Lower secondary completion rate, total in Guatemala
Guatemala: Lower secondary completion rate, total was 49.3% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Lower secondary completion rate, total in Guatemala, 1971–2024
Source: Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO). Measured in % of relevant age group.
Analysis
In 2024, lower secondary completion rate, total in Guatemala stood at 49.3%.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 0.4% on the previous year and down 16.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, lower secondary completion rate, total in Guatemala peaked at 63.9% in 2016 and was at its lowest, 8.2%, in 1971.
That places Guatemala 153rd out of 187 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 30 years of available data.
Lower secondary completion rate, total in Guatemala, year by year
| Year | % of relevant age group | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1971 | 8.2% | — |
| 1975 | 11.1% | +34.8% |
| 1976 | 13.3% | +20.0% |
| 1979 | 18.7% | +40.3% |
| 1980 | 19.0% | +1.3% |
| 1999 | 27.5% | +44.9% |
| 2000 | 30.1% | +9.7% |
| 2001 | 33.1% | +9.7% |
| 2002 | 36.2% | +9.5% |
| 2004 | 38.5% | +6.4% |
| 2005 | 40.3% | +4.6% |
| 2006 | 44.4% | +10.2% |
| 2007 | 46.7% | +5.2% |
| 2008 | 49.1% | +5.1% |
| 2009 | 52.0% | +5.8% |
| 2010 | 55.3% | +6.4% |
| 2011 | 58.8% | +6.3% |
| 2012 | 58.6% | -0.3% |
| 2013 | 56.8% | -3.0% |
| 2014 | 58.8% | +3.5% |
| 2015 | 62.7% | +6.6% |
| 2016 | 63.9% | +1.9% |
| 2017 | 58.3% | -8.7% |
| 2018 | 58.3% | -0.0% |
| 2019 | 58.2% | -0.2% |
| 2020 | 57.5% | -1.2% |
| 2021 | 55.7% | -3.2% |
| 2022 | 50.2% | -9.8% |
| 2023 | 49.5% | -1.4% |
| 2024 | 49.3% | -0.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 12.8% | 8.2% | 18.7% | 4 |
| 1980s | 19.0% | 19.0% | 19.0% | 1 |
| 1990s | 27.5% | 27.5% | 27.5% | 1 |
| 2000s | 41.2% | 30.1% | 52.0% | 9 |
| 2010s | 59.0% | 55.3% | 63.9% | 10 |
| 2020s | 52.4% | 49.3% | 57.5% | 5 |
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More education data for Guatemala
- Theoretical duration of upper secondary education (years), annual 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Theoretical duration of secondary education (years), annual growth 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Start of the academic school year (tertiary education), gaps filled 2,023 tertiary education (2023)
- Start of the academic school year (tertiary education), annual growth 0.0495 % change on previous year (2023)
- Primary education, teachers, gaps filled 122,362 (2024)
- Duration of pre primary education, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- 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)
Frequently asked questions
- What is lower secondary completion rate, total in Guatemala?
- Lower secondary completion rate, total in Guatemala was 49.3% in 2024, according to Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO).
- What is the highest lower secondary completion rate, total recorded in Guatemala?
- The highest recorded value was 63.9% in 2016.
- What is the lowest lower secondary completion rate, total recorded in Guatemala?
- The lowest recorded value was 8.2% in 1971.
- How does Guatemala rank for lower secondary completion rate, total?
- Guatemala ranks 153rd out of 187 countries with data for 2024.
- Is lower secondary completion rate, total rising or falling in Guatemala?
- Over the last ten years it is down 16.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Guatemala data come from?
- The figures come from Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO), published as part of Lower secondary completion rate, total (% of relevant age group). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Lower secondary education completion rate is measured as the gross intake ratio to the last grade of lower secondary education (general and pre-vocational). It is calculated as the number of new entrants in the last grade of lower secondary education, regardless of age, divided by the population at the entrance age for the last grade of lower secondary education.