Literacy rate, adult female in Guatemala
Guatemala: Literacy rate, adult female was 78.5% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Literacy rate, adult female in Guatemala, 1994–2024
Source: Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO). Measured in % of females ages 15 and above.
Analysis
The most recent figure for literacy rate, adult female in Guatemala is 78.5%, measured in 2024.
That represents a change of down 0.3% on the previous year and up 2.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, literacy rate, adult female in Guatemala peaked at 78.7% in 2023 and was at its lowest, 57.3%, in 1994.
That places Guatemala 55th out of 89 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 10 years of available data.
Literacy rate, adult female in Guatemala, year by year
| Year | % of females ages 15 and above | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1994 | 57.3% | — |
| 2002 | 63.3% | +10.6% |
| 2012 | 72.4% | +14.4% |
| 2013 | 72.1% | -0.4% |
| 2014 | 76.4% | +5.9% |
| 2015 | 75.1% | -1.6% |
| 2018 | 76.7% | +2.1% |
| 2022 | 78.6% | +2.5% |
| 2023 | 78.7% | +0.1% |
| 2024 | 78.5% | -0.3% |
Guatemala compared with similar countries
- Guatemala's 78.5% is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 94.8%, 83% of the median. (34 countries reporting)
- Guatemala's 78.5% is below the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 94.8%, 83% of the median. (15 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 57.3% | 57.3% | 57.3% | 1 |
| 2000s | 63.3% | 63.3% | 63.3% | 1 |
| 2010s | 74.6% | 72.1% | 76.7% | 5 |
| 2020s | 78.6% | 78.5% | 78.7% | 3 |
Countries ranked near Guatemala
- 52 Cape Verde 84.1% compare
- 53 Sao Tome and Principe 82.8% compare
- 54 Tunisia 80.1% compare
- 56 Iraq 77.8% compare
- 57 Rwanda 76.7% compare
- 58 Bangladesh 76.5% compare
More gender data for Guatemala
- Child population (UN estimates and projections) 5,681 (2030)
- Child population (UN estimates and projections) (0-14), annual growth -0.5138 % change on previous year (2030)
- Population 14,386 (2030)
- Working-age population (UN estimates and projections) 14,386 (2030)
- Population (UN estimates and projections), annual growth rate 2.14 % change on previous year (2030)
- Age population, age 00, female, interpolated 183,639 (2025)
- Age population, age 00, male, interpolated 190,265 (2025)
- Age population, age 01, female, interpolated 182,353 (2025)
- Age population, age 01, male, interpolated 188,776 (2025)
- Age population, age 02, female, interpolated 181,168 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is literacy rate, adult female in Guatemala?
- Literacy rate, adult female in Guatemala was 78.5% in 2024, according to Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO).
- What is the highest literacy rate, adult female recorded in Guatemala?
- The highest recorded value was 78.7% in 2023.
- What is the lowest literacy rate, adult female recorded in Guatemala?
- The lowest recorded value was 57.3% in 1994.
- How does Guatemala rank for literacy rate, adult female?
- Guatemala ranks 55th out of 89 countries with data for 2024.
- Is literacy rate, adult female rising or falling in Guatemala?
- Over the last ten years it is up 2.7%. 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 Literacy rate, adult female (% of females ages 15 and above). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Adult literacy rate is the percentage of people ages 15 and above who can both read and write with understanding a short simple statement about their everyday life.