Completion rate, upper secondary education, both … modelled data both in Guatemala
Guatemala: Completion rate, upper secondary education, both … modelled data both was 40.8% in 2025. ▲ Rising
Completion rate, upper secondary education, both sexes (modelled data) in Guatemala, 1981–2025
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
Guatemala recorded 40.8% for completion rate, upper 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 2.3% on the previous year and up 23.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, completion rate, upper secondary education, both sexes (modelled data) in Guatemala peaked at 40.8% in 2025 and was at its lowest, 12.5%, in 1981.
That places Guatemala 107th 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, both … modelled data both in Guatemala, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1981 | 12.5% | — |
| 1982 | 12.8% | +2.9% |
| 1983 | 13.1% | +1.9% |
| 1984 | 13.3% | +1.6% |
| 1985 | 13.4% | +0.6% |
| 1986 | 13.5% | +1.0% |
| 1987 | 13.6% | +0.7% |
| 1988 | 13.7% | +0.9% |
| 1989 | 13.9% | +1.7% |
| 1990 | 14.1% | +1.5% |
| 1991 | 14.4% | +1.9% |
| 1992 | 14.7% | +2.3% |
| 1993 | 14.9% | +1.4% |
| 1994 | 15.2% | +1.7% |
| 1995 | 15.4% | +1.3% |
| 1996 | 15.8% | +2.6% |
| 1997 | 16.3% | +3.0% |
| 1998 | 16.8% | +3.1% |
| 1999 | 17.2% | +2.7% |
| 2000 | 17.7% | +2.8% |
| 2001 | 18.4% | +3.7% |
| 2002 | 19.2% | +4.4% |
| 2003 | 20.0% | +4.1% |
| 2004 | 20.8% | +3.9% |
| 2005 | 21.6% | +4.1% |
| 2006 | 22.8% | +5.7% |
| 2007 | 24.3% | +6.2% |
| 2008 | 25.6% | +5.4% |
| 2009 | 26.7% | +4.3% |
| 2010 | 27.8% | +4.2% |
| 2011 | 29.0% | +4.3% |
| 2012 | 30.2% | +4.1% |
| 2013 | 31.2% | +3.5% |
| 2014 | 32.2% | +3.2% |
| 2015 | 33.2% | +3.0% |
| 2016 | 34.0% | +2.6% |
| 2017 | 34.9% | +2.4% |
| 2018 | 35.5% | +2.0% |
| 2019 | 36.1% | +1.7% |
| 2020 | 36.8% | +1.8% |
| 2021 | 37.6% | +2.0% |
| 2022 | 38.4% | +2.3% |
| 2023 | 39.2% | +2.1% |
| 2024 | 39.9% | +1.7% |
| 2025 | 40.8% | +2.3% |
Guatemala compared with similar countries
- Guatemala's 40.8% is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 72.5%, 56% of the median. (50 countries reporting)
- Guatemala's 40.8% is below the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 67.1%, 61% of the median. (27 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 13.3% | 12.5% | 13.9% | 9 |
| 1990s | 15.5% | 14.1% | 17.2% | 10 |
| 2000s | 21.7% | 17.7% | 26.7% | 10 |
| 2010s | 32.4% | 27.8% | 36.1% | 10 |
| 2020s | 38.8% | 36.8% | 40.8% | 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, both sexes (modelled data) in Guatemala?
- Completion rate, upper secondary education, both sexes (modelled data) in Guatemala was 40.8% in 2025, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest completion rate, upper secondary education, both sexes (modelled data) recorded in Guatemala?
- The highest recorded value was 40.8% in 2025.
- What is the lowest completion rate, upper secondary education, both sexes (modelled data) recorded in Guatemala?
- The lowest recorded value was 12.5% in 1981.
- How does Guatemala rank for completion rate, upper secondary education, both sexes (modelled data)?
- Guatemala ranks 107th out of 164 countries with data for 2025.
- Is completion rate, upper secondary education, both sexes (modelled data) rising or falling in Guatemala?
- Over the last ten years it is up 23.0%. 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, upper secondary education, both sexes (modelled data) (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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February 2026 Data Release