Adjusted net enrolment rate, one year before the official primary in Guatemala
Guatemala: Adjusted net enrolment rate, one year before the official primary was 84.2% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Adjusted net enrolment rate, one year before the official primary in Guatemala, 1999–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
Guatemala recorded 84.2% for adjusted net enrolment rate, one year before the official primary in 2024.
That represents a change of down 0.3% on the previous year and up 7.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, adjusted net enrolment rate, one year before the official primary in Guatemala peaked at 90.1% in 2009 and was at its lowest, 53.3%, in 1999.
That places Guatemala 95th out of 175 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 25 years of available data.
Adjusted net enrolment rate, one year before the official primary in Guatemala, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1999 | 53.3% | — |
| 2000 | 59.7% | +12.1% |
| 2001 | 64.2% | +7.5% |
| 2002 | 65.6% | +2.2% |
| 2004 | 74.3% | +13.3% |
| 2005 | 73.6% | -0.9% |
| 2006 | 79.9% | +8.5% |
| 2007 | 79.6% | -0.4% |
| 2008 | 79.8% | +0.3% |
| 2009 | 90.1% | +13.0% |
| 2010 | 88.3% | -2.0% |
| 2011 | 83.6% | -5.3% |
| 2012 | 77.9% | -6.8% |
| 2013 | 76.7% | -1.5% |
| 2014 | 78.1% | +1.8% |
| 2015 | 80.7% | +3.4% |
| 2016 | 78.4% | -2.9% |
| 2017 | 81.5% | +4.0% |
| 2018 | 85.3% | +4.6% |
| 2019 | 84.2% | -1.3% |
| 2020 | 83.3% | -1.1% |
| 2021 | 82.8% | -0.6% |
| 2022 | 84.1% | +1.6% |
| 2023 | 84.5% | +0.5% |
| 2024 | 84.2% | -0.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 53.3% | 53.3% | 53.3% | 1 |
| 2000s | 74.1% | 59.7% | 90.1% | 9 |
| 2010s | 81.5% | 76.7% | 88.3% | 10 |
| 2020s | 83.8% | 82.8% | 84.5% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Guatemala
- 92 Nicaragua 85.1% compare
- 93 El Salvador 84.6% compare
- 94 Cape Verde 84.4% compare
- 96 Montenegro 84.2% compare
- 97 Azerbaijan 83.5% compare
- 98 Russian Federation 83.4% compare
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 enrolment rate, one year before the official primary in Guatemala?
- Adjusted net enrolment rate, one year before the official primary in Guatemala was 84.2% in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest adjusted net enrolment rate, one year before the official primary recorded in Guatemala?
- The highest recorded value was 90.1% in 2009.
- What is the lowest adjusted net enrolment rate, one year before the official primary recorded in Guatemala?
- The lowest recorded value was 53.3% in 1999.
- How does Guatemala rank for adjusted net enrolment rate, one year before the official primary?
- Guatemala ranks 95th out of 175 countries with data for 2024.
- Is adjusted net enrolment rate, one year before the official primary rising or falling in Guatemala?
- Over the last ten years it is up 7.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Guatemala data come from?
- The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of Adjusted net enrolment rate, one year before the official primary entry age, both sexes (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release