Adjusted net enrollment rate, primary in Guatemala
Guatemala: Adjusted net enrollment rate, primary was 89.2% in 2018. ▲ Rising
Adjusted net enrollment rate, primary 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
Guatemala recorded 89.2% for adjusted net enrollment rate, primary in 2018.
The figure is up 1.2% on the previous year and down 6.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, adjusted net enrollment rate, primary in Guatemala peaked at 98.0% in 2009 and was at its lowest, 46.0%, in 1970.
Guatemala ranks 138th of 183 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 28 years of available data.
Adjusted net enrollment rate, primary in Guatemala, year by year
| Year | % of primary school age children | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 46.0% | — |
| 1971 | 47.1% | +2.5% |
| 1972 | 47.8% | +1.5% |
| 1974 | 49.1% | +2.7% |
| 1975 | 50.1% | +2.0% |
| 1978 | 52.3% | +4.4% |
| 1979 | 52.8% | +1.0% |
| 1980 | 54.6% | +3.5% |
| 1981 | 57.5% | +5.3% |
| 1982 | 54.6% | -5.0% |
| 1983 | 58.2% | +6.5% |
| 1997 | 71.0% | +22.1% |
| 1999 | 80.8% | +13.7% |
| 2000 | 83.5% | +3.4% |
| 2001 | 82.8% | -0.9% |
| 2002 | 86.1% | +4.0% |
| 2004 | 90.7% | +5.4% |
| 2005 | 92.3% | +1.7% |
| 2006 | 93.9% | +1.8% |
| 2007 | 95.1% | +1.2% |
| 2008 | 95.0% | -0.0% |
| 2009 | 98.0% | +3.1% |
| 2013 | 89.9% | -8.2% |
| 2014 | 88.1% | -2.1% |
| 2015 | 87.8% | -0.3% |
| 2016 | 87.2% | -0.7% |
| 2017 | 88.2% | +1.1% |
| 2018 | 89.2% | +1.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 49.3% | 46.0% | 52.8% | 7 |
| 1980s | 56.3% | 54.6% | 58.2% | 4 |
| 1990s | 75.9% | 71.0% | 80.8% | 2 |
| 2000s | 90.8% | 82.8% | 98.0% | 9 |
| 2010s | 88.4% | 87.2% | 89.9% | 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 in Guatemala?
- Adjusted net enrollment rate, primary in Guatemala was 89.2% 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 recorded in Guatemala?
- The highest recorded value was 98.0% in 2009.
- What is the lowest adjusted net enrollment rate, primary recorded in Guatemala?
- The lowest recorded value was 46.0% in 1970.
- How does Guatemala rank for adjusted net enrollment rate, primary?
- Guatemala ranks 138th out of 183 countries with data for 2018.
- Is adjusted net enrollment rate, primary rising or falling in Guatemala?
- Over the last ten years it is down 6.1%. 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 (% 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.