Education in Jalapa, Guatemala: official figures

78.4% of people aged 15 and over in Jalapa could read and write in the 2018 census (national: 80.8%), 9th lowest of 22 departments.

Literacy rate, age 15+ (census 2018)

78.4%

2018

What is the male literacy rate in Jalapa?

Among men aged 15 and over in Jalapa, 82.5% were literate in 2018 (national: 85.3%).

Among women aged 15 and over in Jalapa, 74.8% were literate in 2018 (national: 76.7%), 9th lowest of 22 departments.

Men's literacy in Jalapa was 7.7 percentage points higher than women's in the 2018 census (national: 8.6), 11th narrowest gap of 22.

47,470 people aged 15 and over in Jalapa could not read or write in 2018, 2.5% of the 1,905,223 nationally; the illiteracy rate was 21.6%.

Women make up 61.8% of the adults who cannot read or write in Jalapa (2018 census), compared with 63.8% nationally.

Jalapa ranks 14 of 22, highest first.

Rank	Region	Literacy rate, age 15 and over (census)
11	Jutiapa	81.2%
12	Suchitepequez	80.6%
13	San Marcos	78.5%
14	Jalapa	78.4%
15	Peten	78.1%
16	Baja Verapaz	73.7%
17	Chiquimula	73.1%

Jalapa ranks 14 of 22, highest first.

Rank	Region	Women's literacy rate, age 15 and over (census)
11	Jutiapa	78.9%
12	Peten	75.9%
13	Suchitepequez	75.3%
14	Jalapa	74.8%
15	San Marcos	73.3%
16	Chiquimula	71.7%
17	Baja Verapaz	67.9%

Jalapa ranks 12 of 22, highest first.

Rank	Region	Gap between men's and women's literacy (census, percentage points)
9	Chimaltenango	9.5 pts
10	Quetzaltenango	9.3 pts
11	Retalhuleu	8.9 pts
12	Jalapa	7.7 pts
13	Sacatepequez	7.4 pts
14	Escuintla	5.2 pts
15	Jutiapa	5.0 pts

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