Duration of secondary education rose 0% to 6.00 years in Guatemala in 2021, according to World Bank.
Historically, duration of secondary education in Guatemala reached an all time high of 6.00 years in 2021 and an all time low of 6.00 years in 1970. When compared to Guatemala's main peers, duration of secondary education in Belize amounted to 6.00 years, 6.00 years in El Salvador, 5.00 years in Honduras and 5.00 years in Nicaragua in 2021.
Guatemala has been ranked 159th within the group of 177 countries we follow in terms of duration of secondary education, 4 places below the position seen 10 years ago.
| Duration of Secondary Education (years) | Unit | 2001 | 2002 | 2003 | 2004 | 2005 | 2006 | 2007 | 2008 | 2009 | 2010 | 2011 | 2012 | 2013 | 2014 | 2015 | 2016 | 2017 | 2018 | 2019 | 2020 | 2021 |
| Belize | years | 6.00 | 6.00 | 6.00 | 6.00 | 6.00 | ||||||||||||||||
| Costa Rica | years | 5.00 | 5.00 | 5.00 | 5.00 | 5.00 | ||||||||||||||||
| El Salvador | years | 6.00 | 6.00 | 6.00 | 6.00 | 6.00 | ||||||||||||||||
| Guatemala | years | 6.00 | 6.00 | 6.00 | 6.00 | 6.00 | ||||||||||||||||
| Honduras | years | 6.00 | 6.00 | 6.00 | 6.00 | 5.00 | ||||||||||||||||
| Mexico | years | 6.00 | 6.00 | 6.00 | 6.00 | 6.00 | ||||||||||||||||
| Nicaragua | years | 5.00 | 5.00 | 5.00 | 5.00 | 5.00 | ||||||||||||||||
| USA | years | 6.00 | 6.00 | 6.00 | 6.00 | 6.00 |
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