Educational attainment rate, completed Master's … Master urban gender in Guatemala
Guatemala: Educational attainment rate, completed Master's … Master urban gender was 0.9572 GPIA in 2023. ◆ Volatile
Educational attainment rate, completed Master's or equivalent in Guatemala, 2012–2023
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in GPIA.
Analysis
Guatemala recorded 0.9572 GPIA for educational attainment rate, completed master's or equivalent in 2023. That is the highest value across all 5 years on record.
The figure is up 24.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, educational attainment rate, completed master's or equivalent in Guatemala peaked at 0.9572 GPIA in 2023 and was at its lowest, 0.1664 GPIA, in 2019.
Guatemala ranks 35th of 63 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
Educational attainment rate, completed Master's … Master urban gender in Guatemala, year by year
| Year | GPIA | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2012 | 0.3408 GPIA | — |
| 2013 | 0.7714 GPIA | +126.3% |
| 2014 | 0.429 GPIA | -44.4% |
| 2019 | 0.1664 GPIA | -61.2% |
| 2023 | 0.9572 GPIA | +475.2% |
Guatemala compared with similar countries
- Guatemala's 0.9572 GPIA is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 0.9744 GPIA, 98% of the median. (18 countries reporting)
- Guatemala's 0.9572 GPIA is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 0.9036 GPIA, 1.1× the median. (11 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 0.4269 GPIA | 0.1664 GPIA | 0.7714 GPIA | 4 |
| 2020s | 0.9572 GPIA | 0.9572 GPIA | 0.9572 GPIA | 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 0.9572 GPIA 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 0.9572 GPIA in 2023.
- What is the lowest educational attainment rate, completed master's or equivalent recorded in Guatemala?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.1664 GPIA in 2019.
- How does Guatemala rank for educational attainment rate, completed master's or equivalent?
- Guatemala ranks 35th out of 63 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 24.1%. 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, adjusted gender parity index (GPIA). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release