Educational attainment rate, completed primary … primary gender in Guatemala
Guatemala: Educational attainment rate, completed primary … primary gender was 0.8396 GPIA in 2024. ▲ Rising
Latest (2024)
0.8396 GPIA
Change on year
down 1.1%
World rank
111th
of 134 countries
All-time high
0.8491 GPIA
in 2023
All-time low
0.7417 GPIA
in 2000
Years of data
18
2000–2024
Educational attainment rate, completed primary education or higher in Guatemala, 2000–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in GPIA.
Analysis
Guatemala recorded 0.8396 GPIA for educational attainment rate, completed primary education or higher in 2024.
The figure is down 1.1% on the previous year and up 3.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, educational attainment rate, completed primary education or higher in Guatemala peaked at 0.8491 GPIA in 2023 and was at its lowest, 0.7417 GPIA, in 2000.
Guatemala ranks 111th of 134 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 18 years of available data.
Educational attainment rate, completed primary … primary gender in Guatemala, year by year
| Year | GPIA | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 0.7417 GPIA | — |
| 2002 | 0.7832 GPIA | +5.6% |
| 2004 | 0.7694 GPIA | -1.8% |
| 2006 | 0.7632 GPIA | -0.8% |
| 2010 | 0.7492 GPIA | -1.8% |
| 2011 | 0.7827 GPIA | +4.5% |
| 2012 | 0.7465 GPIA | -4.6% |
| 2013 | 0.7883 GPIA | +5.6% |
| 2014 | 0.81 GPIA | +2.8% |
| 2015 | 0.7862 GPIA | -2.9% |
| 2016 | 0.8103 GPIA | +3.1% |
| 2017 | 0.8002 GPIA | -1.2% |
| 2018 | 0.7953 GPIA | -0.6% |
| 2019 | 0.8118 GPIA | +2.1% |
| 2021 | 0.8294 GPIA | +2.2% |
| 2022 | 0.8078 GPIA | -2.6% |
| 2023 | 0.8491 GPIA | +5.1% |
| 2024 | 0.8396 GPIA | -1.1% |
Guatemala compared with similar countries
- Guatemala's 0.8396 GPIA is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 0.994 GPIA, 84% of the median. (42 countries reporting)
- Guatemala's 0.8396 GPIA is below the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 0.9997 GPIA, 84% of the median. (24 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0.7644 GPIA | 0.7417 GPIA | 0.7832 GPIA | 4 |
| 2010s | 0.7881 GPIA | 0.7465 GPIA | 0.8118 GPIA | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.8315 GPIA | 0.8078 GPIA | 0.8491 GPIA | 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 0.8396 GPIA 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 0.8491 GPIA in 2023.
- What is the lowest educational attainment rate, completed primary education or higher recorded in Guatemala?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.7417 GPIA in 2000.
- How does Guatemala rank for educational attainment rate, completed primary education or higher?
- Guatemala ranks 111th out of 134 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 3.7%. 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 gender parity index (GPIA). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release