Guatemala
Background Information
Region
Latin America & Caribbean
World Bank income group
Upper middle income
Percent of population aged 10-24
31% (UNFPA, 2023)
Total primary school age population (both sexes)
2,342,445 (UIS, 2023)
Total secondary school age population (both sexes)
2,263,796 (UIS, 2023)
Proportion of women aged 20-24 years who were married or in a union before age 18 (% of women aged 20-24)
30%
Source: UNSDG , 2015
Adolescent birth rate (per 1,000 women ages 15-19)
59
Source: UN Human Development Reports , 2021
Percentage of women who ever experienced physical violence since age 15 (% of women 15-49)
20%
Source: DHS , 2015
Percentage of married women employed in the last 12 months (% of married or in-union women 15-49)
42%
Source: DHS , 2015
Education Snapshot Back to Top
Number of years of free primary and secondary education guaranteed in legal frameworks (Years)
12
Source: UIS , 2022
Percentage of upper secondary schools providing life skills-based HIV and sexuality education within the formal curriculum or as part of extra-curricular activities
No data available
Proportion of schools with access to single-sex basic sanitation facilities Percentage of schools
-
Primary 76%
(2016)
Source: UIS
Women as a percentage of teachers in tertiary education
No data available
Men as a percentage of teachers in pre-primary education Men as a percentage
Source: UIS , 2022
Expenditure on education as a percentage of total government expenditure % GDP spent on education
Source: UIS , 2021
Gender parity index for achievement in mathematics, by education level (ratio)
Source: Varied , 2014
Gender parity index for achievement in reading, by education level (ratio)
Source: Varied , 2014
Proportion of students at the end of primary education achieving at least a minimum proficiency level in reading
-
Female 16%
-
Male 16%
Female: UIS, 2019
Male: UIS, 2019
Proportion of students at the end of primary education achieving at least a minimum proficiency level in mathematics
-
Female 6%
-
Male 8%
Female: UIS, 2019
Male: UIS, 2019
Experiencing bullying in the last 12 months in lower secondary education
-
Female 20%
-
Male 26%
Female: UNESCO, 2015
Male: UNESCO, 2015
Youth not in education, employment or training
-
Female 44%
-
Male 13%
Female: ILO, 2022
Male: ILO, 2022
Completion rate
Primary school age
-
Female 76%
-
Male 80%
Female: UIS, 2015
Male: UIS, 2015
Lower secondary school age
-
Female 45%
-
Male 52%
Female: UIS, 2015
Male: UIS, 2015
Upper secondary school age
-
Female 25%
-
Male 27%
Female: UIS, 2015
Male: UIS, 2015
Out-of-school rate
Primary school
-
Female 6%
-
Male 5%
Female: UIS, 2015
Male: UIS, 2015
Lower secondary school
-
Female 32%
-
Male 23%
Female: UIS, 2015
Male: UIS, 2015
Upper secondary school
-
Female 54%
-
Male 44%
Female: UIS, 2015
Male: UIS, 2015
Legal Frameworks Back to Top
Presence of legislation on child protection, to prevent corporal punishment in schools
3
Limited protection from violence in educational institutions
Source: HerAtlas , 2021
Presence of legislation protecting the right to education without discrimination based on sex/gender
4
Enshrines right to education, only for a group of persons, without discrimination based on sex/gender
Source: HerAtlas , 2021
Presence of legislation to protect and facilitate education of pregnant adolescent girls
5
Protection of the right to education of pregnant and/or parenting girls
Source: HerAtlas , 2021
Existence of processes to support coordinated action on gender equality in and through education by ministries, civil society, youth organizations and other actors
Data coming soon!
Existence of systematic processes to review and update curricula and learning resources, with a view to eradicating gender stereotypes and promoting gender equality
Data coming soon!
Training on gender-responsive pedagogies is embedded in teacher training programmes
Data coming soon!
Programs Back to Top
Network/Convening/Conference
Adolescent Girls & Migration
Network/Convening/Conference
Better Life, Better Future
Project/Program
Changing Gender Attitudes, Empowering Girls
Project/Program
Clubs & Campus
Project/Program
Early childcare education & Montessori
Project/Program
Education Access and Equity
Project/Program
Education Reform in the Classroom
Project/Program
Empowering Adolescent Girls (GFC)
Project/Program
Empowerment Girl Groups
Advocacy Campaign/Project
Enough
Funding Initiative/Portfolio
Equality for Women and Girls Program
Project/Program
Food for Education
Funding Initiative/Portfolio
Funding For Girls Education Programs
Funding Initiative/Portfolio
Girl Rising Global Education Fund
Project/Program
Girl Rising Media Campaign
Project/Program
Healthcare programs
Project/Program
Lifelong Learning Project in Guatemala
Project/Program
MAIA Impact School
Project/Program
Parent schools
Project/Program
Primary & secondary education
Project/Program
Promoting Child Protection and Combatting Child Labour in Guatemala and Nicaragua
Project/Program
Psychological & Therapy Support
Project/Program
Support Her Empowerment & Girls' Resilience, Enterprise, and Technology Initiative (SHE's GREAT!)
Project/Program
Technology for Improved Education in Comitancillo, Guatemala
Funding Initiative/Portfolio
UNESCO Malala Fund for Girls’ Right to Education
Project/Program
Vocational Workshops
Government Programs Back to Top
Project/Program
Literacy Boost
Research Project/Report/Study
Violence Against Children and Youth Survey
Project/Program
Guatemala Basic Education Strengthening (BEST) Project
Project/Program
Abriendo Oportunidades
Project/Program
Shifting Gender Paradigms among Youth in Extreme Environments
Advocacy Campaign/Project
The Puentes Project
Transforming Education Summit National Statement of Commitment Back to Top
