Educational attainment rate, completed Master's … Master urban both in Guatemala
Guatemala: Educational attainment rate, completed Master's … Master urban both was 0.6% in 2023. ◆ Volatile
Educational attainment rate, completed Master's or equivalent in Guatemala, 2012–2023
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for educational attainment rate, completed master's or equivalent in Guatemala is 0.6%, measured in 2023. That is the highest value across all 5 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 82.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, educational attainment rate, completed master's or equivalent in Guatemala peaked at 0.6% in 2023 and was at its lowest, 0.1%, in 2019.
Guatemala ranks 66th of 67 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
Educational attainment rate, completed Master's … Master urban both in Guatemala, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2012 | 0.3% | — |
| 2013 | 0.4% | +31.7% |
| 2014 | 0.4% | +18.2% |
| 2019 | 0.1% | -79.9% |
| 2023 | 0.6% | +669.0% |
Guatemala compared with similar countries
- Guatemala's 0.6% is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 3.5%, 18% of the median. (18 countries reporting)
- Guatemala's 0.6% is below the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 3.5%, 18% of the median. (11 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 0.3% | 0.1% | 0.4% | 4 |
| 2020s | 0.6% | 0.6% | 0.6% | 1 |
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 master's or equivalent in Guatemala?
- Educational attainment rate, completed master's or equivalent in Guatemala was 0.6% in 2023, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest educational attainment rate, completed master's or equivalent recorded in Guatemala?
- The highest recorded value was 0.6% in 2023.
- What is the lowest educational attainment rate, completed master's or equivalent recorded in Guatemala?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.1% in 2019.
- How does Guatemala rank for educational attainment rate, completed master's or equivalent?
- Guatemala ranks 66th out of 67 countries with data for 2023.
- Is educational attainment rate, completed master's or equivalent rising or falling in Guatemala?
- Over the last ten years it is up 82.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Guatemala data come from?
- The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of Educational attainment rate, completed Master's or equivalent 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