Educational attainment, at least completed upper secondary in Guatemala
Guatemala: Educational attainment, at least completed upper secondary was 18.8% 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
In 2024, educational attainment, at least completed upper secondary in Guatemala stood at 18.8%.
The figure is down 48.0% on the previous year and down 40.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, educational attainment, at least completed upper secondary in Guatemala peaked at 36.1% in 2023 and was at its lowest, 12.2%, in 2006.
Guatemala ranks 123rd of 140 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 | 14.2% | — |
| 2002 | 14.5% | +1.8% |
| 2003 | 12.9% | -11.0% |
| 2006 | 12.2% | -5.4% |
| 2010 | 14.1% | +16.3% |
| 2012 | 20.0% | +41.6% |
| 2013 | 20.8% | +4.0% |
| 2014 | 31.3% | +50.2% |
| 2015 | 17.0% | -45.7% |
| 2016 | 16.8% | -0.9% |
| 2017 | 17.0% | +0.8% |
| 2019 | 26.0% | +53.2% |
| 2021 | 18.2% | -30.0% |
| 2022 | 19.4% | +6.5% |
| 2023 | 36.1% | +86.1% |
| 2024 | 18.8% | -48.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 13.4% | 12.2% | 14.5% | 4 |
| 2010s | 20.4% | 14.1% | 31.3% | 8 |
| 2020s | 23.1% | 18.2% | 36.1% | 4 |
Countries ranked near Guatemala
More education data for Guatemala
- 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)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 504,766 (2023)
- 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)
Frequently asked questions
- What is educational attainment, at least completed upper secondary in Guatemala?
- Educational attainment, at least completed upper secondary in Guatemala was 18.8% 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 36.1% in 2023.
- What is the lowest educational attainment, at least completed upper secondary recorded in Guatemala?
- The lowest recorded value was 12.2% in 2006.
- How does Guatemala rank for educational attainment, at least completed upper secondary?
- Guatemala ranks 123rd out of 140 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 40.0%. 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+, male (%) (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.