Gross enrolment ratio, primary, male in Guatemala
Guatemala: Gross enrolment ratio, primary, male was 102.4% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Latest (2024)
102.4%
Change on year
down 0.6%
World rank
87th
of 214 countries
All-time high
121.1%
in 2009
All-time low
62.8%
in 1970
Years of data
49
1970–2024
Gross enrolment ratio, primary, male in Guatemala, 1970–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
Guatemala recorded 102.4% for gross enrolment ratio, primary, male in 2024.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 0.6% on the previous year and down 5.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, gross enrolment ratio, primary, male in Guatemala peaked at 121.1% in 2009 and was at its lowest, 62.8%, in 1970.
That places Guatemala 87th out of 214 countries with data for 2024, putting it 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, male in Guatemala, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 62.8% | — |
| 1971 | 64.5% | +2.7% |
| 1972 | 65.7% | +1.9% |
| 1973 | 65.8% | +0.0% |
| 1974 | 66.8% | +1.5% |
| 1975 | 68.1% | +2.0% |
| 1976 | 67.8% | -0.4% |
| 1977 | 70.9% | +4.6% |
| 1978 | 73.2% | +3.2% |
| 1979 | 75.6% | +3.2% |
| 1980 | 78.4% | +3.8% |
| 1981 | 83.1% | +6.0% |
| 1982 | 77.7% | -6.5% |
| 1983 | 83.7% | +7.7% |
| 1985 | 86.2% | +3.0% |
| 1986 | 85.3% | -1.0% |
| 1991 | 87.1% | +2.1% |
| 1992 | 91.3% | +4.8% |
| 1993 | 92.6% | +1.5% |
| 1994 | 92.1% | -0.5% |
| 1995 | 93.2% | +1.2% |
| 1996 | 93.1% | -0.1% |
| 1997 | 92.4% | -0.7% |
| 1998 | 97.7% | +5.8% |
| 1999 | 103.0% | +5.3% |
| 2000 | 103.7% | +0.8% |
| 2001 | 104.3% | +0.5% |
| 2002 | 107.1% | +2.7% |
| 2004 | 112.8% | +5.4% |
| 2005 | 113.8% | +0.9% |
| 2006 | 114.7% | +0.7% |
| 2007 | 114.9% | +0.2% |
| 2008 | 115.7% | +0.7% |
| 2009 | 121.1% | +4.7% |
| 2010 | 119.3% | -1.5% |
| 2011 | 118.0% | -1.2% |
| 2012 | 113.8% | -3.5% |
| 2013 | 110.3% | -3.1% |
| 2014 | 107.8% | -2.3% |
| 2015 | 106.3% | -1.3% |
| 2016 | 104.0% | -2.2% |
| 2017 | 103.9% | -0.1% |
| 2018 | 105.3% | +1.3% |
| 2019 | 104.0% | -1.2% |
| 2020 | 103.3% | -0.7% |
| 2021 | 104.7% | +1.3% |
| 2022 | 104.3% | -0.4% |
| 2023 | 103.0% | -1.2% |
| 2024 | 102.4% | -0.6% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 68.1% | 62.8% | 75.6% | 10 |
| 1980s | 82.4% | 77.7% | 86.2% | 6 |
| 1990s | 93.6% | 87.1% | 103.0% | 9 |
| 2000s | 112.0% | 103.7% | 121.1% | 9 |
| 2010s | 109.3% | 103.9% | 119.3% | 10 |
| 2020s | 103.5% | 102.4% | 104.7% | 5 |
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More education data for Guatemala
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 22.73 % change on previous year (2015)
- Teachers in primary education, female (number), gaps filled 82,077 (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, male (number), gaps filled 40,285 (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) 279,477 (2023)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) 25.62 % change on previous year (2015)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number), gaps 225,289 (2023)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number) 19.56 % change on previous year (2015)
- Theoretical duration of primary education (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Theoretical duration of pre-primary education (years), annual growth 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Start of the academic school year (pre-primary to post-secondary non) 0.0494 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is gross enrolment ratio, primary, male in Guatemala?
- Gross enrolment ratio, primary, male in Guatemala was 102.4% in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest gross enrolment ratio, primary, male recorded in Guatemala?
- The highest recorded value was 121.1% in 2009.
- What is the lowest gross enrolment ratio, primary, male recorded in Guatemala?
- The lowest recorded value was 62.8% in 1970.
- How does Guatemala rank for gross enrolment ratio, primary, male?
- Guatemala ranks 87th out of 214 countries with data for 2024.
- Is gross enrolment ratio, primary, male rising or falling in Guatemala?
- Over the last ten years it is down 5.0%. 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, male (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release