Guatemala - Literacy rate
Literacy rate, youth female (% of females ages 15-24)
Literacy rate, youth female (% of females ages 15-24) in Guatemala was 93.87 as of 2018. Its highest value over the past 24 years was 93.87 in 2018, while its lowest value was 70.72 in 1994.
Definition: Youth literacy rate is the percentage of people ages 15-24 who can both read and write with understanding a short simple statement about their everyday life.
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics (http://uis.unesco.org/)
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| Year | Value |
|---|---|
| 1994 | 70.72 |
| 2002 | 78.39 |
| 2012 | 91.94 |
| 2013 | 89.77 |
| 2014 | 93.27 |
| 2018 | 93.87 |
Literacy rate, youth male (% of males ages 15-24)
Literacy rate, youth male (% of males ages 15-24) in Guatemala was 95.38 as of 2018. Its highest value over the past 24 years was 95.48 in 2014, while its lowest value was 81.72 in 1994.
Definition: Youth literacy rate is the percentage of people ages 15-24 who can both read and write with understanding a short simple statement about their everyday life.
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics (http://uis.unesco.org/)
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| Year | Value |
|---|---|
| 1994 | 81.72 |
| 2002 | 86.38 |
| 2012 | 95.47 |
| 2013 | 94.18 |
| 2014 | 95.48 |
| 2018 | 95.38 |
Literacy rate, youth total (% of people ages 15-24)
Literacy rate, youth total (% of people ages 15-24) in Guatemala was 94.60 as of 2018. Its highest value over the past 24 years was 94.60 in 2018, while its lowest value was 75.99 in 1994.
Definition: Youth literacy rate is the percentage of people ages 15-24 who can both read and write with understanding a short simple statement about their everyday life.
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics (http://uis.unesco.org/)
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| Year | Value |
|---|---|
| 1994 | 75.99 |
| 2002 | 82.22 |
| 2012 | 93.65 |
| 2013 | 91.85 |
| 2014 | 94.35 |
| 2018 | 94.60 |
Literacy rate, adult female (% of females ages 15 and above)
Literacy rate, adult female (% of females ages 15 and above) in Guatemala was 76.72 as of 2018. Its highest value over the past 24 years was 76.72 in 2018, while its lowest value was 57.29 in 1994.
Definition: 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.
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics (http://uis.unesco.org/)
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| Year | Value |
|---|---|
| 1994 | 57.29 |
| 2002 | 63.34 |
| 2012 | 72.43 |
| 2013 | 72.13 |
| 2014 | 76.37 |
| 2018 | 76.72 |
Literacy rate, adult male (% of males ages 15 and above)
Literacy rate, adult male (% of males ages 15 and above) in Guatemala was 85.34 as of 2018. Its highest value over the past 24 years was 86.76 in 2014, while its lowest value was 71.71 in 1994.
Definition: 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.
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics (http://uis.unesco.org/)
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| Year | Value |
|---|---|
| 1994 | 71.71 |
| 2002 | 75.42 |
| 2012 | 84.85 |
| 2013 | 82.72 |
| 2014 | 86.76 |
| 2018 | 85.34 |
Literacy rate, adult total (% of people ages 15 and above)
Literacy rate, adult total (% of people ages 15 and above) in Guatemala was 80.81 as of 2018. Its highest value over the past 24 years was 81.29 in 2014, while its lowest value was 64.21 in 1994.
Definition: 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.
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics (http://uis.unesco.org/)
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| Year | Value |
|---|---|
| 1994 | 64.21 |
| 2002 | 69.10 |
| 2012 | 78.26 |
| 2013 | 77.04 |
| 2014 | 81.29 |
| 2018 | 80.81 |
Classification
Topic: Education Indicators
Sub-Topic: Outcomes
