Educational attainment rate, completed primary … primary male in Guatemala
Guatemala: Educational attainment rate, completed primary … primary male was 60.0% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Educational attainment rate, completed primary education or higher in Guatemala, 2000–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2024, educational attainment rate, completed primary education or higher in Guatemala stood at 60.0%.
That represents a change of down 12.9% on the previous year and up 25.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, educational attainment rate, completed primary education or higher in Guatemala peaked at 68.9% in 2023 and was at its lowest, 34.2%, in 2006.
Guatemala ranks 118th of 135 countries on this measure, 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 male in Guatemala, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 36.0% | — |
| 2002 | 35.3% | -1.9% |
| 2003 | 42.7% | +20.9% |
| 2004 | 40.2% | -5.8% |
| 2006 | 34.2% | -14.9% |
| 2010 | 46.7% | +36.4% |
| 2011 | 47.0% | +0.7% |
| 2012 | 50.2% | +6.7% |
| 2013 | 50.3% | +0.2% |
| 2014 | 47.9% | -4.8% |
| 2015 | 49.3% | +2.9% |
| 2016 | 54.1% | +9.8% |
| 2017 | 53.6% | -0.9% |
| 2018 | 54.4% | +1.5% |
| 2019 | 56.7% | +4.2% |
| 2021 | 58.6% | +3.3% |
| 2022 | 59.0% | +0.7% |
| 2023 | 68.9% | +16.8% |
| 2024 | 60.0% | -12.9% |
Guatemala compared with similar countries
- Guatemala's 60.0% is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 92.7%, 65% of the median. (42 countries reporting)
- Guatemala's 60.0% is below the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 87.4%, 69% of the median. (24 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 37.7% | 34.2% | 42.7% | 5 |
| 2010s | 51.0% | 46.7% | 56.7% | 10 |
| 2020s | 61.6% | 58.6% | 68.9% | 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 60.0% 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 68.9% in 2023.
- What is the lowest educational attainment rate, completed primary education or higher recorded in Guatemala?
- The lowest recorded value was 34.2% in 2006.
- How does Guatemala rank for educational attainment rate, completed primary education or higher?
- Guatemala ranks 118th out of 135 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 25.4%. 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, male (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release