Primary completion rate, female in Guatemala
Guatemala: Primary completion rate, female was 87.8% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Primary completion rate, female in Guatemala, 1976–2024
Source: Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO). Measured in % of relevant age group.
Analysis
The most recent figure for primary completion rate, female in Guatemala is 87.8%, measured in 2024. That is the highest value across all 29 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 1.1% on the previous year and up 3.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, primary completion rate, female in Guatemala peaked at 87.8% in 2024 and was at its lowest, 28.4%, in 1976.
Guatemala ranks 133rd of 189 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 29 years of available data.
Primary completion rate, female in Guatemala, year by year
| Year | % of relevant age group | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1976 | 28.4% | — |
| 1977 | 28.7% | +1.0% |
| 1978 | 29.8% | +3.8% |
| 1996 | 42.6% | +42.9% |
| 1999 | 46.1% | +8.2% |
| 2000 | 49.9% | +8.1% |
| 2001 | 51.9% | +4.0% |
| 2002 | 56.0% | +8.0% |
| 2004 | 63.0% | +12.5% |
| 2005 | 67.3% | +6.8% |
| 2006 | 70.6% | +4.9% |
| 2007 | 71.4% | +1.2% |
| 2008 | 74.5% | +4.3% |
| 2009 | 79.8% | +7.2% |
| 2010 | 81.4% | +1.9% |
| 2011 | 84.7% | +4.1% |
| 2012 | 85.0% | +0.3% |
| 2013 | 85.4% | +0.5% |
| 2014 | 85.1% | -0.4% |
| 2015 | 84.1% | -1.1% |
| 2016 | 80.8% | -3.9% |
| 2017 | 80.3% | -0.6% |
| 2018 | 80.2% | -0.2% |
| 2019 | 79.5% | -0.8% |
| 2020 | 81.1% | +1.9% |
| 2021 | 87.2% | +7.6% |
| 2022 | 86.8% | -0.5% |
| 2023 | 86.8% | +0.1% |
| 2024 | 87.8% | +1.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 29.0% | 28.4% | 29.8% | 3 |
| 1990s | 44.4% | 42.6% | 46.1% | 2 |
| 2000s | 64.9% | 49.9% | 79.8% | 9 |
| 2010s | 82.7% | 79.5% | 85.4% | 10 |
| 2020s | 85.9% | 81.1% | 87.8% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Guatemala
More education data for Guatemala
- Theoretical duration of pre-primary education (years), annual growth 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Start of the academic school year (pre-primary to post-secondary non) 0.0494 % change on previous year (2025)
- Theoretical duration of lower secondary education (years), annual 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- 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)
Frequently asked questions
- What is primary completion rate, female in Guatemala?
- Primary completion rate, female in Guatemala was 87.8% in 2024, according to Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO).
- What is the highest primary completion rate, female recorded in Guatemala?
- The highest recorded value was 87.8% in 2024.
- What is the lowest primary completion rate, female recorded in Guatemala?
- The lowest recorded value was 28.4% in 1976.
- How does Guatemala rank for primary completion rate, female?
- Guatemala ranks 133rd out of 189 countries with data for 2024.
- Is primary completion rate, female rising or falling in Guatemala?
- Over the last ten years it is up 3.1%. 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 Primary completion rate, female (% of relevant age group). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Primary completion rate, or gross intake ratio to the last grade of primary education, is the number of new entrants (enrollments minus repeaters) in the last grade of primary education, regardless of age, divided by the population at the entrance age for the last grade of primary education. Data limitations preclude adjusting for students who drop out during the final year of primary education.