Educational attainment rate, completed lower secondary education or in Guatemala
Guatemala: Educational attainment rate, completed lower secondary education or was 0.8316 GPIA in 2024. ▲ Rising
Educational attainment rate, completed lower secondary education or in Guatemala, 2000–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in GPIA.
Analysis
Guatemala recorded 0.8316 GPIA for educational attainment rate, completed lower secondary education or in 2024.
That represents a change of down 1.5% on the previous year and up 1.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, educational attainment rate, completed lower secondary education or in Guatemala peaked at 0.8558 GPIA in 2019 and was at its lowest, 0.7128 GPIA, in 2006.
That places Guatemala 76th out of 97 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 11 years of available data.
Educational attainment rate, completed lower secondary education or in Guatemala, year by year
| Year | GPIA | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 0.744 GPIA | — |
| 2002 | 0.806 GPIA | +8.3% |
| 2006 | 0.7128 GPIA | -11.6% |
| 2012 | 0.792 GPIA | +11.1% |
| 2013 | 0.7849 GPIA | -0.9% |
| 2014 | 0.8167 GPIA | +4.0% |
| 2015 | 0.8024 GPIA | -1.8% |
| 2019 | 0.8558 GPIA | +6.7% |
| 2022 | 0.8435 GPIA | -1.4% |
| 2023 | 0.844 GPIA | +0.1% |
| 2024 | 0.8316 GPIA | -1.5% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0.7543 GPIA | 0.7128 GPIA | 0.806 GPIA | 3 |
| 2010s | 0.8104 GPIA | 0.7849 GPIA | 0.8558 GPIA | 5 |
| 2020s | 0.8397 GPIA | 0.8316 GPIA | 0.844 GPIA | 3 |
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 rate, completed lower secondary education or in Guatemala?
- Educational attainment rate, completed lower secondary education or in Guatemala was 0.8316 GPIA in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest educational attainment rate, completed lower secondary education or recorded in Guatemala?
- The highest recorded value was 0.8558 GPIA in 2019.
- What is the lowest educational attainment rate, completed lower secondary education or recorded in Guatemala?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.7128 GPIA in 2006.
- How does Guatemala rank for educational attainment rate, completed lower secondary education or?
- Guatemala ranks 76th out of 97 countries with data for 2024.
- Is educational attainment rate, completed lower secondary education or rising or falling in Guatemala?
- Over the last ten years it is up 1.8%. 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 lower secondary education or higher, population 25+ years, urban, adjusted gender parity index (GPIA). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release