Educational attainment rate, completed Bachelor's … Bachelor s male in Guatemala
Guatemala: Educational attainment rate, completed Bachelor's … Bachelor s male was 5.6% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Educational attainment rate, completed Bachelor's or equivalent in Guatemala, 2012–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for educational attainment rate, completed bachelor's or equivalent in Guatemala is 5.6%, measured in 2024.
That represents a change of up 23.0% on the previous year and up 111.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, educational attainment rate, completed bachelor's or equivalent in Guatemala peaked at 6.9% in 2022 and was at its lowest, 2.5%, in 2012.
Guatemala ranks 99th of 112 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
Educational attainment rate, completed Bachelor's … Bachelor s male in Guatemala, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2012 | 2.5% | — |
| 2013 | 2.6% | +4.3% |
| 2015 | 4.7% | +79.8% |
| 2019 | 4.6% | -3.0% |
| 2022 | 6.9% | +51.1% |
| 2023 | 4.5% | -34.8% |
| 2024 | 5.6% | +23.0% |
Guatemala compared with similar countries
- Guatemala's 5.6% is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 14.8%, 37% of the median. (31 countries reporting)
- Guatemala's 5.6% is below the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 12.5%, 44% of the median. (16 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 3.6% | 2.5% | 4.7% | 4 |
| 2020s | 5.7% | 4.5% | 6.9% | 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 rate, completed bachelor's or equivalent in Guatemala?
- Educational attainment rate, completed bachelor's or equivalent in Guatemala was 5.6% in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest educational attainment rate, completed bachelor's or equivalent recorded in Guatemala?
- The highest recorded value was 6.9% in 2022.
- What is the lowest educational attainment rate, completed bachelor's or equivalent recorded in Guatemala?
- The lowest recorded value was 2.5% in 2012.
- How does Guatemala rank for educational attainment rate, completed bachelor's or equivalent?
- Guatemala ranks 99th out of 112 countries with data for 2024.
- Is educational attainment rate, completed bachelor's or equivalent rising or falling in Guatemala?
- Over the last ten years it is up 111.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Guatemala data come from?
- The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of Educational attainment rate, completed Bachelor's or equivalent education or higher, population 25+ years, male (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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February 2026 Data Release