Government expenditure on upper secondary education as a percentage in Guatemala

Guatemala: Government expenditure on upper secondary education as a percentage was 0.1% in 2019. ▲ Rising

Latest (2019)
0.1%
Change on year
down 0.2%
World rank
100th
of 101 countries
All-time high
0.2%
in 2010
All-time low
0.1%
in 2000
Years of data
18
2000–2019

Government expenditure on upper secondary education as a percentage in Guatemala, 2000–2019

0.050.10.150.22000200920192000: 0.057 %2001: 0.075 %2002: 0.068 %2004: 0.094 %2005: 0.088 %2006: 0.097 %2007: 0.133 %2008: 0.122 %2010: 0.201 %2011: 0.103 %2012: 0.11 %2013: 0.1 %2014: 0.118 %2015: 0.114 %2016: 0.104 %2017: 0.102 %2018: 0.113 %2019: 0.112 %

Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.

Analysis

In 2019, government expenditure on upper secondary education as a percentage in Guatemala stood at 0.1%.

That represents a change of down 0.2% on the previous year and down 7.9% over ten years.

Over the whole period, government expenditure on upper secondary education as a percentage in Guatemala peaked at 0.2% in 2010 and was at its lowest, 0.1%, in 2000.

That places Guatemala 100th out of 101 countries with data for 2019, putting it in the bottom quarter.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 18 years of available data.

Government expenditure on upper secondary education as a percentage in Guatemala, year by year

Annual values for Government expenditure on upper secondary education as a percentage of GDP (%) in Guatemala, 2000 to 2019.
Year % Change
2000 0.1%
2001 0.1% +31.6%
2002 0.1% -8.2%
2004 0.1% +37.1%
2005 0.1% -6.3%
2006 0.1% +10.4%
2007 0.1% +37.0%
2008 0.1% -8.4%
2010 0.2% +64.7%
2011 0.1% -48.7%
2012 0.1% +6.8%
2013 0.1% -9.5%
2014 0.1% +18.3%
2015 0.1% -3.5%
2016 0.1% -8.6%
2017 0.1% -1.5%
2018 0.1% +10.1%
2019 0.1% -0.2%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 0.1% 0.1% 0.1% 8
2010s 0.1% 0.1% 0.2% 10

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Frequently asked questions

What is government expenditure on upper secondary education as a percentage in Guatemala?
Government expenditure on upper secondary education as a percentage in Guatemala was 0.1% in 2019, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
What is the highest government expenditure on upper secondary education as a percentage recorded in Guatemala?
The highest recorded value was 0.2% in 2010.
What is the lowest government expenditure on upper secondary education as a percentage recorded in Guatemala?
The lowest recorded value was 0.1% in 2000.
How does Guatemala rank for government expenditure on upper secondary education as a percentage?
Guatemala ranks 100th out of 101 countries with data for 2019.
Is government expenditure on upper secondary education as a percentage rising or falling in Guatemala?
Over the last ten years it is down 7.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Guatemala data come from?
The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of Government expenditure on upper secondary education as a percentage of GDP (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Government expenditure on upper secondary education as a percentage of GDP (%)
Unit
%
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
101 places, 1,193 data points, 1995–2019
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Total general (local, regional and central) government expenditure on upper secondary education (current, capital, and transfers), expressed as a percentage of GDP. It includes expenditure funded by transfers from international sources to government. Divide total government expenditure for a given level of education (ex. primary, secondary, or all levels combined) by the GDP, and multiply by 100. For more information, consult the UNESCO Institute of Statistics website: http://www.uis.unesco.org/Education/