Pupil-teacher ratio, secondary in Guatemala
Guatemala: Pupil-teacher ratio, secondary was 10.49 in 2018. ▼ Falling
Pupil-teacher ratio, secondary in Guatemala, 1970–2018
Source: Stat Bulk Data Download Service, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO).
Analysis
Guatemala recorded 10.49 for pupil-teacher ratio, secondary in 2018. That is the lowest value across all 41 years on record.
The figure is down 0.2% on the previous year and down 36.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, pupil-teacher ratio, secondary in Guatemala peaked at 18.62 in 1979 and was at its lowest, 10.49, in 2018.
That places Guatemala 144th out of 190 countries with data for 2018, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 41 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 15.78 | 13.79 | 18.62 | 10 |
| 1980s | 14.45 | 13.46 | 17.88 | 7 |
| 1990s | 15.18 | 13.25 | 16.6 | 7 |
| 2000s | 15.27 | 13.69 | 16.57 | 9 |
| 2010s | 12.45 | 10.49 | 13.98 | 8 |
Countries ranked near Guatemala
- 141 Seychelles 10.78 compare
- 142 Dominica 10.69 compare
- 143 Kyrgyzstan 10.65 compare
- 145 Uzbekistan 10.33 compare
- 146 Bahrain 10.24 compare
- 147 Oman 10.22 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 pupil-teacher ratio, secondary in Guatemala?
- Pupil-teacher ratio, secondary in Guatemala was 10.49 in 2018, according to Stat Bulk Data Download Service, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO).
- What is the highest pupil-teacher ratio, secondary recorded in Guatemala?
- The highest recorded value was 18.62 in 1979.
- What is the lowest pupil-teacher ratio, secondary recorded in Guatemala?
- The lowest recorded value was 10.49 in 2018.
- How does Guatemala rank for pupil-teacher ratio, secondary?
- Guatemala ranks 144th out of 190 countries with data for 2018.
- Is pupil-teacher ratio, secondary rising or falling in Guatemala?
- Over the last ten years it is down 36.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- 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 Pupil-teacher ratio, secondary. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Secondary school pupil-teacher ratio is the average number of pupils per teacher in secondary school.