Educational attainment rate, completed … female lower location LPIA in Guatemala
Guatemala: Educational attainment rate, completed … female lower location LPIA was 0.4108 LPIA in 2024. ▲ Rising
Educational attainment rate, completed lower secondary education or in Guatemala, 2002–2024
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 0.4108 LPIA, measured in 2024. That is the highest value across all 9 years on record.
The figure is up 21.6% on the previous year and up 10.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, educational attainment rate, completed lower secondary education or in Guatemala peaked at 0.4108 LPIA in 2024 and was at its lowest, 0.1029 LPIA, in 2002.
That places Guatemala 77th out of 95 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the bottom quarter.
Educational attainment rate, completed … female lower location LPIA in Guatemala, year by year
| Year | LPIA | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2002 | 0.1029 LPIA | — |
| 2006 | 0.1449 LPIA | +40.8% |
| 2012 | 0.2811 LPIA | +94.1% |
| 2013 | 0.3705 LPIA | +31.8% |
| 2015 | 0.253 LPIA | -31.7% |
| 2019 | 0.3293 LPIA | +30.1% |
| 2022 | 0.3686 LPIA | +12.0% |
| 2023 | 0.3377 LPIA | -8.4% |
| 2024 | 0.4108 LPIA | +21.6% |
Guatemala compared with similar countries
- Guatemala's 0.4108 LPIA is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 0.7258 LPIA, 57% of the median. (27 countries reporting)
- Guatemala's 0.4108 LPIA is below the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 0.5586 LPIA, 74% of the median. (15 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0.1239 LPIA | 0.1029 LPIA | 0.1449 LPIA | 2 |
| 2010s | 0.3085 LPIA | 0.253 LPIA | 0.3705 LPIA | 4 |
| 2020s | 0.3724 LPIA | 0.3377 LPIA | 0.4108 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 0.4108 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 0.4108 LPIA in 2024.
- What is the lowest educational attainment rate, completed lower secondary education or recorded in Guatemala?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.1029 LPIA in 2002.
- How does Guatemala rank for educational attainment rate, completed lower secondary education or?
- Guatemala ranks 77th 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 10.9%. 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, female, adjusted location parity index (LPIA). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release