Tertiary education enrolment (gross) in Guatemala
Gross tertiary enrolment in Guatemala was 27.3% in 2023. The value for 2023 is the highest in the series, which starts in 1970.
Guatemala, 2023
27.3%
Change from 2019
+4.7percentage points
World, 2023
43.2%
Position in 2023
94th of 128
Tertiary education enrolment (gross) in Guatemala over time
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% of the population in the five years after secondary school age. Source: World Bank, World Development Indicators. Gaps mean no published value; points are not joined across missing years.
| Period | Guatemala | World |
|---|---|---|
| 2024 | – | 43.6% |
| 2023 | 27.3% | 43.2% |
| 2022 | – | 42.0% |
| 2021 | – | 41.1% |
| 2020 | – | 39.7% |
| 2019 | 22.6% | 38.7% |
| 2018 | – | 37.9% |
| 2017 | – | 37.5% |
| 2016 | – | 37.1% |
| 2015 | 22.0% | 36.6% |
| 2014 | 18.3% | 35.6% |
| 2013 | 19.6% | 33.1% |
| 2012 | 16.9% | 32.3% |
| 2011 | 16.4% | 31.1% |
| 2010 | 15.8% | 29.6% |
| 2009 | 15.1% | 28.3% |
| 2008 | – | 27.4% |
| 2007 | 17.3% | 26.3% |
| 2006 | – | 25.7% |
| 2005 | – | 24.3% |
| 2004 | – | 23.6% |
| 2003 | – | 22.8% |
| 2002 | 9.5% | 21.6% |
| 2001 | – | 20.4% |
A dash means no value was published for that period.
In short
- The previous available figure was 22.6% in 2019, a change of +4.7 percentage points.
- Since 2002, when it was 9.5%, the figure has changed by +17.8 percentage points.
- Among the 128 countries with data for 2023, Guatemala has the 94th highest value.
- The figure for the world in 2023 was 43.2%.
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