DSSR · Education Allowance

Guatemala City, Guatemala Education Allowance Rates

Effective date: July 5, 2020 Last updated: July 5, 2020
Kindergarten
$17,950
Annual maximum · at post
Grade 1
$17,950
Annual maximum · at post
Grade 12
$18,900
Annual maximum · at post

Historical rate trend

Guatemala City rate history — Annual maximum ($). Query any past effective date directly via the API.

Effective date Kindergarten Grade 1 Grade 12
Jul 5, 2020 $17,950 $17,950 $18,900
Sep 1, 2019 $17,950 $17,950 $18,900
Sep 16, 2018 $17,650 $17,650 $18,550
Aug 5, 2018 $17,400 $17,400 $18,300
Aug 20, 2017 $16,900 $16,900 $17,750
Oct 30, 2016 $15,850 $15,850 $16,700
Sep 20, 2015 $15,350 $15,350 $16,150
Sep 21, 2014 $14,650 $14,650 $15,450
Jan 12, 2014 $14,250 $14,250 $14,950

WF = with family, NF = without family; G2–G4 = quarters groups (set by grade). Values are annual maximums in USD.

How this rate is used

The DSSR education allowance reimburses U.S. government civilian employees for the cost of educating dependent children in kindergarten through grade 12 while stationed at Guatemala City. The State Department publishes an annual per-child maximum for each grade — the rates shown here are the at post maximums, which cover tuition and required fees at an adequate school serving the post. Away-from-post (boarding) and home-study rates apply where an adequate school is not available locally. Mobility, HR and payroll teams use these ceilings to budget dependent-education costs and set education grants.

Get this data from the API

The exact request that returns this page's data. Change the date parameter to query any historical effective date, or pull it straight into your ERP, payroll, or expense system.

curl -H "X-API-Key: YOUR_KEY" \
  "https://api.allowancesapi.com/v1/dssr/allowances/GT?type=education"
Sample response
{
  "effective_date": "2020-07-05",
  "results": [
    {
      "education": {
        "grade_1": 17950,
        "grade_10": 18900,
        "grade_11": 18900,
        "grade_12": 18900,
        "grade_2": 17950,
        "grade_3": 17950,
        "grade_4": 17950,
        "grade_5": 17950,
        "grade_6": 18700,
        "grade_7": 18700,
        "grade_8": 18700,
        "grade_9": 18900,
        "k": 17950,
        "type": "Both"
      },
      "iso_code": "GT",
      "location": "Guatemala City",
      "postcode": "10062"
    }
  ],
  "verification_url": "https://allowances.state.gov/Education.asp"
}

Guatemala City rate FAQ

What is the education allowance for Guatemala City, Guatemala?

The current DSSR education allowance annual per-child maximum (at post) for Guatemala City, Guatemala ranges by grade — kindergarten is $17,950, grade 1 is $17,950 and grade 12 is $18,900. Maximums for all grades (K–12) are queryable via the API.

How is the Guatemala City education allowance determined?

The State Department sets an annual per-child maximum for each grade (K–12) based on the cost of an adequate school at or near Guatemala City. The at-post rate applies when an adequate school is available locally; an away-from-post (boarding) rate applies when it is not. The allowance reimburses actual tuition and required fees up to the applicable ceiling.

How has the Guatemala City education allowance changed over time?

In Sep 1, 2019 the grade-12 maximum was $18,900; it is now $18,900. The full year-by-year history for kindergarten, grade 1 and grade 12 is in the table above and is queryable by effective date via the API.

Source & methodology

Effective period
Effective Jul 5, 2020
Last updated
July 5, 2020

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