Adjusted net enrollment rate, primary, female in Guatemala
Guatemala: Adjusted net enrollment rate, primary, female was 89.5% in 2018. ▲ Rising
Adjusted net enrollment rate, primary, female in Guatemala, 1970–2018
Source: Stat Bulk Data Download Service, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO). Measured in % of primary school age children.
Analysis
The most recent figure for adjusted net enrollment rate, primary, female in Guatemala is 89.5%, measured in 2018.
The figure is up 1.2% on the previous year and down 5.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, adjusted net enrollment rate, primary, female in Guatemala peaked at 97.8% in 2009 and was at its lowest, 42.2%, in 1970.
That places Guatemala 114th out of 165 countries with data for 2018, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 26 years of available data.
Adjusted net enrollment rate, primary, female in Guatemala, year by year
| Year | % of primary school age children | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 42.2% | — |
| 1971 | 43.2% | +2.3% |
| 1972 | 43.9% | +1.7% |
| 1974 | 45.5% | +3.5% |
| 1975 | 46.4% | +1.9% |
| 1978 | 48.6% | +4.9% |
| 1981 | 53.6% | +10.2% |
| 1982 | 51.5% | -3.9% |
| 1983 | 54.5% | +5.8% |
| 1997 | 67.4% | +23.7% |
| 1999 | 77.6% | +15.0% |
| 2000 | 80.8% | +4.2% |
| 2001 | 80.2% | -0.7% |
| 2002 | 84.0% | +4.7% |
| 2004 | 89.0% | +6.0% |
| 2005 | 90.9% | +2.1% |
| 2006 | 92.7% | +2.0% |
| 2007 | 94.2% | +1.6% |
| 2008 | 94.4% | +0.2% |
| 2009 | 97.8% | +3.6% |
| 2013 | 90.2% | -7.8% |
| 2014 | 88.4% | -2.1% |
| 2015 | 88.0% | -0.4% |
| 2016 | 87.4% | -0.7% |
| 2017 | 88.4% | +1.2% |
| 2018 | 89.5% | +1.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 45.0% | 42.2% | 48.6% | 6 |
| 1980s | 53.2% | 51.5% | 54.5% | 3 |
| 1990s | 72.5% | 67.4% | 77.6% | 2 |
| 2000s | 89.3% | 80.2% | 97.8% | 9 |
| 2010s | 88.7% | 87.4% | 90.2% | 6 |
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More education data for Guatemala
- Teachers in secondary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 122,548 (2024)
- Repeaters in primary education, all grades, both sexes (number), gaps 247,917 (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, male (number), gaps filled 335,306 (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, female (number), gaps filled 328,468 (2024)
- Secondary education, pupils, gaps filled 1.13 million (2024)
- Primary education, duration (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Primary education, pupils, gaps filled 2.42 million (2024)
- Primary education, pupils, annual growth rate 0.3948 % change on previous year (2024)
- Primary education, pupils, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Primary education, pupils, per capita 0.1317 units per person (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is adjusted net enrollment rate, primary, female in Guatemala?
- Adjusted net enrollment rate, primary, female in Guatemala was 89.5% in 2018, according to Stat Bulk Data Download Service, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO).
- What is the highest adjusted net enrollment rate, primary, female recorded in Guatemala?
- The highest recorded value was 97.8% in 2009.
- What is the lowest adjusted net enrollment rate, primary, female recorded in Guatemala?
- The lowest recorded value was 42.2% in 1970.
- How does Guatemala rank for adjusted net enrollment rate, primary, female?
- Guatemala ranks 114th out of 165 countries with data for 2018.
- Is adjusted net enrollment rate, primary, female rising or falling in Guatemala?
- Over the last ten years it is down 5.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Guatemala data come from?
- The figures come from Stat Bulk Data Download Service, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO), published as part of Adjusted net enrollment rate, primary, female (% of primary school age children). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Adjusted net enrollment is the number of pupils of the school-age group for primary education, enrolled either in primary or secondary education, expressed as a percentage of the total population in that age group.