Adult literacy rate in Guatemala
82.1% of adults in Guatemala could read and write in 2024.
Guatemala, 2024
82.1%
Change from 2023
−0.9percentage points
World, 2024
87.7%
Adult literacy rate in Guatemala over time
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% of people aged 15 and above. Source: World Bank, World Development Indicators. Gaps mean no published value; points are not joined across missing years.
| Period | Guatemala | World |
|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 82.1% | 87.7% |
| 2023 | 83.0% | 87.6% |
| 2022 | 83.0% | 87.4% |
| 2021 | – | 87.2% |
| 2020 | – | 87.0% |
| 2019 | – | 86.8% |
| 2018 | 80.8% | 86.8% |
| 2017 | – | 86.5% |
| 2016 | – | 86.3% |
| 2015 | 80.2% | 86.0% |
| 2014 | 81.3% | 85.6% |
| 2013 | 77.0% | 85.2% |
| 2012 | 78.3% | 84.9% |
| 2011 | – | 84.7% |
| 2010 | – | 84.4% |
| 2009 | – | 83.8% |
| 2008 | – | 83.5% |
| 2007 | – | 83.1% |
| 2006 | – | 82.5% |
| 2005 | – | 82.6% |
| 2004 | – | 82.6% |
| 2003 | – | 82.2% |
| 2002 | 69.1% | 81.7% |
| 2001 | – | 81.4% |
| 2000 | – | 81.1% |
A dash means no value was published for that period.
In short
- That is a change of −0.9 percentage points from 83.0% in 2023.
- Since 1994, when it was 64.2%, the figure has changed by +17.9 percentage points.
- The figure for the world in 2024 was 87.7%.
More for Guatemala
All statistics for Guatemala
Primary school enrolment (gross)
101.5%
2024 · World Bank
ILO estimate of the youth NEET rate
24.1%
2025 · ILOSTAT
Primary completion (UIS)
85.0%
2024 · UNESCO UIS
Lower secondary completion
56.5%
2024 · UNESCO UIS
Upper secondary completion
23.1%
2024 · UNESCO UIS
Out-of-school children
8.4%
2024 · UNESCO UIS