Educational attainment rate, completed lower secondary … lower gender in Guatemala
Guatemala: Educational attainment rate, completed lower secondary … lower gender was 0.8239 GPIA in 2024. ▲ Rising
Educational attainment rate, completed lower secondary education or in Guatemala, 1973–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in GPIA.
Analysis
In 2024, educational attainment rate, completed lower secondary education or in Guatemala stood at 0.8239 GPIA.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 2.9% on the previous year and down 0.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, educational attainment rate, completed lower secondary education or in Guatemala peaked at 0.8482 GPIA in 2023 and was at its lowest, 0.7249 GPIA, in 2006.
Guatemala ranks 102nd of 132 countries on this measure, 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 gender in Guatemala, year by year
| Year | GPIA | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1973 | 0.7671 GPIA | — |
| 2000 | 0.7553 GPIA | -1.5% |
| 2002 | 0.8191 GPIA | +8.4% |
| 2006 | 0.7249 GPIA | -11.5% |
| 2012 | 0.7683 GPIA | +6.0% |
| 2013 | 0.7901 GPIA | +2.8% |
| 2014 | 0.8248 GPIA | +4.4% |
| 2015 | 0.7838 GPIA | -5.0% |
| 2019 | 0.822 GPIA | +4.9% |
| 2022 | 0.8237 GPIA | +0.2% |
| 2023 | 0.8482 GPIA | +3.0% |
| 2024 | 0.8239 GPIA | -2.9% |
Guatemala compared with similar countries
- Guatemala's 0.8239 GPIA is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 0.9818 GPIA, 84% of the median. (38 countries reporting)
- Guatemala's 0.8239 GPIA is below the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 1.02 GPIA, 81% of the median. (26 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 0.7671 GPIA | 0.7671 GPIA | 0.7671 GPIA | 1 |
| 2000s | 0.7664 GPIA | 0.7249 GPIA | 0.8191 GPIA | 3 |
| 2010s | 0.7978 GPIA | 0.7683 GPIA | 0.8248 GPIA | 5 |
| 2020s | 0.8319 GPIA | 0.8237 GPIA | 0.8482 GPIA | 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 0.8239 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 0.8482 GPIA in 2023.
- What is the lowest educational attainment rate, completed lower secondary education or recorded in Guatemala?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.7249 GPIA in 2006.
- How does Guatemala rank for educational attainment rate, completed lower secondary education or?
- Guatemala ranks 102nd 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 down 0.1%. 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 gender parity index (GPIA). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release