Gross enrolment ratio, primary and lower secondary, female in Guatemala
Guatemala: Gross enrolment ratio, primary and lower secondary, female was 89.5% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Gross enrolment ratio, primary and lower secondary, female in Guatemala, 1996–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
Guatemala recorded 89.5% for gross enrolment ratio, primary and lower secondary, female in 2024.
That represents a change of up 0.9% on the previous year and down 0.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, gross enrolment ratio, primary and lower secondary, female in Guatemala peaked at 98.9% in 2010 and was at its lowest, 64.8%, in 1996.
That places Guatemala 157th out of 199 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 27 years of available data.
Gross enrolment ratio, primary and lower secondary, female in Guatemala, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1996 | 64.8% | — |
| 1998 | 68.5% | +5.7% |
| 1999 | 72.4% | +5.8% |
| 2000 | 76.6% | +5.8% |
| 2001 | 78.2% | +2.0% |
| 2002 | 81.3% | +4.0% |
| 2004 | 86.4% | +6.3% |
| 2005 | 88.1% | +2.0% |
| 2006 | 89.9% | +2.0% |
| 2007 | 91.3% | +1.6% |
| 2008 | 92.7% | +1.5% |
| 2009 | 98.3% | +6.0% |
| 2010 | 98.9% | +0.6% |
| 2011 | 98.1% | -0.9% |
| 2012 | 94.7% | -3.4% |
| 2013 | 92.1% | -2.8% |
| 2014 | 90.2% | -2.1% |
| 2015 | 90.2% | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 88.1% | -2.3% |
| 2017 | 88.0% | -0.2% |
| 2018 | 89.1% | +1.3% |
| 2019 | 88.0% | -1.3% |
| 2020 | 87.8% | -0.2% |
| 2021 | 88.0% | +0.1% |
| 2022 | 88.1% | +0.1% |
| 2023 | 88.6% | +0.7% |
| 2024 | 89.5% | +0.9% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 68.5% | 64.8% | 72.4% | 3 |
| 2000s | 87.0% | 76.6% | 98.3% | 9 |
| 2010s | 91.7% | 88.0% | 98.9% | 10 |
| 2020s | 88.4% | 87.8% | 89.5% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Guatemala
More education data for Guatemala
- 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)
- Secondary education, duration (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Enrolment in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 2.42 million (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, both sexes (number), annual growth 0.3948 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, both sexes (number), per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, both sexes (number), per capita 0.1317 units per person (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, female (number), gaps filled 1.18 million (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is gross enrolment ratio, primary and lower secondary, female in Guatemala?
- Gross enrolment ratio, primary and lower secondary, female in Guatemala was 89.5% in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest gross enrolment ratio, primary and lower secondary, female recorded in Guatemala?
- The highest recorded value was 98.9% in 2010.
- What is the lowest gross enrolment ratio, primary and lower secondary, female recorded in Guatemala?
- The lowest recorded value was 64.8% in 1996.
- How does Guatemala rank for gross enrolment ratio, primary and lower secondary, female?
- Guatemala ranks 157th out of 199 countries with data for 2024.
- Is gross enrolment ratio, primary and lower secondary, female rising or falling in Guatemala?
- Over the last ten years it is down 0.8%. 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 Gross enrolment ratio, primary and lower secondary, female (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release