Education in San Marcos, Guatemala: official figures
78.5% of people aged 15 and over in San Marcos could read and write in the 2018 census (national: 80.8%), 10th lowest of 22 departments.
What is the male literacy rate in San Marcos?
Among men aged 15 and over in San Marcos, 84.3% were literate in 2018 (national: 85.3%).
Source: Instituto Nacional de Estadística (INE), Censo 2018 · saved copyWhat is the female literacy rate in San Marcos?
Among women aged 15 and over in San Marcos, 73.3% were literate in 2018 (national: 76.7%), 8th lowest of 22 departments.
Source: Instituto Nacional de Estadística (INE), Censo 2018 · saved copyIs there a gender gap in literacy in San Marcos?
Men's literacy in San Marcos was 11.0 percentage points higher than women's in the 2018 census (national: 8.6), 7th widest gap of 22.
Source: Instituto Nacional de Estadística (INE), Censo 2018 · saved copyHow many adults in San Marcos cannot read?
139,502 people aged 15 and over in San Marcos could not read or write in 2018, 7.3% of the 1,905,223 nationally; the illiteracy rate was 21.5%.
Source: Instituto Nacional de Estadística (INE), Censo 2018 · saved copyHow many illiterate adults in San Marcos are women?
Women make up 65.5% of the adults who cannot read or write in San Marcos (2018 census), compared with 63.8% nationally.
Source: Instituto Nacional de Estadística (INE), Censo 2018 · saved copyHow San Marcos compares with other departments
Literacy rate, age 15 and over (census) (2018)
San Marcos ranks 13 of 22, highest first.
| Rank | Region | Literacy rate, age 15 and over (census) |
|---|---|---|
| 10 | Izabal | 81.4% |
| 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% |
Women's literacy rate, age 15 and over (census) (2018)
San Marcos ranks 15 of 22, highest first.
| Rank | Region | Women's literacy rate, age 15 and over (census) |
|---|---|---|
| 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% |
| 18 | Solola | 66.4% |
Gap between men's and women's literacy (census, percentage points) (2018)
San Marcos ranks 7 of 22, highest first.
| Rank | Region | Gap between men's and women's literacy (census, percentage points) |
|---|---|---|
| 4 | Huehuetenango | 14.3 pts |
| 5 | Baja Verapaz | 12.2 pts |
| 6 | Solola | 11.9 pts |
| 7 | San Marcos | 11.0 pts |
| 8 | Suchitepequez | 11.0 pts |
| 9 | Chimaltenango | 9.5 pts |
| 10 | Quetzaltenango | 9.3 pts |
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Sources
- Instituto Nacional de Estadística (INE), Censo 2018: Censo de Población y Vivienda 2018: age by literacy (can read and write) by department and sex, Redatam table (INE data, copy published by CONALFA), read 23 October 2026 · saved copy (SHA-256 794d5a4775c7…)
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