Educational attainment rate, completed upper secondary … upper male in Guatemala
Guatemala: Educational attainment rate, completed upper secondary … upper male was 18.8% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Educational attainment rate, completed upper secondary education or in Guatemala, 2000–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for educational attainment rate, completed upper secondary education or in Guatemala is 18.8%, measured in 2024.
That represents a change of down 48.0% on the previous year and down 40.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, educational attainment rate, completed upper secondary education or in Guatemala peaked at 36.1% in 2023 and was at its lowest, 12.2%, in 2006.
Guatemala ranks 123rd of 140 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 16 years of available data.
Educational attainment rate, completed upper secondary … upper male in Guatemala, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 14.2% | — |
| 2002 | 14.5% | +1.8% |
| 2003 | 12.9% | -11.0% |
| 2006 | 12.2% | -5.4% |
| 2010 | 14.1% | +16.3% |
| 2012 | 20.0% | +41.6% |
| 2013 | 20.8% | +4.0% |
| 2014 | 31.3% | +50.2% |
| 2015 | 17.0% | -45.7% |
| 2016 | 16.8% | -0.9% |
| 2017 | 17.0% | +0.8% |
| 2019 | 26.0% | +53.2% |
| 2021 | 18.2% | -30.0% |
| 2022 | 19.4% | +6.5% |
| 2023 | 36.1% | +86.1% |
| 2024 | 18.8% | -48.0% |
Guatemala compared with similar countries
- Guatemala's 18.8% is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 48.0%, 39% of the median. (42 countries reporting)
- Guatemala's 18.8% is below the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 46.9%, 40% of the median. (24 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 13.4% | 12.2% | 14.5% | 4 |
| 2010s | 20.4% | 14.1% | 31.3% | 8 |
| 2020s | 23.1% | 18.2% | 36.1% | 4 |
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 upper secondary education or in Guatemala?
- Educational attainment rate, completed upper secondary education or in Guatemala was 18.8% 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 36.1% in 2023.
- What is the lowest educational attainment rate, completed upper secondary education or recorded in Guatemala?
- The lowest recorded value was 12.2% in 2006.
- How does Guatemala rank for educational attainment rate, completed upper secondary education or?
- Guatemala ranks 123rd out of 140 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 down 40.0%. 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, male (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release