Gross enrolment ratio, primary, female in Guatemala
Guatemala: Gross enrolment ratio, primary, female was 100.6% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Latest (2024)
100.6%
Change on year
down 0.5%
World rank
102nd
of 214 countries
All-time high
115.9%
in 2009
All-time low
51.4%
in 1970
Years of data
49
1970–2024
Gross enrolment ratio, primary, female in Guatemala, 1970–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2024, gross enrolment ratio, primary, female in Guatemala stood at 100.6%.
That represents a change of down 0.5% on the previous year and down 2.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, gross enrolment ratio, primary, female in Guatemala peaked at 115.9% in 2009 and was at its lowest, 51.4%, in 1970.
Guatemala ranks 102nd of 214 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 49 years of available data.
Gross enrolment ratio, primary, female in Guatemala, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 51.4% | — |
| 1971 | 52.8% | +2.6% |
| 1972 | 54.0% | +2.3% |
| 1973 | 54.0% | +0.1% |
| 1974 | 55.7% | +3.1% |
| 1975 | 56.9% | +2.1% |
| 1976 | 57.2% | +0.4% |
| 1977 | 59.9% | +4.9% |
| 1978 | 62.3% | +4.0% |
| 1979 | 64.1% | +2.8% |
| 1980 | 66.6% | +3.9% |
| 1981 | 70.9% | +6.5% |
| 1982 | 67.8% | -4.3% |
| 1983 | 71.5% | +5.5% |
| 1985 | 72.9% | +1.9% |
| 1986 | 72.3% | -0.9% |
| 1991 | 75.1% | +3.9% |
| 1992 | 78.5% | +4.6% |
| 1993 | 79.9% | +1.7% |
| 1994 | 79.0% | -1.1% |
| 1995 | 80.4% | +1.8% |
| 1996 | 80.5% | +0.1% |
| 1997 | 80.4% | -0.1% |
| 1998 | 85.8% | +6.7% |
| 1999 | 90.5% | +5.5% |
| 2000 | 93.8% | +3.6% |
| 2001 | 95.0% | +1.3% |
| 2002 | 98.4% | +3.6% |
| 2004 | 104.6% | +6.3% |
| 2005 | 106.0% | +1.3% |
| 2006 | 107.3% | +1.2% |
| 2007 | 108.2% | +0.8% |
| 2008 | 109.5% | +1.2% |
| 2009 | 115.9% | +5.8% |
| 2010 | 115.1% | -0.6% |
| 2011 | 114.2% | -0.8% |
| 2012 | 109.4% | -4.2% |
| 2013 | 105.4% | -3.7% |
| 2014 | 102.7% | -2.6% |
| 2015 | 101.1% | -1.5% |
| 2016 | 98.7% | -2.4% |
| 2017 | 98.8% | +0.2% |
| 2018 | 100.6% | +1.8% |
| 2019 | 99.9% | -0.8% |
| 2020 | 99.6% | -0.2% |
| 2021 | 101.3% | +1.7% |
| 2022 | 101.7% | +0.4% |
| 2023 | 101.0% | -0.7% |
| 2024 | 100.6% | -0.5% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 56.8% | 51.4% | 64.1% | 10 |
| 1980s | 70.3% | 66.6% | 72.9% | 6 |
| 1990s | 81.1% | 75.1% | 90.5% | 9 |
| 2000s | 104.3% | 93.8% | 115.9% | 9 |
| 2010s | 104.6% | 98.7% | 115.1% | 10 |
| 2020s | 100.8% | 99.6% | 101.7% | 5 |
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More education data for Guatemala
- Theoretical duration of upper secondary education (years), annual 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Theoretical duration of secondary education (years), annual growth 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Start of the academic school year (tertiary education), gaps filled 2,023 tertiary education (2023)
- Start of the academic school year (tertiary education), annual growth 0.0495 % change on previous year (2023)
- Primary education, teachers, gaps filled 122,362 (2024)
- Duration of pre primary education, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Duration of pre primary education 3 (2025)
- Official entrance age to pre primary education 4 (2025)
- Population ages 15-64 64.0% (2025)
- Population ages 0-14 31.0% (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is gross enrolment ratio, primary, female in Guatemala?
- Gross enrolment ratio, primary, female in Guatemala was 100.6% in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest gross enrolment ratio, primary, female recorded in Guatemala?
- The highest recorded value was 115.9% in 2009.
- What is the lowest gross enrolment ratio, primary, female recorded in Guatemala?
- The lowest recorded value was 51.4% in 1970.
- How does Guatemala rank for gross enrolment ratio, primary, female?
- Guatemala ranks 102nd out of 214 countries with data for 2024.
- Is gross enrolment ratio, primary, female rising or falling in Guatemala?
- Over the last ten years it is down 2.0%. 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, female (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release