Educational attainment rate … both short-cycle tertiary urban in Guatemala
Guatemala: Educational attainment rate … both short-cycle tertiary urban was 6.5% in 2023. ▲ Rising
Educational attainment rate, completed short-cycle tertiary education in Guatemala, 2002–2023
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
Guatemala recorded 6.5% for educational attainment rate, completed short-cycle tertiary education in 2023.
That represents a change of down 26.4% on the previous year and up 28.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, educational attainment rate, completed short-cycle tertiary education in Guatemala peaked at 9.0% in 2014 and was at its lowest, 4.2%, in 2012.
That places Guatemala 99th out of 101 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 16 years of available data.
Educational attainment rate … both short-cycle tertiary urban in Guatemala, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2002 | 6.8% | — |
| 2003 | 6.3% | -7.3% |
| 2004 | 5.2% | -17.8% |
| 2006 | 6.6% | +27.4% |
| 2010 | 5.6% | -15.3% |
| 2011 | 5.9% | +4.6% |
| 2012 | 4.2% | -28.0% |
| 2013 | 5.1% | +19.2% |
| 2014 | 9.0% | +77.2% |
| 2015 | 5.1% | -42.9% |
| 2016 | 7.0% | +36.6% |
| 2017 | 7.2% | +3.2% |
| 2018 | 7.2% | +0.4% |
| 2019 | 7.4% | +2.3% |
| 2021 | 8.9% | +19.5% |
| 2023 | 6.5% | -26.4% |
Guatemala compared with similar countries
- Guatemala's 6.5% is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 23.2%, 28% of the median. (31 countries reporting)
- Guatemala's 6.5% is below the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 20.2%, 32% of the median. (18 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 6.3% | 5.2% | 6.8% | 4 |
| 2010s | 6.4% | 4.2% | 9.0% | 10 |
| 2020s | 7.7% | 6.5% | 8.9% | 2 |
Countries ranked near Guatemala
- 96 Malawi 8.5% compare
- 97 Burkina Faso 8.0% compare
- 98 Niger 6.7% compare
- 100 Mozambique 6.4% compare
- 101 Tanzania 2.9% compare
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 short-cycle tertiary education in Guatemala?
- Educational attainment rate, completed short-cycle tertiary education in Guatemala was 6.5% 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 9.0% in 2014.
- What is the lowest educational attainment rate, completed short-cycle tertiary education recorded in Guatemala?
- The lowest recorded value was 4.2% in 2012.
- How does Guatemala rank for educational attainment rate, completed short-cycle tertiary education?
- Guatemala ranks 99th out of 101 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 28.9%. 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, urban, both sexes (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release