Educational attainment rate, completed lower secondary … lower female in Guatemala
Guatemala: Educational attainment rate, completed lower secondary … lower female was 31.0% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Educational attainment rate, completed lower secondary education or in Guatemala, 1973–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
Guatemala recorded 31.0% for educational attainment rate, completed lower secondary education or in 2024.
The figure is down 20.6% on the previous year and up 37.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, educational attainment rate, completed lower secondary education or in Guatemala peaked at 39.1% in 2023 and was at its lowest, 5.3%, in 1973.
That places Guatemala 109th out of 132 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 12 years of available data.
Educational attainment rate, completed lower secondary … lower female in Guatemala, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1973 | 5.3% | — |
| 2000 | 14.2% | +167.9% |
| 2002 | 15.5% | +9.3% |
| 2006 | 12.6% | -18.8% |
| 2012 | 21.2% | +68.4% |
| 2013 | 22.7% | +6.9% |
| 2014 | 22.6% | -0.4% |
| 2015 | 22.5% | -0.6% |
| 2019 | 29.5% | +31.1% |
| 2022 | 30.2% | +2.6% |
| 2023 | 39.1% | +29.4% |
| 2024 | 31.0% | -20.6% |
Guatemala compared with similar countries
- Guatemala's 31.0% is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 66.3%, 47% of the median. (38 countries reporting)
- Guatemala's 31.0% is below the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 63.4%, 49% of the median. (26 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 5.3% | 5.3% | 5.3% | 1 |
| 2000s | 14.1% | 12.6% | 15.5% | 3 |
| 2010s | 23.7% | 21.2% | 29.5% | 5 |
| 2020s | 33.5% | 30.2% | 39.1% | 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 31.0% 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 39.1% in 2023.
- What is the lowest educational attainment rate, completed lower secondary education or recorded in Guatemala?
- The lowest recorded value was 5.3% in 1973.
- How does Guatemala rank for educational attainment rate, completed lower secondary education or?
- Guatemala ranks 109th out of 132 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 37.3%. 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 (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release