Completion rate, lower secondary education, both … modelled data both in Guatemala
Guatemala: Completion rate, lower secondary education, both … modelled data both was 58.4% in 2025. ▲ Rising
Completion rate, lower secondary education, both sexes (modelled data) in Guatemala, 1981–2025
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
Guatemala recorded 58.4% for completion rate, lower secondary education, both sexes (modelled data) in 2025. That is the highest value across all 45 years on record.
That represents a change of up 1.7% on the previous year and up 20.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, completion rate, lower secondary education, both sexes (modelled data) in Guatemala peaked at 58.4% in 2025 and was at its lowest, 16.5%, in 1981.
That places Guatemala 117th out of 164 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 45 years of available data.
Completion rate, lower secondary education, both … modelled data both in Guatemala, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1981 | 16.5% | — |
| 1982 | 17.1% | +3.6% |
| 1983 | 17.7% | +3.7% |
| 1984 | 18.3% | +3.2% |
| 1985 | 18.7% | +2.2% |
| 1986 | 19.1% | +2.5% |
| 1987 | 19.6% | +2.4% |
| 1988 | 20.1% | +2.6% |
| 1989 | 20.6% | +2.5% |
| 1990 | 21.0% | +2.1% |
| 1991 | 21.4% | +1.9% |
| 1992 | 21.8% | +1.4% |
| 1993 | 22.2% | +2.0% |
| 1994 | 22.6% | +2.0% |
| 1995 | 23.2% | +2.3% |
| 1996 | 23.8% | +2.6% |
| 1997 | 24.4% | +2.7% |
| 1998 | 25.3% | +3.8% |
| 1999 | 26.4% | +4.1% |
| 2000 | 27.4% | +3.8% |
| 2001 | 28.5% | +4.1% |
| 2002 | 29.6% | +3.9% |
| 2003 | 31.1% | +5.2% |
| 2004 | 32.6% | +4.8% |
| 2005 | 34.2% | +4.8% |
| 2006 | 35.5% | +4.0% |
| 2007 | 36.9% | +4.0% |
| 2008 | 38.4% | +3.9% |
| 2009 | 39.9% | +4.0% |
| 2010 | 41.4% | +3.8% |
| 2011 | 42.9% | +3.5% |
| 2012 | 44.3% | +3.4% |
| 2013 | 45.8% | +3.3% |
| 2014 | 47.2% | +2.9% |
| 2015 | 48.3% | +2.5% |
| 2016 | 49.3% | +2.0% |
| 2017 | 50.3% | +2.0% |
| 2018 | 51.3% | +2.0% |
| 2019 | 52.3% | +2.0% |
| 2020 | 53.3% | +1.9% |
| 2021 | 54.4% | +2.0% |
| 2022 | 55.4% | +1.8% |
| 2023 | 56.4% | +1.8% |
| 2024 | 57.4% | +1.9% |
| 2025 | 58.4% | +1.7% |
Guatemala compared with similar countries
- Guatemala's 58.4% is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 93.4%, 62% of the median. (50 countries reporting)
- Guatemala's 58.4% is below the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 82.1%, 71% of the median. (27 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 18.6% | 16.5% | 20.6% | 9 |
| 1990s | 23.2% | 21.0% | 26.4% | 10 |
| 2000s | 33.4% | 27.4% | 39.9% | 10 |
| 2010s | 47.3% | 41.4% | 52.3% | 10 |
| 2020s | 55.9% | 53.3% | 58.4% | 6 |
Countries ranked near Guatemala
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, both sexes (modelled data) in Guatemala?
- Completion rate, lower secondary education, both sexes (modelled data) in Guatemala was 58.4% in 2025, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest completion rate, lower secondary education, both sexes (modelled data) recorded in Guatemala?
- The highest recorded value was 58.4% in 2025.
- What is the lowest completion rate, lower secondary education, both sexes (modelled data) recorded in Guatemala?
- The lowest recorded value was 16.5% in 1981.
- How does Guatemala rank for completion rate, lower secondary education, both sexes (modelled data)?
- Guatemala ranks 117th out of 164 countries with data for 2025.
- Is completion rate, lower secondary education, both sexes (modelled data) rising or falling in Guatemala?
- Over the last ten years it is up 20.7%. 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, both sexes (modelled data) (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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February 2026 Data Release