Education in Solola, Guatemala: official figures

71.9% of people aged 15 and over in Solola could read and write in the 2018 census (national: 80.8%), 5th lowest of 22 departments.

Literacy rate, age 15+ (census 2018)

71.9%

2018

What is the male literacy rate in Solola?

Among men aged 15 and over in Solola, 78.3% were literate in 2018 (national: 85.3%).

Among women aged 15 and over in Solola, 66.4% were literate in 2018 (national: 76.7%), 5th lowest of 22 departments.

Men's literacy in Solola was 11.9 percentage points higher than women's in the 2018 census (national: 8.6), 6th widest gap of 22.

79,258 people aged 15 and over in Solola could not read or write in 2018, 4.2% of the 1,905,223 nationally; the illiteracy rate was 28.1%.

Women make up 64.3% of the adults who cannot read or write in Solola (2018 census), compared with 63.8% nationally.

Solola ranks 18 of 22, highest first.

Rank	Region	Literacy rate, age 15 and over (census)
15	Peten	78.1%
16	Baja Verapaz	73.7%
17	Chiquimula	73.1%
18	Solola	71.9%
19	Totonicapan	71.8%
20	Huehuetenango	70.5%
21	Alta Verapaz	66.2%

Solola ranks 18 of 22, highest first.

Rank	Region	Women's literacy rate, age 15 and over (census)
15	San Marcos	73.3%
16	Chiquimula	71.7%
17	Baja Verapaz	67.9%
18	Solola	66.4%
19	Totonicapan	64.9%
20	Huehuetenango	64.0%
21	Alta Verapaz	58.6%

Solola ranks 6 of 22, highest first.

Rank	Region	Gap between men's and women's literacy (census, percentage points)
3	Quiche	15.3 pts
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

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