Educational attainment rate, completed … male lower location LPIA in Guatemala
Guatemala: Educational attainment rate, completed … male lower location LPIA was 0.4448 LPIA in 2024. ▲ Rising
Latest (2024)
0.4448 LPIA
Change on year
up 12.5%
World rank
78th
of 95 countries
All-time high
0.4448 LPIA
in 2024
All-time low
0.1353 LPIA
in 2002
Years of data
9
2002–2024
Educational attainment rate, completed lower secondary education or in Guatemala, 2002–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in LPIA.
Analysis
In 2024, educational attainment rate, completed lower secondary education or in Guatemala stood at 0.4448 LPIA. That is the highest value across all 9 years on record.
The figure is up 12.5% on the previous year and up 21.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, educational attainment rate, completed lower secondary education or in Guatemala peaked at 0.4448 LPIA in 2024 and was at its lowest, 0.1353 LPIA, in 2002.
Guatemala ranks 78th of 95 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
Educational attainment rate, completed … male lower location LPIA in Guatemala, year by year
| Year | LPIA | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2002 | 0.1353 LPIA | — |
| 2006 | 0.1691 LPIA | +25.0% |
| 2012 | 0.3311 LPIA | +95.8% |
| 2013 | 0.3668 LPIA | +10.8% |
| 2015 | 0.299 LPIA | -18.5% |
| 2019 | 0.4362 LPIA | +45.9% |
| 2022 | 0.4028 LPIA | -7.7% |
| 2023 | 0.3953 LPIA | -1.9% |
| 2024 | 0.4448 LPIA | +12.5% |
Guatemala compared with similar countries
- Guatemala's 0.4448 LPIA is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 0.7141 LPIA, 62% of the median. (27 countries reporting)
- Guatemala's 0.4448 LPIA is below the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 0.5367 LPIA, 83% of the median. (15 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0.1522 LPIA | 0.1353 LPIA | 0.1691 LPIA | 2 |
| 2010s | 0.3583 LPIA | 0.299 LPIA | 0.4362 LPIA | 4 |
| 2020s | 0.4143 LPIA | 0.3953 LPIA | 0.4448 LPIA | 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 lower secondary education or in Guatemala?
- Educational attainment rate, completed lower secondary education or in Guatemala was 0.4448 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 0.4448 LPIA in 2024.
- What is the lowest educational attainment rate, completed lower secondary education or recorded in Guatemala?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.1353 LPIA in 2002.
- How does Guatemala rank for educational attainment rate, completed lower secondary education or?
- Guatemala ranks 78th 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 21.2%. 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, male, adjusted location parity index (LPIA). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release