Completion rate, upper secondary education, rural, richest quintile in Guatemala
Guatemala: Completion rate, upper secondary education, rural, richest quintile was 40.3% in 2015. ▲ Rising
Completion rate, upper secondary education, rural, richest quintile in Guatemala, 2000–2015
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
Guatemala recorded 40.3% for completion rate, upper secondary education, rural, richest quintile in 2015. That is the highest value across all 5 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 4.3% on the previous year and up 87.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, completion rate, upper secondary education, rural, richest quintile in Guatemala peaked at 40.3% in 2015 and was at its lowest, 17.8%, in 2000.
That places Guatemala 18th out of 21 countries with data for 2015, putting it in the bottom quarter.
Completion rate, upper secondary education, rural, richest quintile in Guatemala, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 17.8% | — |
| 2006 | 21.5% | +20.8% |
| 2011 | 33.2% | +54.6% |
| 2014 | 38.6% | +16.1% |
| 2015 | 40.3% | +4.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 19.6% | 17.8% | 21.5% | 2 |
| 2010s | 37.4% | 33.2% | 40.3% | 3 |
Countries ranked near Guatemala
More education data for Guatemala
- 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)
- Primary education, pupils, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Primary education, pupils, per capita 0.1317 units per person (2024)
- Secondary education, duration (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Enrolment in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 2.42 million (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, both sexes (number), annual growth 0.3948 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is completion rate, upper secondary education, rural, richest quintile in Guatemala?
- Completion rate, upper secondary education, rural, richest quintile in Guatemala was 40.3% in 2015, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest completion rate, upper secondary education, rural, richest quintile recorded in Guatemala?
- The highest recorded value was 40.3% in 2015.
- What is the lowest completion rate, upper secondary education, rural, richest quintile recorded in Guatemala?
- The lowest recorded value was 17.8% in 2000.
- How does Guatemala rank for completion rate, upper secondary education, rural, richest quintile?
- Guatemala ranks 18th out of 21 countries with data for 2015.
- Is completion rate, upper secondary education, rural, richest quintile rising or falling in Guatemala?
- Over the last ten years it is up 87.2%. 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, rural, richest quintile, male (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release