Educational attainment rate … male short-cycle tertiary urban in Guatemala
Guatemala: Educational attainment rate … male short-cycle tertiary urban was 7.1% 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 7.1% for educational attainment rate, completed short-cycle tertiary education in 2023.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 32.6% on the previous year and up 23.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, educational attainment rate, completed short-cycle tertiary education in Guatemala peaked at 10.6% in 2021 and was at its lowest, 5.4%, in 2012.
That places Guatemala 101st out of 102 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 … male short-cycle tertiary urban in Guatemala, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2002 | 9.0% | — |
| 2003 | 8.8% | -2.7% |
| 2004 | 6.3% | -28.1% |
| 2006 | 9.4% | +49.5% |
| 2010 | 6.9% | -26.6% |
| 2011 | 7.7% | +11.3% |
| 2012 | 5.4% | -30.2% |
| 2013 | 5.8% | +7.4% |
| 2014 | 10.6% | +83.4% |
| 2015 | 6.2% | -41.0% |
| 2016 | 8.6% | +37.4% |
| 2017 | 9.1% | +6.1% |
| 2018 | 8.7% | -4.3% |
| 2019 | 8.0% | -8.4% |
| 2021 | 10.6% | +32.7% |
| 2023 | 7.1% | -32.6% |
Guatemala compared with similar countries
- Guatemala's 7.1% is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 23.2%, 31% of the median. (31 countries reporting)
- Guatemala's 7.1% is below the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 17.8%, 40% of the median. (18 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 8.4% | 6.3% | 9.4% | 4 |
| 2010s | 7.7% | 5.4% | 10.6% | 10 |
| 2020s | 8.9% | 7.1% | 10.6% | 2 |
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 short-cycle tertiary education in Guatemala?
- Educational attainment rate, completed short-cycle tertiary education in Guatemala was 7.1% 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 10.6% in 2021.
- What is the lowest educational attainment rate, completed short-cycle tertiary education recorded in Guatemala?
- The lowest recorded value was 5.4% in 2012.
- How does Guatemala rank for educational attainment rate, completed short-cycle tertiary education?
- Guatemala ranks 101st out of 102 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 23.8%. 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, urban, male (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release