Educational attainment, at least completed upper secondary in Guatemala
Guatemala: Educational attainment, at least completed upper secondary was 17.9% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Educational attainment, at least completed upper secondary in Guatemala, 1981–2024
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 17.9%, measured in 2024.
That represents a change of down 45.8% on the previous year and down 32.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, educational attainment, at least completed upper secondary in Guatemala peaked at 33.1% in 2023 and was at its lowest, 6.2%, in 1981.
That places Guatemala 122nd out of 142 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 17 years of available data.
Educational attainment, at least completed upper secondary in Guatemala, year by year
| Year | cumulative | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1981 | 6.2% | — |
| 2000 | 12.7% | +104.8% |
| 2002 | 13.3% | +4.6% |
| 2003 | 11.0% | -16.9% |
| 2006 | 10.6% | -4.1% |
| 2010 | 12.8% | +20.6% |
| 2012 | 17.6% | +38.2% |
| 2013 | 19.4% | +9.7% |
| 2014 | 26.6% | +37.4% |
| 2015 | 15.1% | -43.2% |
| 2016 | 15.9% | +5.4% |
| 2017 | 15.7% | -1.5% |
| 2019 | 24.0% | +53.1% |
| 2021 | 16.8% | -30.2% |
| 2022 | 18.1% | +7.8% |
| 2023 | 33.1% | +83.1% |
| 2024 | 17.9% | -45.8% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 6.2% | 6.2% | 6.2% | 1 |
| 2000s | 11.9% | 10.6% | 13.3% | 4 |
| 2010s | 18.4% | 12.8% | 26.6% | 8 |
| 2020s | 21.5% | 16.8% | 33.1% | 4 |
Countries ranked near Guatemala
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)
- Primary secondary enrollment completion rates, gaps filled 101.49 (2024)
- School enrollment, primary 101.5% (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is educational attainment, at least completed upper secondary in Guatemala?
- Educational attainment, at least completed upper secondary in Guatemala was 17.9% 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 33.1% in 2023.
- What is the lowest educational attainment, at least completed upper secondary recorded in Guatemala?
- The lowest recorded value was 6.2% in 1981.
- How does Guatemala rank for educational attainment, at least completed upper secondary?
- Guatemala ranks 122nd out of 142 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 32.6%. 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+, total (%) (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 upper secondary education.