Educational attainment rate, completed primary … primary urban male in Guatemala
Guatemala: Educational attainment rate, completed primary … primary urban male was 71.2% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Educational attainment rate, completed primary education or higher in Guatemala, 2000–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
Guatemala recorded 71.2% for educational attainment rate, completed primary education or higher in 2024.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 11.8% on the previous year and up 12.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, educational attainment rate, completed primary education or higher in Guatemala peaked at 80.7% in 2023 and was at its lowest, 51.5%, in 2006.
Guatemala ranks 97th of 108 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 17 years of available data.
Educational attainment rate, completed primary … primary urban male in Guatemala, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 61.2% | — |
| 2002 | 55.4% | -9.5% |
| 2004 | 60.8% | +9.9% |
| 2006 | 51.5% | -15.3% |
| 2010 | 64.9% | +26.0% |
| 2011 | 65.3% | +0.6% |
| 2012 | 64.6% | -1.1% |
| 2013 | 62.5% | -3.2% |
| 2014 | 63.2% | +1.1% |
| 2015 | 68.2% | +7.9% |
| 2017 | 69.4% | +1.7% |
| 2018 | 71.9% | +3.6% |
| 2019 | 69.2% | -3.7% |
| 2021 | 74.6% | +7.9% |
| 2022 | 74.5% | -0.2% |
| 2023 | 80.7% | +8.3% |
| 2024 | 71.2% | -11.8% |
Guatemala compared with similar countries
- Guatemala's 71.2% is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 93.8%, 76% of the median. (33 countries reporting)
- Guatemala's 71.2% is below the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 89.1%, 80% of the median. (19 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 57.2% | 51.5% | 61.2% | 4 |
| 2010s | 66.6% | 62.5% | 71.9% | 9 |
| 2020s | 75.3% | 71.2% | 80.7% | 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 71.2% 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 80.7% in 2023.
- What is the lowest educational attainment rate, completed primary education or higher recorded in Guatemala?
- The lowest recorded value was 51.5% in 2006.
- How does Guatemala rank for educational attainment rate, completed primary education or higher?
- Guatemala ranks 97th out of 108 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 12.7%. 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, urban, male (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release