Educational attainment, at least completed … female short-cycle in Guatemala
Guatemala: Educational attainment, at least completed … female short-cycle was 3.8% in 2023. ▲ Rising
Educational attainment, at least completed short-cycle tertiary in Guatemala, 1973–2023
Source: Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO). Measured in cumulative.
Analysis
The most recent figure for educational attainment, at least completed short-cycle tertiary in Guatemala is 3.8%, measured in 2023.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 18.2% on the previous year and up 41.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, educational attainment, at least completed short-cycle tertiary in Guatemala peaked at 4.8% in 2014 and was at its lowest, 0.5%, in 1973.
That places Guatemala 119th out of 128 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 18 years of available data.
Educational attainment, at least completed … female short-cycle in Guatemala, year by year
| Year | cumulative | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1973 | 0.5% | — |
| 2002 | 2.7% | +442.9% |
| 2003 | 1.8% | -33.9% |
| 2004 | 2.4% | +32.5% |
| 2006 | 2.4% | -0.6% |
| 2010 | 2.8% | +19.8% |
| 2011 | 2.5% | -10.2% |
| 2012 | 1.9% | -25.5% |
| 2013 | 2.7% | +43.3% |
| 2014 | 4.8% | +75.4% |
| 2015 | 3.0% | -37.5% |
| 2016 | 3.4% | +13.9% |
| 2017 | 3.5% | +4.5% |
| 2018 | 3.3% | -5.7% |
| 2019 | 4.3% | +27.8% |
| 2021 | 4.1% | -4.3% |
| 2022 | 4.7% | +14.7% |
| 2023 | 3.8% | -18.2% |
Guatemala compared with similar countries
- Guatemala's 3.8% is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 20.7%, 19% of the median. (39 countries reporting)
- Guatemala's 3.8% is below the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 19.4%, 20% of the median. (23 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Educational attainment, at least completed … female short-cycle in Guatemala changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2002 | +442.9% | 0.5% | 2.7% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 0.5% | 0.5% | 0.5% | 1 |
| 2000s | 2.3% | 1.8% | 2.7% | 4 |
| 2010s | 3.2% | 1.9% | 4.8% | 10 |
| 2020s | 4.2% | 3.8% | 4.7% | 3 |
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 educational attainment, at least completed short-cycle tertiary in Guatemala?
- Educational attainment, at least completed short-cycle tertiary in Guatemala was 3.8% in 2023, according to Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO).
- What is the highest educational attainment, at least completed short-cycle tertiary recorded in Guatemala?
- The highest recorded value was 4.8% in 2014.
- What is the lowest educational attainment, at least completed short-cycle tertiary recorded in Guatemala?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.5% in 1973.
- How does Guatemala rank for educational attainment, at least completed short-cycle tertiary?
- Guatemala ranks 119th out of 128 countries with data for 2023.
- Is educational attainment, at least completed short-cycle tertiary rising or falling in Guatemala?
- Over the last ten years it is up 41.4%. 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 short-cycle tertiary, 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 short-cycle tertiary education.