Initial government funding per primary student as a percentage of GDP in Guatemala
Guatemala: Initial government funding per primary student as a percentage of GDP was 13.2% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Initial government funding per primary student as a percentage of GDP in Guatemala, 2000–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
Analysis
Guatemala recorded 13.2% for initial government funding per primary student as a percentage of gdp in 2024.
That represents a change of down 1.1% on the previous year and up 38.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, initial government funding per primary student as a percentage of gdp in Guatemala peaked at 14.4% in 2020 and was at its lowest, 5.7%, in 2004.
That places Guatemala 75th out of 127 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 23 years of available data.
Initial government funding per primary student as a percentage of GDP in Guatemala, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 6.9% | — |
| 2001 | 8.9% | +27.8% |
| 2002 | 7.8% | -12.1% |
| 2004 | 5.7% | -27.3% |
| 2005 | 6.0% | +6.5% |
| 2006 | 11.3% | +87.5% |
| 2007 | 10.7% | -5.7% |
| 2008 | 10.8% | +1.1% |
| 2010 | 8.5% | -21.3% |
| 2011 | 9.2% | +8.6% |
| 2012 | 9.7% | +5.3% |
| 2013 | 9.4% | -3.5% |
| 2014 | 9.5% | +1.5% |
| 2015 | 10.1% | +6.6% |
| 2016 | 11.3% | +11.4% |
| 2017 | 11.8% | +4.0% |
| 2018 | 12.4% | +5.7% |
| 2019 | 13.2% | +6.3% |
| 2020 | 14.4% | +8.8% |
| 2021 | 13.0% | -9.3% |
| 2022 | 13.7% | +5.1% |
| 2023 | 13.4% | -2.5% |
| 2024 | 13.2% | -1.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 8.5% | 5.7% | 11.3% | 8 |
| 2010s | 10.5% | 8.5% | 13.2% | 10 |
| 2020s | 13.5% | 13.0% | 14.4% | 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 initial government funding per primary student as a percentage of gdp in Guatemala?
- Initial government funding per primary student as a percentage of gdp in Guatemala was 13.2% in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest initial government funding per primary student as a percentage of gdp recorded in Guatemala?
- The highest recorded value was 14.4% in 2020.
- What is the lowest initial government funding per primary student as a percentage of gdp recorded in Guatemala?
- The lowest recorded value was 5.7% in 2004.
- How does Guatemala rank for initial government funding per primary student as a percentage of gdp?
- Guatemala ranks 75th out of 127 countries with data for 2024.
- Is initial government funding per primary student as a percentage of gdp rising or falling in Guatemala?
- Over the last ten years it is up 38.8%. 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 Initial government funding per primary student as a percentage of GDP per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release