Youth literacy rate, population 15-24 years, urban, adjusted gender in Guatemala
Guatemala: Youth literacy rate, population 15-24 years, urban, adjusted gender was 1 GPIA in 2024. ▲ Rising
Latest (2024)
1 GPIA
Change on year
up 1.1%
World rank
19th
of 58 countries
All-time high
1 GPIA
in 2024
All-time low
0.94 GPIA
in 1994
Years of data
12
1994–2024
Youth literacy rate, population 15-24 years, urban, adjusted gender in Guatemala, 1994–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in GPIA.
Analysis
The most recent figure for youth literacy rate, population 15-24 years, urban, adjusted gender in Guatemala is 1 GPIA, measured in 2024. That is the highest value across all 12 years on record.
The figure is up 1.1% on the previous year and up 1.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, youth literacy rate, population 15-24 years, urban, adjusted gender in Guatemala peaked at 1 GPIA in 2024 and was at its lowest, 0.94 GPIA, in 1994.
Guatemala ranks 19th of 58 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 12 years of available data.
Youth literacy rate, population 15-24 years, urban, adjusted gender in Guatemala, year by year
| Year | GPIA | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1994 | 0.94 GPIA | — |
| 2000 | 0.9489 GPIA | +0.9% |
| 2002 | 0.96 GPIA | +1.2% |
| 2006 | 0.9678 GPIA | +0.8% |
| 2012 | 0.99 GPIA | +2.3% |
| 2013 | 0.98 GPIA | -1.0% |
| 2014 | 0.99 GPIA | +1.0% |
| 2015 | 0.99 GPIA | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 0.99 GPIA | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 0.99 GPIA | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 0.9888 GPIA | -0.1% |
| 2024 | 1 GPIA | +1.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.94 GPIA | 0.94 GPIA | 0.94 GPIA | 1 |
| 2000s | 0.9589 GPIA | 0.9489 GPIA | 0.9678 GPIA | 3 |
| 2010s | 0.988 GPIA | 0.98 GPIA | 0.99 GPIA | 5 |
| 2020s | 0.9929 GPIA | 0.9888 GPIA | 1 GPIA | 3 |
Countries ranked near Guatemala
- 16 Argentina 1 GPIA compare
- 16 Panama 1 GPIA compare
- 16 Peru 1 GPIA compare
- 19 United Arab Emirates 1 GPIA compare
- 19 Armenia 1 GPIA compare
- 19 Azerbaijan 1 GPIA compare
- 19 Bolivia, Plurinational State of 1 GPIA compare
- 19 Brazil 1 GPIA compare
- 19 Ecuador 1 GPIA compare
- 19 Egypt 1 GPIA compare
- 19 Spain 1 GPIA compare
- 19 Georgia 1 GPIA compare
- 19 Indonesia 1 GPIA compare
- 19 Iran, Islamic Republic of 1 GPIA compare
- 19 Kuwait 1 GPIA compare
- 19 Sri Lanka 1 GPIA compare
- 19 Oman 1 GPIA compare
- 19 Philippines 1 GPIA compare
- 19 Paraguay 1 GPIA compare
- 19 Palestine, State of 1 GPIA compare
- 19 Qatar 1 GPIA compare
- 19 Singapore 1 GPIA compare
- 19 El Salvador 1 GPIA compare
- 19 Serbia 1 GPIA compare
- 19 Tonga 1 GPIA compare
- 19 Uruguay 1 GPIA compare
- 19 Uzbekistan 1 GPIA compare
More education data for Guatemala
- Teachers in secondary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 122,548 (2024)
- Repeaters in primary education, all grades, both sexes (number), gaps 247,917 (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, male (number), gaps filled 335,306 (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, female (number), gaps filled 328,468 (2024)
- Secondary education, pupils, gaps filled 1.13 million (2024)
- Primary education, duration (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Primary education, pupils, gaps filled 2.42 million (2024)
- Primary education, pupils, annual growth rate 0.3948 % change on previous year (2024)
- Primary education, pupils, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Primary education, pupils, per capita 0.1317 units per person (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is youth literacy rate, population 15-24 years, urban, adjusted gender in Guatemala?
- Youth literacy rate, population 15-24 years, urban, adjusted gender in Guatemala was 1 GPIA in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest youth literacy rate, population 15-24 years, urban, adjusted gender recorded in Guatemala?
- The highest recorded value was 1 GPIA in 2024.
- What is the lowest youth literacy rate, population 15-24 years, urban, adjusted gender recorded in Guatemala?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.94 GPIA in 1994.
- How does Guatemala rank for youth literacy rate, population 15-24 years, urban, adjusted gender?
- Guatemala ranks 19th out of 58 countries with data for 2024.
- Is youth literacy rate, population 15-24 years, urban, adjusted gender rising or falling in Guatemala?
- Over the last ten years it is up 1.0%. 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, published as part of Youth literacy rate, population 15-24 years, urban, adjusted gender parity index (GPIA). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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February 2026 Data Release