Educational attainment rate … Educational primary location LPIA in Guatemala
Guatemala: Educational attainment rate … Educational primary location LPIA was 0.6184 LPIA in 2024. ▲ Rising
Educational attainment rate, completed primary education or higher in Guatemala, 2000–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in LPIA.
Analysis
The most recent figure for educational attainment rate, completed primary education or higher in Guatemala is 0.6184 LPIA, measured in 2024.
The figure is down 18.1% on the previous year and up 40.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, educational attainment rate, completed primary education or higher in Guatemala peaked at 0.7553 LPIA in 2023 and was at its lowest, 0.2449 LPIA, in 2000.
Guatemala ranks 87th of 100 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 16 years of available data.
Educational attainment rate … Educational primary location LPIA in Guatemala, year by year
| Year | LPIA | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 0.2449 LPIA | — |
| 2002 | 0.2588 LPIA | +5.7% |
| 2006 | 0.3087 LPIA | +19.3% |
| 2010 | 0.3697 LPIA | +19.8% |
| 2011 | 0.4075 LPIA | +10.2% |
| 2012 | 0.4791 LPIA | +17.6% |
| 2013 | 0.5458 LPIA | +13.9% |
| 2014 | 0.4394 LPIA | -19.5% |
| 2015 | 0.4342 LPIA | -1.2% |
| 2017 | 0.4685 LPIA | +7.9% |
| 2018 | 0.4797 LPIA | +2.4% |
| 2019 | 0.5466 LPIA | +13.9% |
| 2021 | 0.5829 LPIA | +6.7% |
| 2022 | 0.5685 LPIA | -2.5% |
| 2023 | 0.7553 LPIA | +32.9% |
| 2024 | 0.6184 LPIA | -18.1% |
Guatemala compared with similar countries
- Guatemala's 0.6184 LPIA is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 0.9106 LPIA, 68% of the median. (31 countries reporting)
- Guatemala's 0.6184 LPIA is below the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 0.7805 LPIA, 79% of the median. (17 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0.2708 LPIA | 0.2449 LPIA | 0.3087 LPIA | 3 |
| 2010s | 0.4634 LPIA | 0.3697 LPIA | 0.5466 LPIA | 9 |
| 2020s | 0.6313 LPIA | 0.5685 LPIA | 0.7553 LPIA | 4 |
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 primary education or higher in Guatemala?
- Educational attainment rate, completed primary education or higher in Guatemala was 0.6184 LPIA 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 0.7553 LPIA in 2023.
- What is the lowest educational attainment rate, completed primary education or higher recorded in Guatemala?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.2449 LPIA in 2000.
- How does Guatemala rank for educational attainment rate, completed primary education or higher?
- Guatemala ranks 87th out of 100 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 40.7%. 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, adjusted location parity index (LPIA). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release