Educational attainment rate, completed upper secondary education or in Guatemala
Guatemala: Educational attainment rate, completed upper secondary education or was 26.2% 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 26.2%, measured in 2024.
That represents a change of down 47.1% on the previous year and down 36.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, educational attainment rate, completed upper secondary education or in Guatemala peaked at 49.5% in 2023 and was at its lowest, 22.5%, in 2006.
That places Guatemala 102nd out of 108 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the bottom quarter.
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 | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 29.4% | — |
| 2002 | 26.7% | -9.1% |
| 2006 | 22.5% | -16.0% |
| 2010 | 23.8% | +5.7% |
| 2012 | 29.5% | +24.0% |
| 2013 | 31.5% | +6.7% |
| 2014 | 41.0% | +30.5% |
| 2015 | 28.5% | -30.5% |
| 2016 | 25.9% | -9.1% |
| 2017 | 26.6% | +2.7% |
| 2019 | 37.6% | +41.1% |
| 2021 | 29.4% | -21.9% |
| 2022 | 31.1% | +6.1% |
| 2023 | 49.5% | +58.9% |
| 2024 | 26.2% | -47.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 26.2% | 22.5% | 29.4% | 3 |
| 2010s | 30.5% | 23.8% | 41.0% | 8 |
| 2020s | 34.0% | 26.2% | 49.5% | 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 26.2% 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 49.5% in 2023.
- What is the lowest educational attainment rate, completed upper secondary education or recorded in Guatemala?
- The lowest recorded value was 22.5% in 2006.
- How does Guatemala rank for educational attainment rate, completed upper secondary education or?
- Guatemala ranks 102nd out of 108 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 36.2%. 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, male (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release