Literacy rates vs average years of schooling in Guatemala
Guatemala: Literacy rates vs average years of schooling was 83.02 in 2023. β² Rising
Latest (2023)
83.02
Change on year
down 0.0%
World rank
87th
of 128 countries
All-time high
83.03
in 2022
All-time low
27.5
in 1950
Years of data
10
1950β2023
Literacy rates vs average years of schooling in Guatemala, 1950β2023
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
Guatemala recorded 83.02 for literacy rates vs average years of schooling in 2023.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 7.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, literacy rates vs average years of schooling in Guatemala peaked at 83.03 in 2022 and was at its lowest, 27.5, in 1950.
Guatemala ranks 87th of 128 countries on this measure, 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 27.5 | 27.5 | 27.5 | 1 |
| 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 | 83.02 | 83.02 | 83.03 | 2 |
Countries ranked near Guatemala
More education data for Guatemala
- 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)
- 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 rates vs average years of schooling in Guatemala?
- Literacy rates vs average years of schooling in Guatemala was 83.02 in 2023, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest literacy rates vs average years of schooling recorded in Guatemala?
- The highest recorded value was 83.03 in 2022.
- What is the lowest literacy rates vs average years of schooling recorded in Guatemala?
- The lowest recorded value was 27.5 in 1950.
- How does Guatemala rank for literacy rates vs average years of schooling?
- Guatemala ranks 87th out of 128 countries with data for 2023.
- Is literacy rates vs average years of schooling rising or falling in Guatemala?
- Over the last ten years it is up 7.8%. 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 rates vs average years of schooling. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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