Educational attainment rate, completed lower … lower urban both in Guatemala
Guatemala: Educational attainment rate, completed lower … lower urban both was 44.6% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Educational attainment rate, completed lower secondary education or in Guatemala, 2000–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2024, educational attainment rate, completed lower secondary education or in Guatemala stood at 44.6%.
That represents a change of down 17.9% on the previous year and up 17.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, educational attainment rate, completed lower secondary education or in Guatemala peaked at 54.3% in 2023 and was at its lowest, 25.6%, in 2006.
That places Guatemala 83rd out of 97 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 11 years of available data.
Educational attainment rate, completed lower … lower urban both in Guatemala, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 32.3% | — |
| 2002 | 30.6% | -5.3% |
| 2006 | 25.6% | -16.3% |
| 2012 | 35.9% | +40.1% |
| 2013 | 36.5% | +1.7% |
| 2014 | 37.8% | +3.6% |
| 2015 | 40.5% | +7.2% |
| 2019 | 44.8% | +10.6% |
| 2022 | 49.5% | +10.5% |
| 2023 | 54.3% | +9.7% |
| 2024 | 44.6% | -17.9% |
Guatemala compared with similar countries
- Guatemala's 44.6% is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 75.5%, 59% of the median. (27 countries reporting)
- Guatemala's 44.6% is below the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 68.1%, 65% of the median. (15 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 29.5% | 25.6% | 32.3% | 3 |
| 2010s | 39.1% | 35.9% | 44.8% | 5 |
| 2020s | 49.5% | 44.6% | 54.3% | 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 44.6% 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 54.3% in 2023.
- What is the lowest educational attainment rate, completed lower secondary education or recorded in Guatemala?
- The lowest recorded value was 25.6% in 2006.
- How does Guatemala rank for educational attainment rate, completed lower secondary education or?
- Guatemala ranks 83rd out of 97 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 17.9%. 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, urban, both sexes (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release