Official entrance age to pre-primary education in Guam
Guam: Official entrance age to pre-primary education was 5 years in 2025. ▬ Flat
Official entrance age to pre-primary education in Guam, 1981–2025
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data. Measured in years.
Analysis
The most recent figure for official entrance age to pre-primary education in Guam is 5 years, measured in 2025. That is the highest value across all 26 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is unchanged over ten years.
Over the whole period, official entrance age to pre-primary education in Guam peaked at 5 years in 1981 and was at its lowest, 5 years, in 1981.
That places Guam 3rd out of 223 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the top 10%.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 5 years | 5 years | 5 years | 9 |
| 1990s | 5 years | 5 years | 5 years | 8 |
| 2010s | 5 years | 5 years | 5 years | 3 |
| 2020s | 5 years | 5 years | 5 years | 6 |
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More education data for Guam
- Duration of pre-primary education 1 years (2025)
- Primary school starting age 6 years (2025)
- Population ages 0-14 25.9% (2025)
- Population ages 15-64 61.0% (2025)
- School enrollment, primary 77.9% (1989)
- Primary education, teachers 775 (1989)
- Fertility rate vs. average years of schooling 2.75 live births per woman (2024)
- Fertility rate vs. share of women with no education 2.78 live births per woman (2023)
- Women's educational attainment vs. fertility rate 2.78 live births per woman (2023)
- Labor force, total 78,007 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is official entrance age to pre-primary education in Guam?
- Official entrance age to pre-primary education in Guam was 5 years in 2025, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest official entrance age to pre-primary education recorded in Guam?
- The highest recorded value was 5 years in 1981.
- What is the lowest official entrance age to pre-primary education recorded in Guam?
- The lowest recorded value was 5 years in 1981.
- How does Guam rank for official entrance age to pre-primary education?
- Guam ranks 3rd out of 223 countries with data for 2025.
- Is official entrance age to pre-primary education rising or falling in Guam?
- Over the last ten years it is unchanged. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this Guam data come from?
- The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Official entrance age to pre-primary education. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
The official entry age at which children are expected to start pre-primary education according to national legislation or policies.