Educational attainment rate, completed lower secondary education or in Guatemala
Guatemala: Educational attainment rate, completed lower secondary education or 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 101st of 131 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 education or 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% |
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
- 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 0.8239 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 101st out of 131 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