Educational attainment, at least completed upper secondary in Guatemala
Guatemala: Educational attainment, at least completed upper secondary was 17.3% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Educational attainment, at least completed upper secondary in Guatemala, 2000–2024
Source: Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO). Measured in cumulative.
Analysis
The most recent figure for educational attainment, at least completed upper secondary in Guatemala is 17.3%, measured in 2024.
That represents a change of down 43.7% on the previous year and down 21.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, educational attainment, at least completed upper secondary in Guatemala peaked at 30.7% in 2023 and was at its lowest, 9.3%, in 2006.
Guatemala ranks 118th of 141 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 16 years of available data.
Educational attainment, at least completed upper secondary in Guatemala, year by year
| Year | cumulative | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 11.4% | — |
| 2002 | 12.2% | +7.3% |
| 2003 | 9.4% | -23.3% |
| 2006 | 9.3% | -0.9% |
| 2010 | 11.6% | +24.8% |
| 2012 | 15.6% | +34.4% |
| 2013 | 18.1% | +16.1% |
| 2014 | 22.1% | +22.1% |
| 2015 | 13.6% | -38.5% |
| 2016 | 15.1% | +11.4% |
| 2017 | 14.6% | -3.7% |
| 2019 | 22.4% | +53.8% |
| 2021 | 15.6% | -30.6% |
| 2022 | 17.0% | +9.3% |
| 2023 | 30.7% | +80.5% |
| 2024 | 17.3% | -43.7% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 10.6% | 9.3% | 12.2% | 4 |
| 2010s | 16.6% | 11.6% | 22.4% | 8 |
| 2020s | 20.1% | 15.6% | 30.7% | 4 |
Countries ranked near Guatemala
More education data for Guatemala
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 22.73 % change on previous year (2015)
- Teachers in primary education, female (number), gaps filled 82,077 (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, male (number), gaps filled 40,285 (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) 279,477 (2023)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) 25.62 % change on previous year (2015)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number), gaps 225,289 (2023)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number) 19.56 % change on previous year (2015)
- Theoretical duration of primary education (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Theoretical duration of pre-primary education (years), annual growth 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Start of the academic school year (pre-primary to post-secondary non) 0.0494 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is educational attainment, at least completed upper secondary in Guatemala?
- Educational attainment, at least completed upper secondary in Guatemala was 17.3% in 2024, according to Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO).
- What is the highest educational attainment, at least completed upper secondary recorded in Guatemala?
- The highest recorded value was 30.7% in 2023.
- What is the lowest educational attainment, at least completed upper secondary recorded in Guatemala?
- The lowest recorded value was 9.3% in 2006.
- How does Guatemala rank for educational attainment, at least completed upper secondary?
- Guatemala ranks 118th out of 141 countries with data for 2024.
- Is educational attainment, at least completed upper secondary rising or falling in Guatemala?
- Over the last ten years it is down 21.7%. 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 upper secondary, population 25+, female (%) (cumulative). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
The percentage of population ages 25 and over that attained or completed upper secondary education.