Education in Guatemala 147 indicators covering education for Guatemala. IndicatorLatest Year10-yr change Rank Persistence to grade 5, total 90.7% 2023 up 17.7% 88th Number of deaths ages 5-9 years 687 2024 down 10.5% 63rd Number of deaths ages 10-14 years 881 2024 up 1.4% 60th Number of deaths ages 15-19 years 1,996 2024 down 14.7% 55th Number of deaths ages 20-24 years 3,175 2024 up 10.9% 49th Gross intake ratio in first grade of primary education, female 104.6% 2018 down 14.0% 73rd Gross intake ratio in first grade of primary education, male 105.9% 2018 down 13.1% 59th Share of the population with no formal education with projections 0.7% 2100 down 34.3% 64th Number of adults with no formal education by region 166,000 people 2100 down 36.0% 58th Population by level of education 5.38 million people 2100 up 14.6% 82nd Repeaters, primary, female 7.8% 2018 down 31.5% 35th Repeaters, primary, male 10.2% 2018 down 24.5% 33rd School enrollment, secondary, private 61.8% 2024 down 0.8% 10th School enrollment, primary 86.9% 2018 down 7.3% 138th Over-age students, primary 10.3% 2018 down 26.3% 66th Secondary education, teachers 54.9% 2024 up 16.1% 126th School enrollment, primary, female 87.0% 2018 down 6.4% 116th School enrollment, primary, male 86.7% 2018 down 8.1% 119th Over-age students, primary, male 11.6% 2018 down 23.7% 63rd Over-age students, primary, female 8.9% 2018 down 29.6% 68th Compulsory education, duration 16 years 2025 unchanged 2nd Progression to secondary school 90.2% 2017 down 2.9% 127th Adjusted net enrollment rate, primary 89.2% 2018 down 6.1% 138th Primary education, pupils 48.3% 2018 up 0.5% 134th Persistence to grade 5, female 92.0% 2023 up 19.4% 82nd Persistence to grade 5, male 89.4% 2023 up 16.1% 85th School enrollment, secondary 43.8% 2018 up 19.1% 132nd Preprimary education, duration 7 years 2025 unchanged 1st Progression to secondary school, male 94.4% 2017 down 0.2% 98th School enrollment, secondary, female 43.0% 2018 up 19.9% 129th School enrollment, secondary, male 44.5% 2018 up 18.4% 129th Progression to secondary school, female 85.7% 2017 down 5.7% 122nd Expenditure on tertiary education 13.9% 2018 up 28.7% 120th Literacy rate, youth female 95.1% 2024 up 2.0% 64th Children out of school, primary 201,342 2024 down 8.1% 38th Adjusted net enrollment rate, primary, female 89.5% 2018 down 5.2% 114th Adjusted net enrollment rate, primary, male 88.9% 2018 down 7.1% 119th Literacy rate, youth (ages 15-24), gender parity index 0.99 GPI 2024 up 1.0% 64th Literacy rate, youth male 95.7% 2024 up 0.2% 57th Pupil-teacher ratio, primary 20.26 2018 down 31.1% 92nd Literacy rate, youth total 95.4% 2024 up 1.1% 58th Expenditure on secondary education 13.2% 2018 up 2.8% 147th Expenditure on primary education 55.6% 2018 down 7.0% 11th Secondary education, pupils 47.8% 2018 down 0.9% 148th Children out of school, primary, female 98,449 2024 down 14.4% 42nd Children out of school, primary, male 102,893 2024 down 1.0% 42nd Literacy rate, adult total 82.1% 2024 up 1.0% 57th Literacy rate, adult male 86.9% 2024 up 0.1% 56th Adolescents out of school 32.4% 2024 up 22.4% 25th Current education expenditure, total 96.3% 2024 down 0.4% 30th Current education expenditure, primary 95.9% 2024 down 1.2% 49th Current education expenditure, secondary 93.9% 2024 up 1.3% 66th Pupil-teacher ratio, secondary 10.49 2018 down 36.7% 144th Pupil-teacher ratio, preprimary 19.21 2012 down 17.1% 75th Current education expenditure, tertiary 99.5% 2024 up 4.1% 10th Adolescents out of school, female 33.4% 2024 up 9.4% 24th Adolescents out of school, male 31.4% 2024 up 39.6% 28th Net intake rate in grade 1 66.2% 2018 down 7.6% 75th Pupil-teacher ratio, tertiary 27.71 2002 — 23rd Net intake rate in grade 1, female 66.3% 2018 down 7.1% 73rd ← Previous Page 2 of 3 Next →