Inequality in education in Guatemala
Guatemala: Inequality in education was 0.3495 in 2023. ▬ Flat
Inequality in education in Guatemala, 2015–2023
Source: UNDP, Human Development Report (2025) – with minor processing by Our World in Data.
Analysis
Guatemala recorded 0.3495 for inequality in education in 2023. That is the highest value across all 9 years on record.
The figure is unchanged over ten years.
Over the whole period, inequality in education in Guatemala peaked at 0.3495 in 2015 and was at its lowest, 0.3495, in 2015.
Guatemala ranks 36th of 184 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 0.3495 | 0.3495 | 0.3495 | 5 |
| 2020s | 0.3495 | 0.3495 | 0.3495 | 4 |
Countries ranked near Guatemala
- 33 Bangladesh 0.3525 compare
- 34 Central African Republic 0.352 compare
- 35 Niger 0.3496 compare
- 37 Mozambique 0.3433 compare
- 38 Angola 0.3417 compare
- 39 Algeria 0.3328 compare
More education data for Guatemala
- Duration of pre-primary education 3 years (2025)
- Official entrance age to pre-primary education 4 years (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 122,362 (2024)
- Fertility rate vs. average years of schooling 2.29 live births per woman (2024)
- School enrollment, primary, female 100.6% (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is inequality in education in Guatemala?
- Inequality in education in Guatemala was 0.3495 in 2023, according to UNDP, Human Development Report (2025) – with minor processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest inequality in education recorded in Guatemala?
- The highest recorded value was 0.3495 in 2015.
- What is the lowest inequality in education recorded in Guatemala?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.3495 in 2015.
- How does Guatemala rank for inequality in education?
- Guatemala ranks 36th out of 184 countries with data for 2023.
- Is inequality in education rising or falling in Guatemala?
- Over the last ten years it is unchanged. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this Guatemala data come from?
- The figures come from UNDP, Human Development Report (2025) – with minor processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Inequality in education. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
The Atkinson index measures inequality on a scale from 0 to 1. Higher values indicate higher inequality. Inequality is measured here in terms of the number of years adults older than 25 participated in formal education.