Educational attainment rate, completed short-cycle tertiary education in Guatemala
Guatemala: Educational attainment rate, completed short-cycle tertiary education was 0.1343 LPIA in 2023. ▲ Rising
Educational attainment rate, completed short-cycle tertiary education in Guatemala, 2002–2023
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in LPIA.
Analysis
The most recent figure for educational attainment rate, completed short-cycle tertiary education in Guatemala is 0.1343 LPIA, measured in 2023.
The figure is down 26.6% on the previous year and up 42.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, educational attainment rate, completed short-cycle tertiary education in Guatemala peaked at 0.1829 LPIA in 2021 and was at its lowest, 0.0331 LPIA, in 2006.
That places Guatemala 85th out of 93 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 12 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0.0456 LPIA | 0.0331 LPIA | 0.0581 LPIA | 2 |
| 2010s | 0.1165 LPIA | 0.0859 LPIA | 0.1616 LPIA | 8 |
| 2020s | 0.1586 LPIA | 0.1343 LPIA | 0.1829 LPIA | 2 |
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More education data for Guatemala
- Primary education, teachers, gaps filled 122,362 (2024)
- Duration of pre primary education, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Duration of pre primary education 3 (2025)
- Official entrance age to pre primary education 4 (2025)
- Population ages 15-64 64.0% (2025)
- Population ages 0-14 31.0% (2025)
- Lower secondary school starting age 13 years (2025)
- Primary school starting age 7 years (2025)
- Primary secondary enrollment completion rates, gaps filled 101.49 (2024)
- School enrollment, primary 101.5% (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is educational attainment rate, completed short-cycle tertiary education in Guatemala?
- Educational attainment rate, completed short-cycle tertiary education in Guatemala was 0.1343 LPIA in 2023, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest educational attainment rate, completed short-cycle tertiary education recorded in Guatemala?
- The highest recorded value was 0.1829 LPIA in 2021.
- What is the lowest educational attainment rate, completed short-cycle tertiary education recorded in Guatemala?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0331 LPIA in 2006.
- How does Guatemala rank for educational attainment rate, completed short-cycle tertiary education?
- Guatemala ranks 85th out of 93 countries with data for 2023.
- Is educational attainment rate, completed short-cycle tertiary education rising or falling in Guatemala?
- Over the last ten years it is up 42.8%. 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 short-cycle tertiary education or higher, population 25+ years, adjusted location parity index (LPIA). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release