Educational attainment rate, completed upper secondary … upper both in Guatemala
Guatemala: Educational attainment rate, completed upper secondary … upper both was 17.9% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Educational attainment rate, completed upper secondary education or in Guatemala, 1981–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
Guatemala recorded 17.9% for educational attainment rate, completed upper secondary education or in 2024.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 45.8% on the previous year and down 32.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, educational attainment rate, completed upper secondary education or in Guatemala peaked at 33.1% in 2023 and was at its lowest, 6.2%, in 1981.
Guatemala ranks 122nd of 142 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 17 years of available data.
Educational attainment rate, completed upper secondary … upper both in Guatemala, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1981 | 6.2% | — |
| 2000 | 12.7% | +104.8% |
| 2002 | 13.3% | +4.6% |
| 2003 | 11.0% | -16.9% |
| 2006 | 10.6% | -4.1% |
| 2010 | 12.8% | +20.6% |
| 2012 | 17.6% | +38.2% |
| 2013 | 19.4% | +9.7% |
| 2014 | 26.6% | +37.4% |
| 2015 | 15.1% | -43.2% |
| 2016 | 15.9% | +5.4% |
| 2017 | 15.7% | -1.5% |
| 2019 | 24.0% | +53.1% |
| 2021 | 16.8% | -30.2% |
| 2022 | 18.1% | +7.8% |
| 2023 | 33.1% | +83.1% |
| 2024 | 17.9% | -45.8% |
Guatemala compared with similar countries
- Guatemala's 17.9% is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 51.3%, 35% of the median. (41 countries reporting)
- Guatemala's 17.9% is below the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 50.3%, 36% of the median. (24 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 6.2% | 6.2% | 6.2% | 1 |
| 2000s | 11.9% | 10.6% | 13.3% | 4 |
| 2010s | 18.4% | 12.8% | 26.6% | 8 |
| 2020s | 21.5% | 16.8% | 33.1% | 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 17.9% 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 33.1% in 2023.
- What is the lowest educational attainment rate, completed upper secondary education or recorded in Guatemala?
- The lowest recorded value was 6.2% in 1981.
- How does Guatemala rank for educational attainment rate, completed upper secondary education or?
- Guatemala ranks 122nd out of 142 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 32.6%. 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, both sexes (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release