Educational attainment rate, completed upper secondary education or in Guatemala
Guatemala: Educational attainment rate, completed upper secondary education or was 1 GPIA in 2024. β² Rising
Educational attainment rate, completed upper secondary education or in Guatemala, 2000β2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in GPIA.
Analysis
Guatemala recorded 1 GPIA for educational attainment rate, completed upper secondary education or in 2024.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 13.8% on the previous year and up 29.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, educational attainment rate, completed upper secondary education or in Guatemala peaked at 1.02 GPIA in 2013 and was at its lowest, 0.6158 GPIA, in 2012.
Guatemala ranks 40th of 107 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 16 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0.7091 GPIA | 0.6656 GPIA | 0.7616 GPIA | 3 |
| 2010s | 0.7842 GPIA | 0.6158 GPIA | 1.02 GPIA | 9 |
| 2020s | 0.8857 GPIA | 0.8191 GPIA | 1 GPIA | 4 |
Countries ranked near Guatemala
- 37 United States of America 1.01 GPIA compare
- 38 Israel 1.01 GPIA compare
- 39 Italy 1.01 GPIA compare
- 41 Lithuania 1 GPIA compare
- 42 Kazakhstan 0.9941 GPIA compare
- 43 Brunei Darussalam 0.9936 GPIA compare
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)
- School enrollment, primary 101.5% (2024)
- Primary education, teachers, per capita 0.0066 units per person (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 1 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 1.02 GPIA in 2013.
- What is the lowest educational attainment rate, completed upper secondary education or recorded in Guatemala?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.6158 GPIA in 2012.
- How does Guatemala rank for educational attainment rate, completed upper secondary education or?
- Guatemala ranks 40th 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 29.4%. 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 upper secondary education or higher, population 25+ years, rural, adjusted gender parity index (GPIA). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release