Educational attainment, at least completed lower secondary in Guatemala
Guatemala: Educational attainment, at least completed lower secondary was 31.0% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Educational attainment, at least completed lower secondary in Guatemala, 1973–2024
Source: Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO). Measured in cumulative.
Analysis
Guatemala recorded 31.0% for educational attainment, at least completed lower secondary in 2024.
That represents a change of down 20.6% on the previous year and up 37.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, educational attainment, at least completed lower secondary in Guatemala peaked at 39.1% in 2023 and was at its lowest, 5.3%, in 1973.
That places Guatemala 108th out of 131 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 12 years of available data.
Educational attainment, at least completed lower secondary in Guatemala, year by year
| Year | cumulative | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1973 | 5.3% | — |
| 2000 | 14.2% | +167.9% |
| 2002 | 15.5% | +9.3% |
| 2006 | 12.6% | -18.8% |
| 2012 | 21.2% | +68.4% |
| 2013 | 22.7% | +6.9% |
| 2014 | 22.6% | -0.4% |
| 2015 | 22.5% | -0.6% |
| 2019 | 29.5% | +31.1% |
| 2022 | 30.2% | +2.6% |
| 2023 | 39.1% | +29.4% |
| 2024 | 31.0% | -20.6% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 5.3% | 5.3% | 5.3% | 1 |
| 2000s | 14.1% | 12.6% | 15.5% | 3 |
| 2010s | 23.7% | 21.2% | 29.5% | 5 |
| 2020s | 33.5% | 30.2% | 39.1% | 3 |
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More education data for Guatemala
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 1.13 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), annual growth 4.81 % change on previous year (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 122,362 (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), annual growth rate 18.32 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), gaps filled 568,520 (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), annual growth rate 4.78 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), gaps filled 561,596 (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), annual growth rate 4.84 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 663,774 (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), annual -1.39 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is educational attainment, at least completed lower secondary in Guatemala?
- Educational attainment, at least completed lower secondary in Guatemala was 31.0% in 2024, according to Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO).
- What is the highest educational attainment, at least completed lower secondary recorded in Guatemala?
- The highest recorded value was 39.1% in 2023.
- What is the lowest educational attainment, at least completed lower secondary recorded in Guatemala?
- The lowest recorded value was 5.3% in 1973.
- How does Guatemala rank for educational attainment, at least completed lower secondary?
- Guatemala ranks 108th out of 131 countries with data for 2024.
- Is educational attainment, at least completed lower secondary rising or falling in Guatemala?
- Over the last ten years it is up 37.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Guatemala data come from?
- The figures come from Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO), published as part of Educational attainment, at least completed lower secondary, population 25+, female (%) (cumulative). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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The percentage of population ages 25 and over that attained or completed lower secondary education.