Educational attainment rate, completed lower secondary education or in Guatemala
Guatemala: Educational attainment rate, completed lower secondary education or 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 secondary education or 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% |
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
- 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 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