Government expenditure per student, primary in Guatemala
Guatemala: Government expenditure per student, primary was 11.9% in 2018. ▲ Rising
Government expenditure per student, primary in Guatemala, 2000–2018
Source: Stat Bulk Data Download Service, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO). Measured in % of GDP per capita.
Analysis
The most recent figure for government expenditure per student, primary in Guatemala is 11.9%, measured in 2018. That is the highest value across all 17 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 4.5% on the previous year and up 11.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, government expenditure per student, primary in Guatemala peaked at 11.9% in 2018 and was at its lowest, 5.6%, in 2004.
Guatemala ranks 86th of 122 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 17 years of available data.
Government expenditure per student, primary in Guatemala, year by year
| Year | % of GDP per capita | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 6.9% | — |
| 2001 | 8.7% | +25.8% |
| 2002 | 7.6% | -12.0% |
| 2004 | 5.6% | -27.1% |
| 2005 | 5.9% | +6.7% |
| 2006 | 11.2% | +87.7% |
| 2007 | 10.5% | -5.6% |
| 2008 | 10.7% | +1.2% |
| 2010 | 8.6% | -19.5% |
| 2011 | 9.3% | +8.5% |
| 2012 | 9.8% | +5.4% |
| 2013 | 9.3% | -4.7% |
| 2014 | 9.5% | +1.8% |
| 2015 | 10.1% | +5.7% |
| 2016 | 11.1% | +10.1% |
| 2017 | 11.4% | +2.6% |
| 2018 | 11.9% | +4.5% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 8.4% | 5.6% | 11.2% | 8 |
| 2010s | 10.1% | 8.6% | 11.9% | 9 |
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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 government expenditure per student, primary in Guatemala?
- Government expenditure per student, primary in Guatemala was 11.9% in 2018, according to Stat Bulk Data Download Service, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO).
- What is the highest government expenditure per student, primary recorded in Guatemala?
- The highest recorded value was 11.9% in 2018.
- What is the lowest government expenditure per student, primary recorded in Guatemala?
- The lowest recorded value was 5.6% in 2004.
- How does Guatemala rank for government expenditure per student, primary?
- Guatemala ranks 86th out of 122 countries with data for 2018.
- Is government expenditure per student, primary rising or falling in Guatemala?
- Over the last ten years it is up 11.4%. 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 Government expenditure per student, primary (% of GDP per capita). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Government expenditure per student is the average general government expenditure (current, capital, and transfers) per student in the given level of education, expressed as a percentage of GDP per capita.