Primary completion (UIS) in Guatemala
In Guatemala, 85.0% of children had completed primary school by the expected age in 2024.
Guatemala, 2024
85.0%
Change from 2022
−0.3percentage points
Primary completion (UIS) in Guatemala over time
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% of children 3 to 5 years above the final primary grade age. Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics (UIS), databrowser.uis.unesco.org. Gaps mean no published value; points are not joined across missing years.
| Period | Guatemala |
|---|---|
| 2024 | 85.0% |
| 2022 | 85.2% |
| 2015 | 78.3% |
| 2014 | 72.5% |
| 2011 | 70.8% |
| 2006 | 62.5% |
| 2000 | 50.4% |
A dash means no value was published for that period.
In short
- The previous available figure was 85.2% in 2022, a change of −0.3 percentage points.
- Since 2000, when it was 50.4%, the figure has changed by +34.6 percentage points.
More for Guatemala
All statistics for Guatemala
Lower secondary completion
56.5%
2024 · UNESCO UIS
Primary school completion rate
86.5%
2024 · World Bank
ILO estimate of the youth NEET rate
24.1%
2025 · ILOSTAT
Upper secondary completion
23.1%
2024 · UNESCO UIS
Out-of-school children
8.4%
2024 · UNESCO UIS
Out-of-school adolescents
32.4%
2024 · UNESCO UIS