Average years of schooling among adults in Guatemala
Guatemala: Average years of schooling among adults was 5.85 years in 2023. ▲ Rising
Average years of schooling among adults in Guatemala, 1990–2023
Source: UNDP, Human Development Report (2025) – with minor processing by Our World in Data. Measured in years.
Analysis
In 2023, average years of schooling among adults in Guatemala stood at 5.85 years. That is the highest value across all 34 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 19.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, average years of schooling among adults in Guatemala peaked at 5.85 years in 2022 and was at its lowest, 3.19 years, in 1990.
Guatemala ranks 161st of 192 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 34 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 3.53 years | 3.19 years | 3.85 years | 10 |
| 2000s | 3.87 years | 3.65 years | 4.22 years | 10 |
| 2010s | 5.11 years | 4.42 years | 5.84 years | 10 |
| 2020s | 5.81 years | 5.74 years | 5.85 years | 4 |
Countries ranked near Guatemala
More education data for Guatemala
- Official entrance age to pre-primary education 4 years (2025)
- Duration of pre-primary education 3 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 average years of schooling among adults in Guatemala?
- Average years of schooling among adults in Guatemala was 5.85 years in 2023, according to UNDP, Human Development Report (2025) – with minor processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest average years of schooling among adults recorded in Guatemala?
- The highest recorded value was 5.85 years in 2022.
- What is the lowest average years of schooling among adults recorded in Guatemala?
- The lowest recorded value was 3.19 years in 1990.
- How does Guatemala rank for average years of schooling among adults?
- Guatemala ranks 161st out of 192 countries with data for 2023.
- Is average years of schooling among adults rising or falling in Guatemala?
- Over the last ten years it is up 19.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Guatemala data come from?
- The figures come from UNDP, Human Development Report (2025) – with minor processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Average years of schooling among adults. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Average number of years (excluding years spent repeating individual grades) adults over 25 years participated in formal education.