Educational attainment rate, completed primary … primary rural male in Guatemala
Guatemala: Educational attainment rate, completed primary … primary rural male was 45.0% 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 45.0%, measured in 2024.
The figure is down 27.9% on the previous year and up 48.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, educational attainment rate, completed primary education or higher in Guatemala peaked at 62.4% in 2023 and was at its lowest, 16.4%, in 2002.
That places Guatemala 91st out of 100 countries with data for 2024, putting it 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 rural male in Guatemala, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 17.4% | — |
| 2002 | 16.4% | -5.6% |
| 2006 | 18.2% | +10.8% |
| 2010 | 27.0% | +48.5% |
| 2011 | 29.7% | +9.8% |
| 2012 | 34.2% | +15.3% |
| 2013 | 37.1% | +8.6% |
| 2014 | 30.3% | -18.4% |
| 2015 | 32.5% | +7.3% |
| 2016 | 37.9% | +16.5% |
| 2017 | 35.8% | -5.6% |
| 2018 | 38.1% | +6.5% |
| 2019 | 42.8% | +12.5% |
| 2021 | 46.0% | +7.4% |
| 2022 | 45.8% | -0.5% |
| 2023 | 62.4% | +36.3% |
| 2024 | 45.0% | -27.9% |
Guatemala compared with similar countries
- Guatemala's 45.0% is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 87.8%, 51% of the median. (31 countries reporting)
- Guatemala's 45.0% is below the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 70.5%, 64% of the median. (17 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 17.3% | 16.4% | 18.2% | 3 |
| 2010s | 34.5% | 27.0% | 42.8% | 10 |
| 2020s | 49.8% | 45.0% | 62.4% | 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 45.0% 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 62.4% in 2023.
- What is the lowest educational attainment rate, completed primary education or higher recorded in Guatemala?
- The lowest recorded value was 16.4% in 2002.
- How does Guatemala rank for educational attainment rate, completed primary education or higher?
- Guatemala ranks 91st out of 100 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 48.5%. 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, rural, male (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release