Guatemala vs Latin America & Caribbean: Primary education, teachers, annual growth rate

Guatemala
18.32 % change on previous year
in 2024
Latin America & Caribbean
2.83 % change on previous year
in 2024
Guatemala rank
4th
Latin America & Caribbean rank
5th

Primary education, teachers, annual growth rate over time

  • Guatemala
  • Latin America & Caribbean
-1001020197119972024

How they compare

Guatemala currently reports 18.32 % change on previous year against 2.83 % change on previous year in Latin America & Caribbean, a difference of 15.49 % change on previous year.

That makes Guatemala's figure about 6.5 times Latin America & Caribbean's.

The two have swapped places 16 times across 44 shared years of data; in 1971 it was Guatemala ahead.

Guatemala ranks 4th and Latin America & Caribbean ranks 5th of 201 countries.

Guatemala has averaged higher in every one of the 6 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Guatemala Latin America & Caribbean Difference Ahead
1970s 5 % change on previous year 2.15 % change on previous year 2.85 % change on previous year Guatemala
1980s 4.71 % change on previous year 2.59 % change on previous year 2.12 % change on previous year Guatemala
1990s 3.74 % change on previous year 1.88 % change on previous year 1.87 % change on previous year Guatemala
2000s 8.24 % change on previous year 0.8994 % change on previous year 7.34 % change on previous year Guatemala
2010s 2.25 % change on previous year 0.6319 % change on previous year 1.61 % change on previous year Guatemala
2020s 2.96 % change on previous year 2.56 % change on previous year 0.4004 % change on previous year Guatemala

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher primary education, teachers, annual growth rate, Guatemala or Latin America & Caribbean?
Guatemala, at 18.32 % change on previous year against 2.83 % change on previous year in Latin America & Caribbean as of 2024.
What is the difference in primary education, teachers, annual growth rate between Guatemala and Latin America & Caribbean?
15.49 % change on previous year, with Guatemala ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Guatemala and Latin America & Caribbean?
44 years are reported by both, from 1971 to 2024.
How do Guatemala and Latin America & Caribbean rank globally for primary education, teachers, annual growth rate?
Guatemala ranks 4th and Latin America & Caribbean ranks 5th of 201 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Statizoid (derived), published as Primary education, teachers, annual growth rate. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Primary education, teachers, annual growth rate
Unit
% change on previous year
Source
Statizoid (derived)
Licence
Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page
Coverage
246 places, 8,544 data points, 1971–2025
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The year-on-year percentage change in Primary education, teachers. Computed from consecutive annual observations; years either side of a gap are skipped rather than bridged.