Primary completion rate, male in Guatemala
Guatemala: Primary completion rate, male was 85.3% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Primary completion rate, male 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, male in Guatemala is 85.3%, measured in 2024.
That represents a change of up 0.5% on the previous year and down 3.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, primary completion rate, male in Guatemala peaked at 89.0% in 2021 and was at its lowest, 32.8%, in 1977.
Guatemala ranks 127th 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, male in Guatemala, year by year
| Year | % of relevant age group | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1976 | 32.9% | — |
| 1977 | 32.8% | -0.3% |
| 1978 | 34.4% | +4.8% |
| 1996 | 51.5% | +49.6% |
| 1999 | 55.3% | +7.5% |
| 2000 | 58.7% | +6.2% |
| 2001 | 60.5% | +2.9% |
| 2002 | 63.8% | +5.6% |
| 2004 | 70.9% | +11.0% |
| 2005 | 74.8% | +5.5% |
| 2006 | 76.9% | +2.9% |
| 2007 | 76.8% | -0.2% |
| 2008 | 79.6% | +3.7% |
| 2009 | 85.3% | +7.2% |
| 2010 | 86.0% | +0.8% |
| 2011 | 88.0% | +2.3% |
| 2012 | 87.2% | -0.9% |
| 2013 | 87.5% | +0.3% |
| 2014 | 88.2% | +0.8% |
| 2015 | 86.9% | -1.5% |
| 2016 | 82.2% | -5.4% |
| 2017 | 82.7% | +0.6% |
| 2018 | 82.3% | -0.5% |
| 2019 | 80.7% | -2.0% |
| 2020 | 81.0% | +0.5% |
| 2021 | 89.0% | +9.8% |
| 2022 | 86.3% | -3.0% |
| 2023 | 84.8% | -1.7% |
| 2024 | 85.3% | +0.5% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 33.4% | 32.8% | 34.4% | 3 |
| 1990s | 53.4% | 51.5% | 55.3% | 2 |
| 2000s | 71.9% | 58.7% | 85.3% | 9 |
| 2010s | 85.2% | 80.7% | 88.2% | 10 |
| 2020s | 85.3% | 81.0% | 89.0% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Guatemala
- 124 Namibia 86.7% compare
- 125 Bangladesh 86.4% compare
- 126 Malaysia 85.8% compare
- 128 Lao People's Democratic Republic 85.0% compare
- 129 Liechtenstein 84.3% compare
- 130 Papua New Guinea 84.1% compare
More education data for Guatemala
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 22.73 % change on previous year (2015)
- Teachers in primary education, female (number), gaps filled 82,077 (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, male (number), gaps filled 40,285 (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) 279,477 (2023)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) 25.62 % change on previous year (2015)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number), gaps 225,289 (2023)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number) 19.56 % change on previous year (2015)
- Theoretical duration of primary education (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- 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)
Frequently asked questions
- What is primary completion rate, male in Guatemala?
- Primary completion rate, male in Guatemala was 85.3% in 2024, according to Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO).
- What is the highest primary completion rate, male recorded in Guatemala?
- The highest recorded value was 89.0% in 2021.
- What is the lowest primary completion rate, male recorded in Guatemala?
- The lowest recorded value was 32.8% in 1977.
- How does Guatemala rank for primary completion rate, male?
- Guatemala ranks 127th out of 189 countries with data for 2024.
- Is primary completion rate, male rising or falling in Guatemala?
- Over the last ten years it is down 3.3%. 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, male (% 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.