Duration of compulsory education in Guatemala
Guatemala: Duration of compulsory education was 16 years in 2025. ▬ Flat
Latest (2025)
16 years
Change on year
unchanged
World rank
2nd
of 200 countries
All-time high
16 years
in 1998
All-time low
16 years
in 1998
Years of data
28
1998–2025
Duration of compulsory education in Guatemala, 1998–2025
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in years.
Analysis
Guatemala recorded 16 years for duration of compulsory education in 2025. That is the highest value across all 28 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is unchanged over ten years.
Over the whole period, duration of compulsory education in Guatemala peaked at 16 years in 1998 and was at its lowest, 16 years, in 1998.
Guatemala ranks 2nd of 200 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 16 years | 16 years | 16 years | 2 |
| 2000s | 16 years | 16 years | 16 years | 10 |
| 2010s | 16 years | 16 years | 16 years | 10 |
| 2020s | 16 years | 16 years | 16 years | 6 |
Countries ranked near Guatemala
- 1 Anguilla, United Kingdom-British Overseas Territory 12 years compare
- 1 Cook Islands 12 years compare
- 1 Montserrat, United Kingdom-British Overseas Territory 12 years compare
- 1 Venezuela, República Bolivariana de 17 years compare
- 3 Dominican Republic 15 years compare
- 3 Ecuador 15 years compare
- 3 Israel 15 years compare
- 3 El Salvador 15 years compare
- 3 Tonga 15 years compare
- 4 Niue 11 years compare
- 4 Tokelau 11 years compare
More education data for Guatemala
- 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)
- Lower secondary school starting age 13 years (2025)
- Primary school starting age 7 years (2025)
- School enrollment, primary 101.5% (2024)
- Primary education, teachers, per capita 0.0066 units per person (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is duration of compulsory education in Guatemala?
- Duration of compulsory education in Guatemala was 16 years in 2025, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest duration of compulsory education recorded in Guatemala?
- The highest recorded value was 16 years in 1998.
- What is the lowest duration of compulsory education recorded in Guatemala?
- The lowest recorded value was 16 years in 1998.
- How does Guatemala rank for duration of compulsory education?
- Guatemala ranks 2nd out of 200 countries with data for 2025.
- Is duration of compulsory education rising or falling in Guatemala?
- Over the last ten years it is unchanged. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this Guatemala data come from?
- The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of Duration of compulsory education (years). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release