Primary completion rate — all countries

Primary completion rate — Guatemala

Primary completion rate in Guatemala in 2024 — 86.51%. Ranked 85 in the world out of 111. Since 1970, the indicator has risen by 63.51 pp.

2024 86.51% +0.68 pp vs 2023
World rank 85of 111
Period maximum 88.1%2021
Period minimum 23%1970

Trend over time

1970–2024 · % of the age group

Primary completion rate — Guatemala, 1970–2024025507510019701976198219881994200020062012201820241970: 23%1971: 23.3%1972: 25.43%1975: 29.48%1976: 30.71%1977: 30.81%1978: 32.14%1979: 32.74%1980: 35.07%1981: 35.45%1982: 35.75%1983: 37.37%1984: 38.98%1985: 40.55%1986: 43.6%1996: 47.1%1999: 50.8%2000: 54.35%2001: 56.21%2002: 59.98%2004: 66.99%2005: 71.07%2006: 73.78%2007: 74.14%2008: 77.08%2009: 82.61%2010: 83.73%2011: 86.41%2012: 86.11%2013: 86.46%2014: 86.64%2015: 85.52%2016: 81.53%2017: 81.53%2018: 81.24%2019: 80.1%2020: 81.06%2021: 88.1%2022: 86.55%2023: 85.83%2024: 86.51%
Change over the period: +63.51 pp Annual average: 1.18 pp

Comparison, 2024

How the value compares with the world and the groups this territory belongs to: Guatemala

Guatemala 86.51%
World 88.02%
Central America computed 97.24%
Primary completion rate — Guatemala, by year Guatemala All countries CSV XLSX
Year % Change, pp
2024 86.51 +0.68 pp
2023 85.83 −0.72 pp
2022 86.55 −1.56 pp
2021 88.1 +7.04 pp
2020 81.06 +0.96 pp
2019 80.1 −1.14 pp
2018 81.24 −0.29 pp
2017 81.53 +0 pp
2016 81.53 −3.99 pp
2015 85.52 −1.13 pp
2014 86.64 +0.18 pp
2013 86.46 +0.36 pp
2012 86.11 −0.31 pp
2011 86.41 +2.68 pp
2010 83.73 +1.12 pp
2009 82.61 +5.53 pp
2008 77.08 +2.93 pp
2007 74.14 +0.36 pp
2006 73.78 +2.72 pp
2005 71.07 +4.08 pp
2004 66.99
2002 59.98 +3.77 pp
2001 56.21 +1.86 pp
2000 54.35 +3.56 pp
1999 50.8
1996 47.1
1986 43.6 +3.05 pp
1985 40.55 +1.57 pp
1984 38.98 +1.61 pp
1983 37.37 +1.62 pp
1982 35.75 +0.3 pp
1981 35.45 +0.38 pp
1980 35.07 +2.33 pp
1979 32.74 +0.6 pp
1978 32.14 +1.33 pp
1977 30.81 +0.1 pp
1976 30.71 +1.22 pp
1975 29.48
1972 25.43 +2.13 pp
1971 23.3 +0.3 pp
1970 23

Central America, 2024

The same indicator for neighboring countries — with links to their pages

About the indicator

The number of pupils in the last grade of primary school as a percentage of the population of the corresponding age. The indicator adds dropout to the picture that enrollment gives: almost everyone can enroll, while noticeably fewer make it to the end. Values above one hundred percent are not an error but a consequence of repetition and late entry: children older than the official age end up in the final grade.

Important: It can exceed 100% because of repeaters and of pupils older than the official age — a property of the methodology, not a sign of universal coverage. The aggregate is weighted by the number of children, not by total population.

Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics (UIS), license CC BY-SA 3.0 IGO.