Educational attainment rate, completed upper secondary education or in Guatemala
Guatemala: Educational attainment rate, completed upper secondary education or was 0.8874 GPIA in 2024. ▲ Rising
Educational attainment rate, completed upper secondary education or in Guatemala, 2000–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in GPIA.
Analysis
The most recent figure for educational attainment rate, completed upper secondary education or in Guatemala is 0.8874 GPIA, measured in 2024.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 9.3% on the previous year and up 18.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, educational attainment rate, completed upper secondary education or in Guatemala peaked at 0.8921 GPIA in 2022 and was at its lowest, 0.7298 GPIA, in 2006.
Guatemala ranks 79th of 107 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 15 years of available data.
Educational attainment rate, completed upper secondary education or in Guatemala, year by year
| Year | GPIA | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 0.7721 GPIA | — |
| 2002 | 0.8227 GPIA | +6.6% |
| 2006 | 0.7298 GPIA | -11.3% |
| 2010 | 0.802 GPIA | +9.9% |
| 2012 | 0.82 GPIA | +2.2% |
| 2013 | 0.8215 GPIA | +0.2% |
| 2014 | 0.7479 GPIA | -9.0% |
| 2015 | 0.8018 GPIA | +7.2% |
| 2016 | 0.873 GPIA | +8.9% |
| 2017 | 0.8319 GPIA | -4.7% |
| 2019 | 0.8827 GPIA | +6.1% |
| 2021 | 0.8435 GPIA | -4.4% |
| 2022 | 0.8921 GPIA | +5.8% |
| 2023 | 0.8121 GPIA | -9.0% |
| 2024 | 0.8874 GPIA | +9.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0.7748 GPIA | 0.7298 GPIA | 0.8227 GPIA | 3 |
| 2010s | 0.8226 GPIA | 0.7479 GPIA | 0.8827 GPIA | 8 |
| 2020s | 0.8588 GPIA | 0.8121 GPIA | 0.8921 GPIA | 4 |
Countries ranked near Guatemala
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 upper secondary education or in Guatemala?
- Educational attainment rate, completed upper secondary education or in Guatemala was 0.8874 GPIA in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest educational attainment rate, completed upper secondary education or recorded in Guatemala?
- The highest recorded value was 0.8921 GPIA in 2022.
- What is the lowest educational attainment rate, completed upper secondary education or recorded in Guatemala?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.7298 GPIA in 2006.
- How does Guatemala rank for educational attainment rate, completed upper secondary education or?
- Guatemala ranks 79th out of 107 countries with data for 2024.
- Is educational attainment rate, completed upper secondary education or rising or falling in Guatemala?
- Over the last ten years it is up 18.6%. 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 upper secondary education or higher, population 25+ years, urban, adjusted gender parity index (GPIA). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release