School enrollment, secondary in Guatemala
Guatemala: School enrollment, secondary was 49.6% in 2024. ▲ Rising
School enrollment, secondary in Guatemala, 1970–2024
Source: Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO). Measured in % gross.
Analysis
In 2024, school enrollment, secondary in Guatemala stood at 49.6%.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 4.6% on the previous year and down 6.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school enrollment, secondary in Guatemala peaked at 54.9% in 2015 and was at its lowest, 8.6%, in 1971.
Guatemala ranks 173rd of 203 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 49 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 12.4% | 8.6% | 18.7% | 10 |
| 1980s | 19.5% | 18.6% | 21.2% | 7 |
| 1990s | 25.9% | 24.0% | 27.4% | 8 |
| 2000s | 39.9% | 31.0% | 48.3% | 9 |
| 2010s | 53.4% | 52.2% | 54.9% | 10 |
| 2020s | 48.6% | 45.9% | 51.8% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Guatemala
More education data for Guatemala
- Primary school starting age 7 years (2025)
- Population ages 15-64 64.0% (2025)
- Population ages 0-14 31.0% (2025)
- Lower secondary school starting age 13 years (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 school enrollment, secondary in Guatemala?
- School enrollment, secondary in Guatemala was 49.6% in 2024, according to Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO).
- What is the highest school enrollment, secondary recorded in Guatemala?
- The highest recorded value was 54.9% in 2015.
- What is the lowest school enrollment, secondary recorded in Guatemala?
- The lowest recorded value was 8.6% in 1971.
- How does Guatemala rank for school enrollment, secondary?
- Guatemala ranks 173rd out of 203 countries with data for 2024.
- Is school enrollment, secondary rising or falling in Guatemala?
- Over the last ten years it is down 6.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Guatemala data come from?
- The figures come from Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO), published as part of School enrollment, secondary (% gross). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Gross enrollment ratio is the ratio of total enrollment, regardless of age, to the population of the age group that officially corresponds to the level of education shown. Secondary education completes the provision of basic education that began at the primary level, and aims at laying the foundations for lifelong learning and human development, by offering more subject- or skill-oriented instruction using more specialized teachers.