Completion rate, upper secondary education … modelled data gender in Guatemala
Guatemala: Completion rate, upper secondary education … modelled data gender was 1.03 modelled data in 2025. ▲ Rising
Latest (2025)
1.03 modelled data
Change on year
up 0.5%
World rank
106th
of 164 countries
All-time high
1.03 modelled data
in 2025
All-time low
0.7806 modelled data
in 1990
Years of data
45
1981–2025
Completion rate, upper secondary education, adjusted gender parity in Guatemala, 1981–2025
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in modelled data.
Analysis
Guatemala recorded 1.03 modelled data for completion rate, upper secondary education, adjusted gender parity in 2025. That is the highest value across all 45 years on record.
That represents a change of up 0.5% on the previous year and up 4.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, completion rate, upper secondary education, adjusted gender parity in Guatemala peaked at 1.03 modelled data in 2025 and was at its lowest, 0.7806 modelled data, in 1990.
That places Guatemala 106th 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, upper secondary education … modelled data gender in Guatemala, year by year
| Year | modelled data | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1981 | 0.7822 modelled data | — |
| 1982 | 0.7854 modelled data | +0.4% |
| 1983 | 0.7903 modelled data | +0.6% |
| 1984 | 0.7909 modelled data | +0.1% |
| 1985 | 0.7867 modelled data | -0.5% |
| 1986 | 0.7914 modelled data | +0.6% |
| 1987 | 0.7938 modelled data | +0.3% |
| 1988 | 0.7895 modelled data | -0.5% |
| 1989 | 0.7829 modelled data | -0.8% |
| 1990 | 0.7806 modelled data | -0.3% |
| 1991 | 0.7915 modelled data | +1.4% |
| 1992 | 0.8044 modelled data | +1.6% |
| 1993 | 0.8166 modelled data | +1.5% |
| 1994 | 0.8221 modelled data | +0.7% |
| 1995 | 0.8345 modelled data | +1.5% |
| 1996 | 0.848 modelled data | +1.6% |
| 1997 | 0.8552 modelled data | +0.9% |
| 1998 | 0.851 modelled data | -0.5% |
| 1999 | 0.8393 modelled data | -1.4% |
| 2000 | 0.8376 modelled data | -0.2% |
| 2001 | 0.8481 modelled data | +1.2% |
| 2002 | 0.8594 modelled data | +1.3% |
| 2003 | 0.8659 modelled data | +0.8% |
| 2004 | 0.8702 modelled data | +0.5% |
| 2005 | 0.8782 modelled data | +0.9% |
| 2006 | 0.8895 modelled data | +1.3% |
| 2007 | 0.9034 modelled data | +1.6% |
| 2008 | 0.9193 modelled data | +1.8% |
| 2009 | 0.9368 modelled data | +1.9% |
| 2010 | 0.9553 modelled data | +2.0% |
| 2011 | 0.9734 modelled data | +1.9% |
| 2012 | 0.9878 modelled data | +1.5% |
| 2013 | 0.993 modelled data | +0.5% |
| 2014 | 0.9944 modelled data | +0.1% |
| 2015 | 0.9877 modelled data | -0.7% |
| 2016 | 0.9854 modelled data | -0.2% |
| 2017 | 0.9869 modelled data | +0.1% |
| 2018 | 0.9933 modelled data | +0.6% |
| 2019 | 1 modelled data | +1.0% |
| 2020 | 1.01 modelled data | +0.3% |
| 2021 | 1.01 modelled data | +0.5% |
| 2022 | 1.02 modelled data | +0.5% |
| 2023 | 1.02 modelled data | +0.6% |
| 2024 | 1.03 modelled data | +0.5% |
| 2025 | 1.03 modelled data | +0.5% |
Guatemala compared with similar countries
- Guatemala's 1.03 modelled data is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 1.11 modelled data, 93% of the median. (50 countries reporting)
- Guatemala's 1.03 modelled data is below the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 1.12 modelled data, 92% of the median. (27 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 0.7881 modelled data | 0.7822 modelled data | 0.7938 modelled data | 9 |
| 1990s | 0.8243 modelled data | 0.7806 modelled data | 0.8552 modelled data | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.8808 modelled data | 0.8376 modelled data | 0.9368 modelled data | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.986 modelled data | 0.9553 modelled data | 1 modelled data | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.02 modelled data | 1.01 modelled data | 1.03 modelled data | 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, upper secondary education, adjusted gender parity in Guatemala?
- Completion rate, upper secondary education, adjusted gender parity in Guatemala was 1.03 modelled data in 2025, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest completion rate, upper secondary education, adjusted gender parity recorded in Guatemala?
- The highest recorded value was 1.03 modelled data in 2025.
- What is the lowest completion rate, upper secondary education, adjusted gender parity recorded in Guatemala?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.7806 modelled data in 1990.
- How does Guatemala rank for completion rate, upper secondary education, adjusted gender parity?
- Guatemala ranks 106th out of 164 countries with data for 2025.
- Is completion rate, upper secondary education, adjusted gender parity rising or falling in Guatemala?
- Over the last ten years it is up 4.5%. 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, upper 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