在城市地區,7-13(14)歲的兒童享有免費的初等義務教育; 13歲開始為期6年的中等教育(每3年一個階段)。首都有公立大學1所,私立大學4所,其他城市則共有6所專門學院(如音樂、藝術、軍事…等):
San Carlos University of Guatemala (1676,公立)
Rafael Landivar University(1961)
University of the Valle of Guatemala(1966)
Mariano Galvez University(1966)
Francisco Marroquin University(1971)
主要的圖書館:
National Library
Library of the Bank of Guatemala
Public Library of Quetzaltenango
Library of the San Carlos University
Library of the Francisco Marroquin University
主要的博物館:
National Museum of Popular Arts and Industry
Popol-Vuh Museum
Ixchel Museum
Fray Francisco Vasquez Museum
National Museum of History
National Museum of Archaeology and Ethnology
National Museum of Modern Art