Educational attainment rate, completed primary education or higher in Guatemala
Guatemala: Educational attainment rate, completed primary education or higher was 36.4% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Educational attainment rate, completed primary education or higher in Guatemala, 2000–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
Guatemala recorded 36.4% for educational attainment rate, completed primary education or higher in 2024.
That represents a change of down 29.8% on the previous year and up 74.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, educational attainment rate, completed primary education or higher in Guatemala peaked at 51.8% in 2023 and was at its lowest, 9.3%, in 2000.
Guatemala ranks 86th of 103 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 19 years of available data.
Educational attainment rate, completed primary education or higher in Guatemala, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 9.3% | — |
| 2002 | 9.5% | +1.9% |
| 2003 | 14.8% | +56.7% |
| 2004 | 12.6% | -14.8% |
| 2006 | 10.6% | -16.2% |
| 2010 | 15.9% | +50.3% |
| 2011 | 18.4% | +15.6% |
| 2012 | 21.7% | +18.1% |
| 2013 | 25.9% | +19.1% |
| 2014 | 20.9% | -19.2% |
| 2015 | 22.1% | +5.6% |
| 2016 | 26.1% | +18.5% |
| 2017 | 24.0% | -8.2% |
| 2018 | 25.9% | +8.0% |
| 2019 | 28.2% | +8.9% |
| 2021 | 35.3% | +25.3% |
| 2022 | 33.5% | -5.1% |
| 2023 | 51.8% | +54.5% |
| 2024 | 36.4% | -29.8% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 11.4% | 9.3% | 14.8% | 5 |
| 2010s | 22.9% | 15.9% | 28.2% | 10 |
| 2020s | 39.3% | 33.5% | 51.8% | 4 |
Countries ranked near Guatemala
- 83 Ghana 45.7% compare
- 84 El Salvador 43.5% compare
- 85 Bolivia, Plurinational State of 40.3% compare
- 87 Congo, Democratic Republic of the 35.9% compare
- 88 Nicaragua 35.4% compare
- 89 Tunisia 34.5% compare
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 primary education or higher in Guatemala?
- Educational attainment rate, completed primary education or higher in Guatemala was 36.4% in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest educational attainment rate, completed primary education or higher recorded in Guatemala?
- The highest recorded value was 51.8% in 2023.
- What is the lowest educational attainment rate, completed primary education or higher recorded in Guatemala?
- The lowest recorded value was 9.3% in 2000.
- How does Guatemala rank for educational attainment rate, completed primary education or higher?
- Guatemala ranks 86th out of 103 countries with data for 2024.
- Is educational attainment rate, completed primary education or higher rising or falling in Guatemala?
- Over the last ten years it is up 74.1%. 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 primary education or higher, population 25+ years, rural, female (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release