Over-age students, primary, female in Guatemala
Guatemala: Over-age students, primary, female was 8.9% in 2018. ▼ Falling
Over-age students, primary, female in Guatemala, 1970–2018
Source: Stat Bulk Data Download Service, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO). Measured in % of female enrollment.
Analysis
Guatemala recorded 8.9% for over-age students, primary, female in 2018. That is the lowest value across all 29 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 5.9% on the previous year and down 29.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, over-age students, primary, female in Guatemala peaked at 15.0% in 1981 and was at its lowest, 8.9%, in 2018.
That places Guatemala 68th out of 191 countries with data for 2018, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 29 years of available data.
Over-age students, primary, female in Guatemala, year by year
| Year | % of female enrollment | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 13.1% | — |
| 1971 | 13.4% | +2.4% |
| 1972 | 14.0% | +4.9% |
| 1974 | 13.7% | -2.3% |
| 1975 | 13.5% | -1.8% |
| 1978 | 14.0% | +4.1% |
| 1981 | 15.0% | +6.9% |
| 1982 | 13.9% | -7.0% |
| 1983 | 13.3% | -4.3% |
| 1997 | 13.0% | -2.3% |
| 1999 | 12.7% | -2.5% |
| 2000 | 12.5% | -1.5% |
| 2001 | 12.7% | +1.5% |
| 2002 | 13.1% | +3.4% |
| 2004 | 14.0% | +6.9% |
| 2005 | 13.4% | -4.2% |
| 2006 | 12.9% | -4.0% |
| 2007 | 12.5% | -3.2% |
| 2008 | 12.7% | +1.5% |
| 2009 | 12.8% | +1.1% |
| 2010 | 13.4% | +4.3% |
| 2011 | 12.0% | -10.5% |
| 2012 | 11.4% | -4.4% |
| 2013 | 11.8% | +3.3% |
| 2014 | 11.0% | -7.0% |
| 2015 | 10.3% | -6.5% |
| 2016 | 10.5% | +2.3% |
| 2017 | 9.5% | -9.8% |
| 2018 | 8.9% | -5.9% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 13.6% | 13.1% | 14.0% | 6 |
| 1980s | 14.1% | 13.3% | 15.0% | 3 |
| 1990s | 12.9% | 12.7% | 13.0% | 2 |
| 2000s | 13.0% | 12.5% | 14.0% | 9 |
| 2010s | 11.0% | 8.9% | 13.4% | 9 |
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 over-age students, primary, female in Guatemala?
- Over-age students, primary, female in Guatemala was 8.9% in 2018, according to Stat Bulk Data Download Service, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO).
- What is the highest over-age students, primary, female recorded in Guatemala?
- The highest recorded value was 15.0% in 1981.
- What is the lowest over-age students, primary, female recorded in Guatemala?
- The lowest recorded value was 8.9% in 2018.
- How does Guatemala rank for over-age students, primary, female?
- Guatemala ranks 68th out of 191 countries with data for 2018.
- Is over-age students, primary, female rising or falling in Guatemala?
- Over the last ten years it is down 29.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Guatemala data come from?
- The figures come from Stat Bulk Data Download Service, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO), published as part of Over-age students, primary, female (% of female enrollment). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Over-age students are the percentage of those enrolled who are older than the official school-age range for primary education.