Gross intake ratio to the last grade of primary education, female in Guatemala
Guatemala: Gross intake ratio to the last grade of primary education, female was 87.8% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Gross intake ratio to the last grade of primary education, female in Guatemala, 1976–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
Guatemala recorded 87.8% for gross intake ratio to the last grade of primary education, female in 2024. That is the highest value across all 29 years on record.
That represents a change of up 1.1% on the previous year and up 3.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, gross intake ratio to the last grade of primary education, female in Guatemala peaked at 87.8% in 2024 and was at its lowest, 28.4%, in 1976.
That places Guatemala 136th out of 194 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 29 years of available data.
Gross intake ratio to the last grade of primary education, female in Guatemala, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1976 | 28.4% | — |
| 1977 | 28.7% | +1.0% |
| 1978 | 29.8% | +3.8% |
| 1996 | 42.6% | +42.9% |
| 1999 | 46.1% | +8.2% |
| 2000 | 49.9% | +8.1% |
| 2001 | 51.9% | +4.0% |
| 2002 | 56.0% | +8.0% |
| 2004 | 63.0% | +12.5% |
| 2005 | 67.3% | +6.8% |
| 2006 | 70.6% | +4.9% |
| 2007 | 71.4% | +1.2% |
| 2008 | 74.5% | +4.3% |
| 2009 | 79.8% | +7.2% |
| 2010 | 81.4% | +1.9% |
| 2011 | 84.7% | +4.1% |
| 2012 | 85.0% | +0.3% |
| 2013 | 85.4% | +0.5% |
| 2014 | 85.1% | -0.4% |
| 2015 | 84.1% | -1.1% |
| 2016 | 80.8% | -3.9% |
| 2017 | 80.3% | -0.6% |
| 2018 | 80.2% | -0.2% |
| 2019 | 79.5% | -0.8% |
| 2020 | 81.1% | +1.9% |
| 2021 | 87.2% | +7.6% |
| 2022 | 86.8% | -0.5% |
| 2023 | 86.8% | +0.1% |
| 2024 | 87.8% | +1.1% |
Guatemala compared with similar countries
- Guatemala's 87.8% is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 96.5%, 91% of the median. (56 countries reporting)
- Guatemala's 87.8% is below the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 94.7%, 93% of the median. (36 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Gross intake ratio to the last grade of primary education, female 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1996 | +42.9% | 29.8% | 42.6% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 29.0% | 28.4% | 29.8% | 3 |
| 1990s | 44.4% | 42.6% | 46.1% | 2 |
| 2000s | 64.9% | 49.9% | 79.8% | 9 |
| 2010s | 82.7% | 79.5% | 85.4% | 10 |
| 2020s | 85.9% | 81.1% | 87.8% | 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 gross intake ratio to the last grade of primary education, female in Guatemala?
- Gross intake ratio to the last grade of primary education, female in Guatemala was 87.8% in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest gross intake ratio to the last grade of primary education, female recorded in Guatemala?
- The highest recorded value was 87.8% in 2024.
- What is the lowest gross intake ratio to the last grade of primary education, female recorded in Guatemala?
- The lowest recorded value was 28.4% in 1976.
- How does Guatemala rank for gross intake ratio to the last grade of primary education, female?
- Guatemala ranks 136th out of 194 countries with data for 2024.
- Is gross intake ratio to the last grade of primary education, female rising or falling in Guatemala?
- Over the last ten years it is up 3.1%. 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 intake ratio to the last grade of primary education, female (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release