Primary, secondary and tertiary education enrollment and completion rates in Guatemala
Guatemala: Primary, secondary and tertiary education enrollment and completion rates was 101.5% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Primary, secondary and tertiary education enrollment and completion rates in Guatemala, 1970–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for primary, secondary and tertiary education enrollment and completion rates in Guatemala is 101.5%, measured in 2024.
The figure is down 0.5% on the previous year and down 3.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, primary, secondary and tertiary education enrollment and completion rates in Guatemala peaked at 118.5% in 2009 and was at its lowest, 57.2%, in 1970.
That places Guatemala 96th out of 217 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 53 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 62.6% | 57.2% | 69.9% | 10 |
| 1980s | 77.8% | 72.6% | 81.7% | 9 |
| 1990s | 86.5% | 77.9% | 96.8% | 10 |
| 2000s | 108.2% | 98.8% | 118.5% | 9 |
| 2010s | 107.0% | 101.4% | 117.3% | 10 |
| 2020s | 102.2% | 101.5% | 103.0% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Guatemala
- 93 Marshall Islands 101.8% compare
- 94 Gibraltar 101.8% compare
- 95 South Africa 101.8% compare
- 97 Austria 101.3% compare
- 98 Niue 101.3% compare
- 99 Switzerland 101.2% compare
More education data for Guatemala
- Duration of pre-primary education 3 years (2025)
- Official entrance age to pre-primary education 4 years (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. average years of schooling 2.29 live births per woman (2024)
- School enrollment, primary, female 100.6% (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is primary, secondary and tertiary education enrollment and completion rates in Guatemala?
- Primary, secondary and tertiary education enrollment and completion rates in Guatemala was 101.5% in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest primary, secondary and tertiary education enrollment and completion rates recorded in Guatemala?
- The highest recorded value was 118.5% in 2009.
- What is the lowest primary, secondary and tertiary education enrollment and completion rates recorded in Guatemala?
- The lowest recorded value was 57.2% in 1970.
- How does Guatemala rank for primary, secondary and tertiary education enrollment and completion rates?
- Guatemala ranks 96th out of 217 countries with data for 2024.
- Is primary, secondary and tertiary education enrollment and completion rates rising or falling in Guatemala?
- Over the last ten years it is down 3.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Guatemala data come from?
- The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Primary, secondary and tertiary education enrollment and completion rates. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Number of children of any age group who are enrolled in primary education, expressed as a percentage of the total population of the official primary school age.