Number of years of compulsory pre-primary education guaranteed in in Guatemala
Guatemala: Number of years of compulsory pre-primary education guaranteed in was 3 in 2025. ▲ Rising
Number of years of compulsory pre-primary education guaranteed in in Guatemala, 1998–2025
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
Analysis
Guatemala recorded 3 for number of years of compulsory pre-primary education guaranteed in in 2025. That is the highest value across all 28 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is unchanged over ten years.
Over the whole period, number of years of compulsory pre-primary education guaranteed in in Guatemala peaked at 3 in 2013 and was at its lowest, 2, in 1998.
That places Guatemala 3rd out of 215 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 28 years of available data.
Number of years of compulsory pre-primary education guaranteed in in Guatemala, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1998 | 2 | — |
| 1999 | 2 | +0.0% |
| 2000 | 2 | +0.0% |
| 2001 | 2 | +0.0% |
| 2002 | 2 | +0.0% |
| 2003 | 2 | +0.0% |
| 2004 | 2 | +0.0% |
| 2005 | 2 | +0.0% |
| 2006 | 2 | +0.0% |
| 2007 | 2 | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 2 | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 2 | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 2 | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 2 | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 2 | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 3 | +50.0% |
| 2014 | 3 | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 3 | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 3 | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 3 | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 3 | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 3 | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 3 | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 3 | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 3 | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 3 | +0.0% |
| 2024 | 3 | +0.0% |
| 2025 | 3 | +0.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 |
| 2000s | 2 | 2 | 2 | 10 |
| 2010s | 2.7 | 2 | 3 | 10 |
| 2020s | 3 | 3 | 3 | 6 |
Countries ranked near Guatemala
- 1 Martinique 4 compare
- 1 Réunion 4 compare
- 3 Bulgaria 3 compare
- 3 Dominican Republic 3 compare
- 3 Ecuador 3 compare
- 3 France 3 compare
- 3 Hungary 3 compare
- 3 Israel 3 compare
- 3 New Caledonia 3 compare
- 3 Peru 3 compare
- 3 El Salvador 3 compare
- 3 Venezuela, Bolivarian Republic of 3 compare
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 number of years of compulsory pre-primary education guaranteed in in Guatemala?
- Number of years of compulsory pre-primary education guaranteed in in Guatemala was 3 in 2025, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest number of years of compulsory pre-primary education guaranteed in recorded in Guatemala?
- The highest recorded value was 3 in 2013.
- What is the lowest number of years of compulsory pre-primary education guaranteed in recorded in Guatemala?
- The lowest recorded value was 2 in 1998.
- How does Guatemala rank for number of years of compulsory pre-primary education guaranteed in?
- Guatemala ranks 3rd out of 215 countries with data for 2025.
- Is number of years of compulsory pre-primary education guaranteed in rising or falling in Guatemala?
- Over the last ten years it is unchanged. 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 Number of years of compulsory pre-primary education guaranteed in legal frameworks. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release