Educational attainment, at least completed short-cycle tertiary, popul in Guatemala
Guatemala: Educational attainment, at least completed short-cycle tertiary, popul was 4.2% in 2023. ▲ Rising
Educational attainment, at least completed short-cycle tertiary, popul in Guatemala, 1973–2023
Source: Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO). Measured in cumulative.
Analysis
Guatemala recorded 4.2% for educational attainment, at least completed short-cycle tertiary, popul in 2023.
That represents a change of down 26.8% on the previous year and up 45.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, educational attainment, at least completed short-cycle tertiary, popul in Guatemala peaked at 5.7% in 2022 and was at its lowest, 1.2%, in 1973.
That places Guatemala 122nd out of 129 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 19 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 1.2% | 1.2% | 1.2% | 1 |
| 1980s | 2.2% | 2.2% | 2.2% | 1 |
| 2000s | 3.2% | 2.7% | 3.6% | 4 |
| 2010s | 3.8% | 2.6% | 5.4% | 10 |
| 2020s | 4.9% | 4.2% | 5.7% | 3 |
Countries ranked near Guatemala
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, total 7.68 million (2025)
- Labor force, female 32.7% (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is educational attainment, at least completed short-cycle tertiary, popul in Guatemala?
- Educational attainment, at least completed short-cycle tertiary, popul in Guatemala was 4.2% in 2023, according to Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO).
- What is the highest educational attainment, at least completed short-cycle tertiary, popul recorded in Guatemala?
- The highest recorded value was 5.7% in 2022.
- What is the lowest educational attainment, at least completed short-cycle tertiary, popul recorded in Guatemala?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.2% in 1973.
- How does Guatemala rank for educational attainment, at least completed short-cycle tertiary, popul?
- Guatemala ranks 122nd out of 129 countries with data for 2023.
- Is educational attainment, at least completed short-cycle tertiary, popul rising or falling in Guatemala?
- Over the last ten years it is up 45.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Guatemala data come from?
- The figures come from Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO), published as part of Educational attainment, at least completed short-cycle tertiary, population 25+, total (%) (cumulative). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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The percentage of population ages 25 and over that attained or completed short-cycle tertiary education.