Compulsory education, duration in Guatemala
Guatemala: Compulsory education, duration was 16 years in 2025. ▬ Flat
Compulsory education, duration in Guatemala, 1998–2025
Source: Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO). Measured in years.
Analysis
In 2025, compulsory education, duration in Guatemala stood at 16 years. That is the highest value across all 28 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is unchanged over ten years.
Over the whole period, compulsory education, duration in Guatemala peaked at 16 years in 1998 and was at its lowest, 16 years, in 1998.
Guatemala ranks 2nd of 197 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 16 years | 16 years | 16 years | 2 |
| 2000s | 16 years | 16 years | 16 years | 10 |
| 2010s | 16 years | 16 years | 16 years | 10 |
| 2020s | 16 years | 16 years | 16 years | 6 |
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More education data for Guatemala
- Primary school starting age 7 years (2025)
- Lower secondary school starting age 13 years (2025)
- Population ages 0-14 31.0% (2025)
- Population ages 15-64 64.0% (2025)
- School enrollment, primary 101.5% (2024)
- Primary education, teachers 122,362 (2024)
- School enrollment, primary, female 100.6% (2024)
- School enrollment, primary, male 102.4% (2024)
- Labor force, female 32.7% (2025)
- Labor force, total 7.68 million (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is compulsory education, duration in Guatemala?
- Compulsory education, duration in Guatemala was 16 years in 2025, according to Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO).
- What is the highest compulsory education, duration recorded in Guatemala?
- The highest recorded value was 16 years in 1998.
- What is the lowest compulsory education, duration recorded in Guatemala?
- The lowest recorded value was 16 years in 1998.
- How does Guatemala rank for compulsory education, duration?
- Guatemala ranks 2nd out of 197 countries with data for 2025.
- Is compulsory education, duration rising or falling in Guatemala?
- Over the last ten years it is unchanged. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this Guatemala data come from?
- The figures come from Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO), published as part of Compulsory education, duration (years). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Duration of compulsory education is the number of years that children are legally obliged to attend school.