala?
- Over the last ten years it is down 11.0%. 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: upper secondary education. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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