Guatemala
Background Information
Region
Latin America & Caribbean
World Bank income group
Upper middle income
Percent of population aged 10-24
32% (UNFPA, 2020)
Total primary school age population (both sexes)
2,334,151 (UIS, 2020)
Total secondary school age population (both sexes)
1,946,712 (UIS, 2020)
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)
71
Source: UN Human Development Reports, 2018
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, 2019
Expenditure on education as a percentage of total government expenditure % GDP spent on education
Source: UIS, 2019
Proportion of schools with access to single-sex basic sanitation facilities
-
Primary 76%
(2016)
Source: UIS
Proportion of students at the end of primary education achieving at least a minimum proficiency level in reading
No data available
Proportion of students at the end of primary education achieving at least a minimum proficiency level in mathematics
No data available
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 33%
-
Male 36%
Female: UIS, 2015
Male: UIS, 2015
Out-of-school rate
Primary school
-
Female 6%
-
Male 6%
Female: UIS, 2015
Male: UIS, 2015
Lower secondary school
-
Female 32%
-
Male 23%
Female: UIS, 2015
Male: UIS, 2015
Upper secondary school
-
Female 53%
-
Male 42%
Female: UIS, 2015
Male: UIS, 2015
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
Project/Program
Healthcare programs
Project/Program
Lifelong Learning Project in Guatemala
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
Technology for Improved Education in Comitancillo, Guatemala
Funding Initiative/Portfolio
UNESCO Malala Fund for Girls’ Right to Education
Project/Program
Vocational Workshops