Educational attainment rate, completed primary … primary female in Guatemala
Guatemala: Educational attainment rate, completed primary … primary female was 50.4% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Educational attainment rate, completed primary education or higher in Guatemala, 2000–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for educational attainment rate, completed primary education or higher in Guatemala is 50.4%, measured in 2024.
That represents a change of down 13.8% on the previous year and up 29.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, educational attainment rate, completed primary education or higher in Guatemala peaked at 58.5% in 2023 and was at its lowest, 26.1%, in 2006.
That places Guatemala 118th out of 136 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 19 years of available data.
Educational attainment rate, completed primary … primary female in Guatemala, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 26.7% | — |
| 2002 | 27.7% | +3.6% |
| 2003 | 30.5% | +10.1% |
| 2004 | 30.9% | +1.6% |
| 2006 | 26.1% | -15.6% |
| 2010 | 35.0% | +33.9% |
| 2011 | 36.8% | +5.3% |
| 2012 | 37.5% | +1.8% |
| 2013 | 39.7% | +5.8% |
| 2014 | 38.8% | -2.1% |
| 2015 | 38.8% | -0.1% |
| 2016 | 43.9% | +13.2% |
| 2017 | 42.9% | -2.2% |
| 2018 | 43.3% | +0.9% |
| 2019 | 46.1% | +6.4% |
| 2021 | 48.6% | +5.5% |
| 2022 | 47.6% | -1.9% |
| 2023 | 58.5% | +22.8% |
| 2024 | 50.4% | -13.8% |
Guatemala compared with similar countries
- Guatemala's 50.4% is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 88.9%, 57% of the median. (42 countries reporting)
- Guatemala's 50.4% is below the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 86.9%, 58% of the median. (24 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 28.4% | 26.1% | 30.9% | 5 |
| 2010s | 40.3% | 35.0% | 46.1% | 10 |
| 2020s | 51.3% | 47.6% | 58.5% | 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 50.4% 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 58.5% in 2023.
- What is the lowest educational attainment rate, completed primary education or higher recorded in Guatemala?
- The lowest recorded value was 26.1% in 2006.
- How does Guatemala rank for educational attainment rate, completed primary education or higher?
- Guatemala ranks 118th 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 29.9%. 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, female (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release