Educational attainment rate, completed primary … primary both in Guatemala
Guatemala: Educational attainment rate, completed primary … primary both was 54.6% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Educational attainment rate, completed primary education or higher in Guatemala, 1981–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2024, educational attainment rate, completed primary education or higher in Guatemala stood at 54.6%.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 13.5% on the previous year and up 26.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, educational attainment rate, completed primary education or higher in Guatemala peaked at 63.1% in 2023 and was at its lowest, 17.7%, in 1981.
Guatemala ranks 118th of 137 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 20 years of available data.
Educational attainment rate, completed primary … primary both in Guatemala, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1981 | 17.7% | — |
| 2000 | 31.1% | +75.7% |
| 2002 | 31.3% | +0.6% |
| 2003 | 36.3% | +16.0% |
| 2004 | 35.3% | -2.8% |
| 2006 | 29.8% | -15.6% |
| 2010 | 40.3% | +35.5% |
| 2011 | 41.7% | +3.3% |
| 2012 | 43.4% | +4.0% |
| 2013 | 44.5% | +2.7% |
| 2014 | 43.0% | -3.5% |
| 2015 | 43.4% | +1.0% |
| 2016 | 48.6% | +11.9% |
| 2017 | 47.9% | -1.5% |
| 2018 | 48.4% | +1.1% |
| 2019 | 50.8% | +4.9% |
| 2021 | 53.2% | +4.7% |
| 2022 | 52.7% | -0.9% |
| 2023 | 63.1% | +19.7% |
| 2024 | 54.6% | -13.5% |
Guatemala compared with similar countries
- Guatemala's 54.6% is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 90.3%, 60% of the median. (42 countries reporting)
- Guatemala's 54.6% is below the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 87.4%, 62% of the median. (24 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Educational attainment rate, completed primary … primary both in Guatemala changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2000 | +75.7% | 17.7% | 31.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 17.7% | 17.7% | 17.7% | 1 |
| 2000s | 32.7% | 29.8% | 36.3% | 5 |
| 2010s | 45.2% | 40.3% | 50.8% | 10 |
| 2020s | 55.9% | 52.7% | 63.1% | 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 54.6% 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 63.1% in 2023.
- What is the lowest educational attainment rate, completed primary education or higher recorded in Guatemala?
- The lowest recorded value was 17.7% in 1981.
- How does Guatemala rank for educational attainment rate, completed primary education or higher?
- Guatemala ranks 118th out of 137 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 26.9%. 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, both sexes (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release