Educational attainment rate, completed primary education or higher in Guatemala
Guatemala: Educational attainment rate, completed primary education or higher 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 117th of 136 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 20 years of available data.
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 |
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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 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 117th out of 136 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