Progression to secondary school in Guatemala
Guatemala: Progression to secondary school was 90.2% in 2017. ▲ Rising
Progression to secondary school in Guatemala, 1970–2017
Source: Stat Bulk Data Download Service, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO). Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2017, progression to secondary school in Guatemala stood at 90.2%.
The figure is up 0.5% on the previous year and down 2.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, progression to secondary school in Guatemala peaked at 98.7% in 2008 and was at its lowest, 61.6%, in 1970.
Guatemala ranks 127th of 167 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 22 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 72.7% | 61.6% | 85.8% | 5 |
| 1990s | 95.8% | 95.8% | 95.8% | 1 |
| 2000s | 94.6% | 92.8% | 98.7% | 8 |
| 2010s | 88.3% | 84.3% | 92.5% | 8 |
Countries ranked near Guatemala
- 124 Afghanistan 90.8% compare
- 125 Morocco 90.5% compare
- 126 Sierra Leone 90.5% compare
- 128 Cambodia 89.8% compare
- 129 Vanuatu 89.4% compare
- 130 Solomon Islands 88.2% compare
More education data for Guatemala
- Primary school starting age 7 years (2025)
- Lower secondary school starting age 13 years (2025)
- Population ages 0-14 31.0% (2025)
- Population ages 15-64 64.0% (2025)
- School enrollment, primary 101.5% (2024)
- Primary education, teachers 122,362 (2024)
- School enrollment, primary, female 100.6% (2024)
- School enrollment, primary, male 102.4% (2024)
- Labor force, total 7.68 million (2025)
- Labor force, female 32.7% (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is progression to secondary school in Guatemala?
- Progression to secondary school in Guatemala was 90.2% in 2017, according to Stat Bulk Data Download Service, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO).
- What is the highest progression to secondary school recorded in Guatemala?
- The highest recorded value was 98.7% in 2008.
- What is the lowest progression to secondary school recorded in Guatemala?
- The lowest recorded value was 61.6% in 1970.
- How does Guatemala rank for progression to secondary school?
- Guatemala ranks 127th out of 167 countries with data for 2017.
- Is progression to secondary school rising or falling in Guatemala?
- Over the last ten years it is down 2.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Guatemala data come from?
- The figures come from Stat Bulk Data Download Service, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO), published as part of Progression to secondary school (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Progression to secondary school refers to the number of new entrants to the first grade of secondary school in a given year as a percentage of the number of students enrolled in the final grade of primary school in the previous year (minus the number of repeaters from the last grade of primary education in the given year).