Guatemala vs Kenya: Share of children who have completed primary school

Guatemala
87.0%
in 2025
Kenya
88.4%
in 2025
Guatemala rank
115th
Kenya rank
112th

Share of children who have completed primary school over time

  • Guatemala
  • Kenya
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How they compare

Kenya currently reports 88.4% against 87.0% in Guatemala, a difference of 1.3%.

The two have swapped places 2 times across 45 shared years of data; in 1981 it was Kenya ahead.

Guatemala ranks 115th and Kenya ranks 112th of 165 countries.

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About this data

Indicator
Share of children who have completed primary school
Unit
%
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
165 places, 7,390 data points, 1981–2025
Last refreshed

The share of children who are three to five years older than the official age for the last grade of primary education who have successfully completed it. This broader age band is used to include children who started school late or had to resit particular years.