Most Educated in Guatemala

Top 100 cities ranked by most educated

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Most Educated — Guatemala

1 Nuevo San Carlos 15 10.0%

2 San Andrés Xecul 21 10.0%

3 Rabinal 02 10.0%

4 El Palmar 13 10.0%

5 El Tejar 03 10.0%

6 Sanarate 05 10.0%

7 San Pedro Carchá 01 10.0%

8 La Esperanza 13 10.0%

9 Chisec 01 10.0%

10 Santa Bárbara 20 10.0%

11 Poptún 12 10.0%

12 El Asintal 15 10.0%

13 Jocotenango 16 10.0%

14 Lívingston 09 10.0%

15 Tiquisate 06 10.0%

16 Palencia 07 10.0%

17 Puerto San José 06 10.0%

18 Guazacapán 18 10.0%

19 Morales 09 10.0%

20 Gualán 22 10.0%

21 Salcajá 13 10.0%

22 San Cristóbal Verapaz 01 10.0%

23 San Pablo Jocopilas 20 10.0%

24 Flores 12 10.0%

25 El Estor 09 10.0%

26 Esquipulas 04 10.0%

27 San Lucas Sacatepéquez 16 10.0%

28 Patzicía 03 10.0%

29 Santa María de Jesús 16 10.0%

30 San Francisco Zapotitlán 20 10.0%

31 Cabricán 13 10.0%

32 Nebaj 14 10.0%

33 Alotenango 16 10.0%

34 La Gomera 06 10.0%

35 Zaragoza 03 10.0%

36 San Felipe 15 10.0%

37 San Luis Jilotepeque 10 10.0%

38 Guastatoya 05 10.0%

39 San Andrés Itzapa 03 10.0%

40 Nahualá 19 10.0%

41 Sumpango 16 10.0%

42 Jalpatagua 11 10.0%

43 San Sebastián 15 10.0%

44 Santiago Sacatepéquez 16 10.0%

45 San Benito 12 10.0%

46 Momostenango 21 10.0%

47 Comalapa 03 10.0%

48 Santiago Atitlán 19 10.0%

49 Ciudad Vieja 16 10.0%

50 Tecpán Guatemala 03 10.0%

51 Yepocapa 03 10.0%

52 Jacaltenango 08 10.0%

53 Mazatenango 20 10.0%

54 Guatemala City 07 10.0%

55 Villa Nueva 07 10.0%

56 Mixco 07 10.0%

57 Cobán 01 10.0%

58 Quetzaltenango 13 10.0%

59 Jalapa 10 10.0%

60 Escuintla 06 10.0%

61 Villa Canales 07 10.0%

62 Jutiapa 11 10.0%

63 Chichicastenango 14 10.0%

64 San Juan Sacatepéquez 07 10.0%

65 Petapa 07 10.0%

66 Santa Lucía Cotzumalguapa 06 10.0%

67 Chiquimula 04 10.0%

68 Coatepeque 13 10.0%

69 Chinautla 07 10.0%

70 Totonicapán 21 10.0%

71 Puerto Barrios 09 10.0%

72 Chimaltenango 03 10.0%

73 Malacatán 17 10.0%

74 Retalhuleu 15 10.0%

75 Santa Catarina Pinula 07 10.0%

76 San José Pinula 07 10.0%

77 Huehuetenango 08 10.0%

78 Santa Cruz del Quiché 14 10.0%

79 Ostuncalco 13 10.0%

80 San Pedro Sacatepéquez 17 10.0%

81 Patulul 20 10.0%

82 Cuilapa 18 10.0%

83 Cantel 13 10.0%

84 Masagua 06 10.0%

85 Sololá 19 10.0%

86 Antigua Guatemala 16 10.0%

87 San Marcos 17 10.0%

88 Barberena 18 10.0%

89 Colomba 13 10.0%

90 Asunción Mita 11 10.0%

91 Soloma 08 10.0%

92 Zacapa 22 10.0%

93 Panzos 01 10.0%

94 Amatitlán 07 10.0%

95 Palín 06 10.0%

96 Salamá 02 10.0%

97 Chicacao 20 10.0%

98 San Pedro Ayampuc 07 10.0%

99 San Francisco El Alto 21 10.0%

100 Patzún 03 10.0%

The most educated cities in Guatemala have the highest percentages of residents with bachelor's degrees or higher. Nuevo San Carlos leads with 10.0% of residents holding a bachelor's degree.

High education levels typically correlate with higher incomes, lower unemployment, better health outcomes, and more civic engagement. These cities often host or are adjacent to major universities and research institutions that drive both education and economic development.

Highly educated communities tend to attract knowledge-based industries and employers in technology, healthcare, finance, and professional services, creating a self-reinforcing cycle of educational attainment and economic opportunity.

Did You Know?

1. In Nuevo San Carlos, 10.0% of residents have a bachelor's degree — more than double the national average of about 33%.
2. Cities near major research universities consistently rank among the most educated in the country.
3. Higher education rates correlate with higher incomes, lower crime, and better health outcomes across communities.

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