Literacy rate vs gdp per capita in Guatemala
Guatemala: Literacy rate vs gdp per capita was 82.11 in 2024. ▲ Rising
Latest (2024)
82.11
Change on year
down 1.1%
World rank
57th
of 89 countries
All-time high
83.03
in 2022
All-time low
64.21
in 1994
Years of data
10
1994–2024
Literacy rate vs gdp per capita in Guatemala, 1994–2024
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
In 2024, literacy rate vs gdp per capita in Guatemala stood at 82.11.
That represents a change of down 1.1% on the previous year and up 1.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, literacy rate vs gdp per capita in Guatemala peaked at 83.03 in 2022 and was at its lowest, 64.21, in 1994.
That places Guatemala 57th out of 89 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 10 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 64.21 | 64.21 | 64.21 | 1 |
| 2000s | 69.1 | 69.1 | 69.1 | 1 |
| 2010s | 79.52 | 77.04 | 81.29 | 5 |
| 2020s | 82.72 | 82.11 | 83.03 | 3 |
Countries ranked near Guatemala
More education data for Guatemala
- Official entrance age to pre primary education 4 (2025)
- Duration of pre primary education 3 (2025)
- Primary school starting age 7 years (2025)
- Population ages 15-64 64.0% (2025)
- Lower secondary school starting age 13 years (2025)
- Population ages 0-14 31.0% (2025)
- School enrollment, primary 101.5% (2024)
- Primary education, teachers 122,362 (2024)
- Fertility rate vs mean years of schooling 2.29 (2024)
- School enrollment, primary, female 100.6% (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is literacy rate vs gdp per capita in Guatemala?
- Literacy rate vs gdp per capita in Guatemala was 82.11 in 2024, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest literacy rate vs gdp per capita recorded in Guatemala?
- The highest recorded value was 83.03 in 2022.
- What is the lowest literacy rate vs gdp per capita recorded in Guatemala?
- The lowest recorded value was 64.21 in 1994.
- How does Guatemala rank for literacy rate vs gdp per capita?
- Guatemala ranks 57th out of 89 countries with data for 2024.
- Is literacy rate vs gdp per capita rising or falling in Guatemala?
- Over the last ten years it is up 1.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Guatemala data come from?
- The figures come from Our World in Data, published as part of Literacy rate vs gdp per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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