School enrollment, secondary in Guatemala
Guatemala: School enrollment, secondary was 43.8% in 2018. ▲ Rising
School enrollment, secondary in Guatemala, 1972–2018
Source: Stat Bulk Data Download Service, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO). Measured in % net.
Analysis
Guatemala recorded 43.8% for school enrollment, secondary in 2018.
That represents a change of up 0.4% on the previous year and up 19.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school enrollment, secondary in Guatemala peaked at 44.1% in 2015 and was at its lowest, 7.4%, in 1972.
That places Guatemala 132nd out of 154 countries with data for 2018, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 21 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 9.7% | 7.4% | 13.5% | 4 |
| 1980s | 12.8% | 12.1% | 13.4% | 2 |
| 1990s | 22.1% | 22.1% | 22.1% | 1 |
| 2000s | 31.1% | 24.5% | 38.3% | 5 |
| 2010s | 43.1% | 41.8% | 44.1% | 9 |
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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 school enrollment, secondary in Guatemala?
- School enrollment, secondary in Guatemala was 43.8% in 2018, according to Stat Bulk Data Download Service, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO).
- What is the highest school enrollment, secondary recorded in Guatemala?
- The highest recorded value was 44.1% in 2015.
- What is the lowest school enrollment, secondary recorded in Guatemala?
- The lowest recorded value was 7.4% in 1972.
- How does Guatemala rank for school enrollment, secondary?
- Guatemala ranks 132nd out of 154 countries with data for 2018.
- Is school enrollment, secondary rising or falling in Guatemala?
- Over the last ten years it is up 19.1%. 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 School enrollment, secondary (% net). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Net enrollment rate is the ratio of children of official school age who are enrolled in school to the population of the corresponding official school age. 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.