Government expenditure on pre-primary education as a percentage of GDP in Guatemala
Guatemala: Government expenditure on pre-primary education as a percentage of GDP was 0.4% in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Government expenditure on pre-primary education as a percentage of GDP in Guatemala, 1970–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2024, government expenditure on pre-primary education as a percentage of gdp in Guatemala stood at 0.4%.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 3.1% on the previous year and down 22.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, government expenditure on pre-primary education as a percentage of gdp in Guatemala peaked at 0.6% in 2014 and was at its lowest, 0.0%, in 1976.
That places Guatemala 51st out of 169 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Government expenditure on pre-primary education as a percentage of GDP in Guatemala, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 0.0% | — |
| 1971 | 0.0% | -3.0% |
| 1976 | 0.0% | -19.2% |
| 1993 | 0.1% | +122.6% |
| 1994 | 0.1% | -35.0% |
| 1995 | 0.1% | +1.5% |
| 1996 | 0.1% | +37.9% |
| 2000 | 0.1% | +45.5% |
| 2001 | 0.2% | +37.5% |
| 2002 | 0.2% | +0.8% |
| 2004 | 0.2% | +3.0% |
| 2005 | 0.1% | -7.7% |
| 2006 | 0.2% | +67.0% |
| 2007 | 0.3% | +10.3% |
| 2008 | 0.3% | +18.6% |
| 2010 | 0.3% | -1.1% |
| 2011 | 0.3% | +5.1% |
| 2012 | 0.3% | -1.5% |
| 2013 | 0.3% | -7.8% |
| 2014 | 0.6% | +82.1% |
| 2015 | 0.5% | -5.8% |
| 2016 | 0.4% | -32.0% |
| 2017 | 0.4% | +5.5% |
| 2018 | 0.4% | +9.2% |
| 2019 | 0.4% | +2.2% |
| 2020 | 0.5% | +9.4% |
| 2021 | 0.4% | -7.0% |
| 2022 | 0.5% | +6.7% |
| 2023 | 0.4% | -2.7% |
| 2024 | 0.4% | -3.1% |
Guatemala compared with similar countries
- Guatemala's 0.4% is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 0.3%, 1.5× the median. (45 countries reporting)
- Guatemala's 0.4% is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 0.3%, 1.3× the median. (34 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Government expenditure on pre-primary education as a percentage of GDP in Guatemala changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1993 | +122.6% | 0.0% | 0.1% |
| 2014 | +82.1% | 0.3% | 0.6% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 3 |
| 1990s | 0.1% | 0.1% | 0.1% | 4 |
| 2000s | 0.2% | 0.1% | 0.3% | 8 |
| 2010s | 0.4% | 0.3% | 0.6% | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.4% | 0.4% | 0.5% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Guatemala
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 government expenditure on pre-primary education as a percentage of gdp in Guatemala?
- Government expenditure on pre-primary education as a percentage of gdp in Guatemala was 0.4% in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest government expenditure on pre-primary education as a percentage of gdp recorded in Guatemala?
- The highest recorded value was 0.6% in 2014.
- What is the lowest government expenditure on pre-primary education as a percentage of gdp recorded in Guatemala?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0% in 1976.
- How does Guatemala rank for government expenditure on pre-primary education as a percentage of gdp?
- Guatemala ranks 51st out of 169 countries with data for 2024.
- Is government expenditure on pre-primary education as a percentage of gdp rising or falling in Guatemala?
- Over the last ten years it is down 22.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Guatemala data come from?
- The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of Government expenditure on pre-primary education as a percentage of GDP (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release