Completion rate, lower secondary education … modelled data gender in Guatemala
Guatemala: Completion rate, lower secondary education … modelled data gender was 0.9842 modelled data in 2025. ▲ Rising
Latest (2025)
0.9842 modelled data
Change on year
up 0.3%
World rank
142nd
of 164 countries
All-time high
0.9842 modelled data
in 2025
All-time low
0.6964 modelled data
in 1981
Years of data
45
1981–2025
Completion rate, lower secondary education, adjusted gender parity in Guatemala, 1981–2025
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in modelled data.
Analysis
The most recent figure for completion rate, lower secondary education, adjusted gender parity in Guatemala is 0.9842 modelled data, measured in 2025. That is the highest value across all 45 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.3% on the previous year and up 5.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, completion rate, lower secondary education, adjusted gender parity in Guatemala peaked at 0.9842 modelled data in 2025 and was at its lowest, 0.6964 modelled data, in 1981.
Guatemala ranks 142nd of 164 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 45 years of available data.
Completion rate, lower secondary education … modelled data gender in Guatemala, year by year
| Year | modelled data | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1981 | 0.6964 modelled data | — |
| 1982 | 0.7052 modelled data | +1.3% |
| 1983 | 0.7168 modelled data | +1.6% |
| 1984 | 0.7227 modelled data | +0.8% |
| 1985 | 0.7251 modelled data | +0.3% |
| 1986 | 0.723 modelled data | -0.3% |
| 1987 | 0.7259 modelled data | +0.4% |
| 1988 | 0.7333 modelled data | +1.0% |
| 1989 | 0.7434 modelled data | +1.4% |
| 1990 | 0.7505 modelled data | +1.0% |
| 1991 | 0.7512 modelled data | +0.1% |
| 1992 | 0.7522 modelled data | +0.1% |
| 1993 | 0.7565 modelled data | +0.6% |
| 1994 | 0.7621 modelled data | +0.7% |
| 1995 | 0.769 modelled data | +0.9% |
| 1996 | 0.7731 modelled data | +0.5% |
| 1997 | 0.7751 modelled data | +0.2% |
| 1998 | 0.7823 modelled data | +0.9% |
| 1999 | 0.7888 modelled data | +0.8% |
| 2000 | 0.7936 modelled data | +0.6% |
| 2001 | 0.8043 modelled data | +1.3% |
| 2002 | 0.8185 modelled data | +1.8% |
| 2003 | 0.8361 modelled data | +2.1% |
| 2004 | 0.8548 modelled data | +2.2% |
| 2005 | 0.8684 modelled data | +1.6% |
| 2006 | 0.886 modelled data | +2.0% |
| 2007 | 0.9004 modelled data | +1.6% |
| 2008 | 0.9175 modelled data | +1.9% |
| 2009 | 0.9276 modelled data | +1.1% |
| 2010 | 0.9299 modelled data | +0.2% |
| 2011 | 0.9315 modelled data | +0.2% |
| 2012 | 0.9305 modelled data | -0.1% |
| 2013 | 0.9292 modelled data | -0.1% |
| 2014 | 0.9318 modelled data | +0.3% |
| 2015 | 0.9375 modelled data | +0.6% |
| 2016 | 0.9465 modelled data | +1.0% |
| 2017 | 0.9528 modelled data | +0.7% |
| 2018 | 0.9565 modelled data | +0.4% |
| 2019 | 0.9614 modelled data | +0.5% |
| 2020 | 0.9637 modelled data | +0.2% |
| 2021 | 0.9669 modelled data | +0.3% |
| 2022 | 0.969 modelled data | +0.2% |
| 2023 | 0.9751 modelled data | +0.6% |
| 2024 | 0.9812 modelled data | +0.6% |
| 2025 | 0.9842 modelled data | +0.3% |
Guatemala compared with similar countries
- Guatemala's 0.9842 modelled data is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 1.03 modelled data, 96% of the median. (50 countries reporting)
- Guatemala's 0.9842 modelled data is below the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 1.07 modelled data, 92% of the median. (27 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 0.7213 modelled data | 0.6964 modelled data | 0.7434 modelled data | 9 |
| 1990s | 0.7661 modelled data | 0.7505 modelled data | 0.7888 modelled data | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.8607 modelled data | 0.7936 modelled data | 0.9276 modelled data | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.9408 modelled data | 0.9292 modelled data | 0.9614 modelled data | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.9734 modelled data | 0.9637 modelled data | 0.9842 modelled data | 6 |
Countries ranked near Guatemala
- 139 Azerbaijan 0.9901 modelled data compare
- 140 Tajikistan 0.9891 modelled data compare
- 141 Laos 0.9856 modelled data compare
- 143 Morocco 0.9642 modelled data compare
- 144 Mauritania 0.9549 modelled data compare
- 145 Angola 0.9209 modelled data compare
More education data for Guatemala
- Gender gap education levels, gaps filled 91.64 (2024)
- Primary enrollment selected countries, gaps filled 91.57 (2024)
- Teachers in secondary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 122,548 (2024)
- Repeaters in primary education, all grades, both sexes (number), gaps 247,917 (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, male (number), gaps filled 335,306 (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, female (number), gaps filled 328,468 (2024)
- Secondary education, pupils, gaps filled 1.13 million (2024)
- Primary education, duration (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Primary education, pupils, gaps filled 2.42 million (2024)
- Primary education, pupils, annual growth rate 0.3948 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is completion rate, lower secondary education, adjusted gender parity in Guatemala?
- Completion rate, lower secondary education, adjusted gender parity in Guatemala was 0.9842 modelled data in 2025, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest completion rate, lower secondary education, adjusted gender parity recorded in Guatemala?
- The highest recorded value was 0.9842 modelled data in 2025.
- What is the lowest completion rate, lower secondary education, adjusted gender parity recorded in Guatemala?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.6964 modelled data in 1981.
- How does Guatemala rank for completion rate, lower secondary education, adjusted gender parity?
- Guatemala ranks 142nd out of 164 countries with data for 2025.
- Is completion rate, lower secondary education, adjusted gender parity rising or falling in Guatemala?
- Over the last ten years it is up 5.0%. 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 Completion rate, lower secondary education, adjusted gender parity index (GPIA) (modelled data). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release