Education in Zacapa, Guatemala: official figures
81.9% of people aged 15 and over in Zacapa could read and write in the 2018 census (national: 80.8%), 9th highest of 22 departments.
What is the male literacy rate in Zacapa?
Among men aged 15 and over in Zacapa, 83.1% were literate in 2018 (national: 85.3%).
Source: Instituto Nacional de Estadística (INE), Censo 2018 · saved copyWhat is the female literacy rate in Zacapa?
Among women aged 15 and over in Zacapa, 80.7% were literate in 2018 (national: 76.7%), 6th highest of 22 departments.
Source: Instituto Nacional de Estadística (INE), Censo 2018 · saved copyIs there a gender gap in literacy in Zacapa?
Men's literacy in Zacapa was 2.4 percentage points higher than women's in the 2018 census (national: 8.6), the narrowest gap of 22.
Source: Instituto Nacional de Estadística (INE), Censo 2018 · saved copyHow many adults in Zacapa cannot read?
30,638 people aged 15 and over in Zacapa could not read or write in 2018, 1.6% of the 1,905,223 nationally; the illiteracy rate was 18.1%.
Source: Instituto Nacional de Estadística (INE), Censo 2018 · saved copyHow many illiterate adults in Zacapa are women?
Women make up 55.3% of the adults who cannot read or write in Zacapa (2018 census), compared with 63.8% nationally.
Source: Instituto Nacional de Estadística (INE), Censo 2018 · saved copyHow Zacapa compares with other departments
Literacy rate, age 15 and over (census) (2018)
Zacapa ranks 9 of 22, highest first.
| Rank | Region | Literacy rate, age 15 and over (census) |
|---|---|---|
| 6 | Chimaltenango | 84.2% |
| 7 | Quetzaltenango | 83.5% |
| 8 | Retalhuleu | 83.4% |
| 9 | Zacapa | 81.9% |
| 10 | Izabal | 81.4% |
| 11 | Jutiapa | 81.2% |
| 12 | Suchitepequez | 80.6% |
Women's literacy rate, age 15 and over (census) (2018)
Zacapa ranks 6 of 22, highest first.
| Rank | Region | Women's literacy rate, age 15 and over (census) |
|---|---|---|
| 3 | El Progreso | 85.2% |
| 4 | Escuintla | 84.1% |
| 5 | Santa Rosa | 83.6% |
| 6 | Zacapa | 80.7% |
| 7 | Chimaltenango | 79.7% |
| 8 | Quetzaltenango | 79.3% |
| 9 | Retalhuleu | 79.1% |
Gap between men's and women's literacy (census, percentage points) (2018)
Zacapa ranks 22 of 22, highest first.
| Rank | Region | Gap between men's and women's literacy (census, percentage points) |
|---|---|---|
| 16 | Izabal | 4.7 pts |
| 17 | Peten | 4.4 pts |
| 18 | Guatemala | 4.2 pts |
| 19 | Santa Rosa | 4.0 pts |
| 20 | Chiquimula | 3.1 pts |
| 21 | El Progreso | 2.8 pts |
| 22 | Zacapa | 2.4 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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