Literacy rate of young men vs. women in Guatemala
Guatemala: Literacy rate of young men vs. women was 95.7% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Literacy rate of young men vs. women in Guatemala, 1994–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
Guatemala recorded 95.7% for literacy rate of young men vs. women in 2024.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 1.6% on the previous year and up 0.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, literacy rate of young men vs. women in Guatemala peaked at 97.3% in 2023 and was at its lowest, 81.7%, in 1994.
Guatemala ranks 57th of 95 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 12 years of available data.
Literacy rate of young men vs. women in Guatemala, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1994 | 81.7% | — |
| 2000 | 87.7% | +7.3% |
| 2002 | 86.4% | -1.5% |
| 2006 | 91.4% | +5.8% |
| 2012 | 95.5% | +4.5% |
| 2013 | 94.2% | -1.4% |
| 2014 | 95.5% | +1.4% |
| 2015 | 96.7% | +1.2% |
| 2018 | 95.4% | -1.3% |
| 2022 | 95.9% | +0.5% |
| 2023 | 97.3% | +1.5% |
| 2024 | 95.7% | -1.6% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 81.7% | 81.7% | 81.7% | 1 |
| 2000s | 88.5% | 86.4% | 91.4% | 3 |
| 2010s | 95.4% | 94.2% | 96.7% | 5 |
| 2020s | 96.3% | 95.7% | 97.3% | 3 |
Countries ranked near Guatemala
More education data for Guatemala
- 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)
- Primary education, pupils, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Primary education, pupils, per capita 0.1317 units per person (2024)
- Secondary education, duration (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Enrolment in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 2.42 million (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, both sexes (number), annual growth 0.3948 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is literacy rate of young men vs. women in Guatemala?
- Literacy rate of young men vs. women in Guatemala was 95.7% in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest literacy rate of young men vs. women recorded in Guatemala?
- The highest recorded value was 97.3% in 2023.
- What is the lowest literacy rate of young men vs. women recorded in Guatemala?
- The lowest recorded value was 81.7% in 1994.
- How does Guatemala rank for literacy rate of young men vs. women?
- Guatemala ranks 57th out of 95 countries with data for 2024.
- Is literacy rate of young men vs. women rising or falling in Guatemala?
- Over the last ten years it is up 0.2%. 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 (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Literacy rate of young men vs. women. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Share of men aged 15 to 24 years who can read and write.