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Universities in Guatemala

Guatemala has 9 universities on the map. The oldest dates to 1676. Most were founded in the modern era. Below: how they spread across the centuries, and the country’s oldest institutions. From Wikidata, snapshot 2026-06-22.

UNIVERSITIES9

OLDEST1676

FOUNDED 1900+7

By founding era

Before 12000 · 0%

1200–15990 · 0%

1600–18991 · 11%

1900 or later7 · 78%

Date unknown1 · 11%

Oldest universities in Guatemala

The country’s earliest institutions — the deepest roots of higher education here.

1676Universidad de San Carlos de Guatemala

1961Rafael Landívar University

1966Universidad Mariano Galvez

1966Universidad del Valle de Guatemala

1971Francisco Marroquín University

1996Universidad Mesoamericana

1997Universidad del Istmo

2000Galileo University

—Universidad Panamericana de Guatemala

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