Educational attainment rate, completed Bachelor's or equivalent in Guatemala
Guatemala: Educational attainment rate, completed Bachelor's or equivalent was 8.5% in 2024. β² Rising
Educational attainment rate, completed Bachelor's or equivalent in Guatemala, 2012β2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2024, educational attainment rate, completed bachelor's or equivalent in Guatemala stood at 8.5%.
That represents a change of up 19.5% on the previous year and up 69.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, educational attainment rate, completed bachelor's or equivalent in Guatemala peaked at 12.7% in 2022 and was at its lowest, 4.3%, in 2012.
That places Guatemala 84th out of 90 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the bottom quarter.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 6.5% | 4.3% | 9.0% | 4 |
| 2020s | 9.5% | 7.1% | 12.7% | 3 |
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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)
- School enrollment, primary 101.5% (2024)
- Primary education, teachers, per capita 0.0066 units per person (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 8.5% 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 12.7% in 2022.
- What is the lowest educational attainment rate, completed bachelor's or equivalent recorded in Guatemala?
- The lowest recorded value was 4.3% in 2012.
- How does Guatemala rank for educational attainment rate, completed bachelor's or equivalent?
- Guatemala ranks 84th out of 90 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 69.5%. 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, urban, male (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release