Educational attainment rate, completed lower secondary … lower both in Guatemala
Guatemala: Educational attainment rate, completed lower secondary … lower both was 33.9% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Educational attainment rate, completed lower secondary education or in Guatemala, 1973–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2024, educational attainment rate, completed lower secondary education or in Guatemala stood at 33.9%.
That represents a change of down 19.7% on the previous year and up 36.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, educational attainment rate, completed lower secondary education or in Guatemala peaked at 42.2% in 2023 and was at its lowest, 6.1%, in 1973.
That places Guatemala 116th out of 135 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 13 years of available data.
Educational attainment rate, completed lower secondary … lower both in Guatemala, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1973 | 6.1% | — |
| 1981 | 9.1% | +49.2% |
| 2000 | 16.4% | +80.2% |
| 2002 | 17.1% | +4.6% |
| 2006 | 14.8% | -14.0% |
| 2012 | 24.2% | +63.9% |
| 2013 | 25.5% | +5.3% |
| 2014 | 24.9% | -2.2% |
| 2015 | 25.2% | +1.3% |
| 2019 | 32.3% | +28.0% |
| 2022 | 33.1% | +2.6% |
| 2023 | 42.2% | +27.4% |
| 2024 | 33.9% | -19.7% |
Guatemala compared with similar countries
- Guatemala's 33.9% is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 69.0%, 49% of the median. (39 countries reporting)
- Guatemala's 33.9% is below the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 63.0%, 54% of the median. (26 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 6.1% | 6.1% | 6.1% | 1 |
| 1980s | 9.1% | 9.1% | 9.1% | 1 |
| 2000s | 16.1% | 14.8% | 17.1% | 3 |
| 2010s | 26.4% | 24.2% | 32.3% | 5 |
| 2020s | 36.4% | 33.1% | 42.2% | 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 33.9% 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 42.2% in 2023.
- What is the lowest educational attainment rate, completed lower secondary education or recorded in Guatemala?
- The lowest recorded value was 6.1% in 1973.
- How does Guatemala rank for educational attainment rate, completed lower secondary education or?
- Guatemala ranks 116th out of 135 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 36.1%. 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, both sexes (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release