Primary completion rate, total in Guatemala
Guatemala: Primary completion rate, total was 86.5% in 2024. β² Rising
Primary completion rate, total in Guatemala, 1970β2024
Source: Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO). Measured in % of relevant age group.
Analysis
The most recent figure for primary completion rate, total in Guatemala is 86.5%, measured in 2024.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.8% on the previous year and down 0.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, primary completion rate, total in Guatemala peaked at 88.1% in 2021 and was at its lowest, 23.0%, in 1970.
Guatemala ranks 130th of 190 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 41 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 28.4% | 23.0% | 32.7% | 8 |
| 1980s | 38.1% | 35.1% | 43.6% | 7 |
| 1990s | 48.9% | 47.1% | 50.8% | 2 |
| 2000s | 68.5% | 54.4% | 82.6% | 9 |
| 2010s | 83.9% | 80.1% | 86.6% | 10 |
| 2020s | 85.6% | 81.1% | 88.1% | 5 |
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More aid effectiveness data for Guatemala
- Net official development assistance received (constant 2023 US$), per 4,172 constant 2023 US$ per square kilometre (2023)
- Net bilateral aid flows from DAC donors, Total 391.63 million current US$ (2023)
- Net bilateral aid flows from DAC donors, United States 234.16 million current US$ (2023)
- Net official flows from UN agencies, UNICEF 1.37 million current US$ (2023)
- Net official flows from UN agencies, UNDP 748,114 current US$ (2022)
- Net official development assistance and official aid received 447.02 million current US$ (2023)
- Net official development assistance and official aid received 447.02 million constant 2023 US$ (2023)
- Net official development assistance received 447.02 million current US$ (2023)
- Net ODA received 2.6% (2023)
- Net ODA received 0.4% (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is primary completion rate, total in Guatemala?
- Primary completion rate, total in Guatemala was 86.5% in 2024, according to Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO).
- What is the highest primary completion rate, total recorded in Guatemala?
- The highest recorded value was 88.1% in 2021.
- What is the lowest primary completion rate, total recorded in Guatemala?
- The lowest recorded value was 23.0% in 1970.
- How does Guatemala rank for primary completion rate, total?
- Guatemala ranks 130th out of 190 countries with data for 2024.
- Is primary completion rate, total rising or falling in Guatemala?
- Over the last ten years it is down 0.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Guatemala data come from?
- The figures come from Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO), published as part of Primary completion rate, total (% of relevant age group). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Primary completion rate, or gross intake ratio to the last grade of primary education, is the number of new entrants (enrollments minus repeaters) in the last grade of primary education, regardless of age, divided by the population at the entrance age for the last grade of primary education. Data limitations preclude adjusting for students who drop out during the final year of primary education.