Educational attainment rate, completed upper secondary … upper female in Guatemala
Guatemala: Educational attainment rate, completed upper secondary … upper female was 17.3% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Educational attainment rate, completed upper secondary education or in Guatemala, 2000–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2024, educational attainment rate, completed upper secondary education or in Guatemala stood at 17.3%.
The figure is down 43.7% on the previous year and down 21.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, educational attainment rate, completed upper secondary education or in Guatemala peaked at 30.7% in 2023 and was at its lowest, 9.3%, in 2006.
That places Guatemala 118th out of 141 countries with data for 2024, putting it 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 female in Guatemala, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 11.4% | — |
| 2002 | 12.2% | +7.3% |
| 2003 | 9.4% | -23.3% |
| 2006 | 9.3% | -0.9% |
| 2010 | 11.6% | +24.8% |
| 2012 | 15.6% | +34.4% |
| 2013 | 18.1% | +16.1% |
| 2014 | 22.1% | +22.1% |
| 2015 | 13.6% | -38.5% |
| 2016 | 15.1% | +11.4% |
| 2017 | 14.6% | -3.7% |
| 2019 | 22.4% | +53.8% |
| 2021 | 15.6% | -30.6% |
| 2022 | 17.0% | +9.3% |
| 2023 | 30.7% | +80.5% |
| 2024 | 17.3% | -43.7% |
Guatemala compared with similar countries
- Guatemala's 17.3% is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 50.0%, 35% of the median. (39 countries reporting)
- Guatemala's 17.3% is below the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 51.2%, 34% of the median. (23 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 10.6% | 9.3% | 12.2% | 4 |
| 2010s | 16.6% | 11.6% | 22.4% | 8 |
| 2020s | 20.1% | 15.6% | 30.7% | 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 17.3% 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 30.7% in 2023.
- What is the lowest educational attainment rate, completed upper secondary education or recorded in Guatemala?
- The lowest recorded value was 9.3% in 2006.
- How does Guatemala rank for educational attainment rate, completed upper secondary education or?
- Guatemala ranks 118th out of 141 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 21.7%. 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, female (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release