Share of GDP spent on education vs. share of government spending assigned to education in Guatemala
Guatemala: Share of GDP spent on education vs. share of government spending assigned to education was 17.3% in 2025. ▲ Rising
Share of GDP spent on education vs. share of government spending assigned to education in Guatemala, 1996–2025
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for share of gdp spent on education vs. share of government spending assigned to education in Guatemala is 17.3%, measured in 2025. That is the lowest value across all 20 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 24.9% on the previous year and down 28.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of gdp spent on education vs. share of government spending assigned to education in Guatemala peaked at 24.1% in 2015 and was at its lowest, 17.3%, in 2025.
That places Guatemala 39th out of 194 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 20 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 18.7% | 18.7% | 18.7% | 1 |
| 2000s | 21.7% | 20.3% | 23.3% | 3 |
| 2010s | 22.1% | 19.3% | 24.1% | 10 |
| 2020s | 21.6% | 17.3% | 23.0% | 6 |
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More economy & growth data for Guatemala
- DEC alternative conversion factor 7.68 LCU per US$ (2025)
- Manufacturing, value added 124.95 billion current LCU (2025)
- Manufacturing, value added 86.55 billion constant LCU (2025)
- Manufacturing, value added 11.98 billion constant 2015 US$ (2025)
- Households and NPISHs final consumption expenditure 87.2% (2025)
- Final consumption expenditure 121.63 billion current US$ (2025)
- Final consumption expenditure 934.11 billion current LCU (2025)
- Final consumption expenditure 88.19 billion constant 2015 US$ (2025)
- Final consumption expenditure 4.9% (2025)
- Gross national expenditure 103.88 billion constant 2015 US$ (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is share of gdp spent on education vs. share of government spending assigned to education in Guatemala?
- Share of gdp spent on education vs. share of government spending assigned to education in Guatemala was 17.3% in 2025, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest share of gdp spent on education vs. share of government spending assigned to education recorded in Guatemala?
- The highest recorded value was 24.1% in 2015.
- What is the lowest share of gdp spent on education vs. share of government spending assigned to education recorded in Guatemala?
- The lowest recorded value was 17.3% in 2025.
- How does Guatemala rank for share of gdp spent on education vs. share of government spending assigned to education?
- Guatemala ranks 39th out of 194 countries with data for 2025.
- Is share of gdp spent on education vs. share of government spending assigned to education rising or falling in Guatemala?
- Over the last ten years it is down 28.3%. 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 (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Share of GDP spent on education vs. share of government spending assigned to education. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Percentage of total general government spending (across all sectors) that is allocated to education.