Completion rate, upper secondary education, urban, male in Guatemala
Guatemala: Completion rate, upper secondary education, urban, male was 28.4% in 2024. ▼ Falling
Completion rate, upper secondary education, urban, male in Guatemala, 2000–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for completion rate, upper secondary education, urban, male in Guatemala is 28.4%, measured in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 7 years on record.
The figure is down 25.6% on the previous year and down 37.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, completion rate, upper secondary education, urban, male in Guatemala peaked at 45.1% in 2014 and was at its lowest, 28.4%, in 2024.
That places Guatemala 76th out of 81 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the bottom quarter.
Completion rate, upper secondary education, urban, male in Guatemala, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 35.6% | — |
| 2006 | 41.4% | +16.3% |
| 2011 | 36.8% | -11.1% |
| 2014 | 45.1% | +22.5% |
| 2015 | 40.9% | -9.2% |
| 2022 | 38.1% | -6.8% |
| 2024 | 28.4% | -25.6% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 38.5% | 35.6% | 41.4% | 2 |
| 2010s | 41.0% | 36.8% | 45.1% | 3 |
| 2020s | 33.3% | 28.4% | 38.1% | 2 |
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More education data for Guatemala
- Theoretical duration of upper secondary education (years), annual 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Theoretical duration of secondary education (years), annual growth 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Start of the academic school year (tertiary education), gaps filled 2,023 tertiary education (2023)
- Start of the academic school year (tertiary education), annual growth 0.0495 % change on previous year (2023)
- Primary education, teachers, gaps filled 122,362 (2024)
- Duration of pre primary education, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Duration of pre primary education 3 (2025)
- Official entrance age to pre primary education 4 (2025)
- Population ages 15-64 64.0% (2025)
- Population ages 0-14 31.0% (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is completion rate, upper secondary education, urban, male in Guatemala?
- Completion rate, upper secondary education, urban, male in Guatemala was 28.4% in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest completion rate, upper secondary education, urban, male recorded in Guatemala?
- The highest recorded value was 45.1% in 2014.
- What is the lowest completion rate, upper secondary education, urban, male recorded in Guatemala?
- The lowest recorded value was 28.4% in 2024.
- How does Guatemala rank for completion rate, upper secondary education, urban, male?
- Guatemala ranks 76th out of 81 countries with data for 2024.
- Is completion rate, upper secondary education, urban, male rising or falling in Guatemala?
- Over the last ten years it is down 37.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Guatemala data come from?
- The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of Completion rate, upper secondary education, urban, male (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release