Productivity vs. educational attainment in Guatemala
Guatemala: Productivity vs. educational attainment was 13.1 international-$ in 2021 prices per hour in 2023. ▲ Rising
Productivity vs. educational attainment in Guatemala, 2005–2023
Source: Feenstra et al. - Penn World Table (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in international-$ in 2021 prices per hour.
Analysis
Guatemala recorded 13.1 international-$ in 2021 prices per hour for productivity vs. educational attainment in 2023.
The figure is down 2.9% on the previous year and up 17.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, productivity vs. educational attainment in Guatemala peaked at 13.51 international-$ in 2021 prices per hour in 2021 and was at its lowest, 8.84 international-$ in 2021 prices per hour, in 2005.
Guatemala ranks 93rd of 130 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 19 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 9.52 international-$ in 2021 prices per hour | 8.84 international-$ in 2021 prices per hour | 10.07 international-$ in 2021 prices per hour | 5 |
| 2010s | 11.28 international-$ in 2021 prices per hour | 10.41 international-$ in 2021 prices per hour | 12.01 international-$ in 2021 prices per hour | 10 |
| 2020s | 13.17 international-$ in 2021 prices per hour | 12.56 international-$ in 2021 prices per hour | 13.51 international-$ in 2021 prices per hour | 4 |
Countries ranked near Guatemala
- 90 Colombia 16.16 international-$ in 2021 prices per hour compare
- 91 Indonesia 14.35 international-$ in 2021 prices per hour compare
- 92 Morocco 13.62 international-$ in 2021 prices per hour compare
- 94 Kyrgyzstan 12.12 international-$ in 2021 prices per hour compare
- 95 Peru 11.97 international-$ in 2021 prices per hour compare
- 96 Uzbekistan 11.94 international-$ in 2021 prices per hour compare
More education data for Guatemala
- Duration of pre-primary education 3 years (2025)
- Official entrance age to pre-primary education 4 years (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. average years of schooling 2.29 live births per woman (2024)
- School enrollment, primary, female 100.6% (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is productivity vs. educational attainment in Guatemala?
- Productivity vs. educational attainment in Guatemala was 13.1 international-$ in 2021 prices per hour in 2023, according to Feenstra et al. - Penn World Table (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest productivity vs. educational attainment recorded in Guatemala?
- The highest recorded value was 13.51 international-$ in 2021 prices per hour in 2021.
- What is the lowest productivity vs. educational attainment recorded in Guatemala?
- The lowest recorded value was 8.84 international-$ in 2021 prices per hour in 2005.
- How does Guatemala rank for productivity vs. educational attainment?
- Guatemala ranks 93rd out of 130 countries with data for 2023.
- Is productivity vs. educational attainment rising or falling in Guatemala?
- Over the last ten years it is up 17.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Guatemala data come from?
- The figures come from Feenstra et al. - Penn World Table (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Productivity vs. educational attainment. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Productivity is calculated as GDP divided by the total number of hours worked in the economy. This data is adjusted for inflation and differences in living costs between countries.