Educational attainment rate, completed lower secondary education or in Guatemala
Guatemala: Educational attainment rate, completed lower secondary education or was 0.4283 LPIA in 2024. ▲ Rising
Educational attainment rate, completed lower secondary education or in Guatemala, 2000–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in LPIA.
Analysis
The most recent figure for educational attainment rate, completed lower secondary education or in Guatemala is 0.4283 LPIA, measured in 2024.
That represents a change of down 34.1% on the previous year and up 72.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, educational attainment rate, completed lower secondary education or in Guatemala peaked at 0.6501 LPIA in 2023 and was at its lowest, 0.1212 LPIA, in 2002.
Guatemala ranks 79th of 95 countries on this measure, 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 | LPIA | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 0.1238 LPIA | — |
| 2002 | 0.1212 LPIA | -2.1% |
| 2006 | 0.1595 LPIA | +31.7% |
| 2012 | 0.3076 LPIA | +92.8% |
| 2013 | 0.369 LPIA | +20.0% |
| 2014 | 0.2487 LPIA | -32.6% |
| 2015 | 0.2771 LPIA | +11.4% |
| 2019 | 0.3848 LPIA | +38.9% |
| 2022 | 0.3857 LPIA | +0.2% |
| 2023 | 0.6501 LPIA | +68.6% |
| 2024 | 0.4283 LPIA | -34.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0.1348 LPIA | 0.1212 LPIA | 0.1595 LPIA | 3 |
| 2010s | 0.3174 LPIA | 0.2487 LPIA | 0.3848 LPIA | 5 |
| 2020s | 0.488 LPIA | 0.3857 LPIA | 0.6501 LPIA | 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 0.4283 LPIA 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 0.6501 LPIA in 2023.
- What is the lowest educational attainment rate, completed lower secondary education or recorded in Guatemala?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.1212 LPIA in 2002.
- How does Guatemala rank for educational attainment rate, completed lower secondary education or?
- Guatemala ranks 79th out of 95 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 72.2%. 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, adjusted location parity index (LPIA). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release