Over-age students, primary, male in Guatemala
Guatemala: Over-age students, primary, male was 11.6% in 2018. ▼ Falling
Over-age students, primary, male in Guatemala, 1970–2018
Source: Stat Bulk Data Download Service, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO). Measured in % of male enrollment.
Analysis
The most recent figure for over-age students, primary, male in Guatemala is 11.6%, measured in 2018. That is the lowest value across all 29 years on record.
That represents a change of down 6.5% on the previous year and down 23.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, over-age students, primary, male in Guatemala peaked at 17.3% in 1981 and was at its lowest, 11.6%, in 2018.
That places Guatemala 63rd 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, male in Guatemala, year by year
| Year | % of male enrollment | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 15.9% | — |
| 1971 | 15.9% | -0.4% |
| 1972 | 16.5% | +4.3% |
| 1974 | 16.2% | -1.8% |
| 1975 | 15.8% | -2.6% |
| 1978 | 16.1% | +1.6% |
| 1981 | 17.3% | +7.9% |
| 1982 | 16.4% | -5.6% |
| 1983 | 16.4% | +0.3% |
| 1997 | 16.6% | +1.5% |
| 1999 | 17.0% | +1.9% |
| 2000 | 15.7% | -7.6% |
| 2001 | 15.7% | +0.1% |
| 2002 | 16.2% | +3.0% |
| 2004 | 17.0% | +5.1% |
| 2005 | 16.4% | -3.5% |
| 2006 | 15.7% | -4.2% |
| 2007 | 15.1% | -3.6% |
| 2008 | 15.2% | +0.6% |
| 2009 | 15.1% | -1.0% |
| 2010 | 15.6% | +3.7% |
| 2011 | 14.1% | -9.7% |
| 2012 | 13.9% | -1.7% |
| 2013 | 14.4% | +4.1% |
| 2014 | 13.9% | -4.0% |
| 2015 | 13.3% | -4.3% |
| 2016 | 13.4% | +1.2% |
| 2017 | 12.4% | -7.5% |
| 2018 | 11.6% | -6.5% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 16.1% | 15.8% | 16.5% | 6 |
| 1980s | 16.7% | 16.4% | 17.3% | 3 |
| 1990s | 16.8% | 16.6% | 17.0% | 2 |
| 2000s | 15.8% | 15.1% | 17.0% | 9 |
| 2010s | 13.6% | 11.6% | 15.6% | 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, male in Guatemala?
- Over-age students, primary, male in Guatemala was 11.6% in 2018, according to Stat Bulk Data Download Service, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO).
- What is the highest over-age students, primary, male recorded in Guatemala?
- The highest recorded value was 17.3% in 1981.
- What is the lowest over-age students, primary, male recorded in Guatemala?
- The lowest recorded value was 11.6% in 2018.
- How does Guatemala rank for over-age students, primary, male?
- Guatemala ranks 63rd out of 191 countries with data for 2018.
- Is over-age students, primary, male rising or falling in Guatemala?
- Over the last ten years it is down 23.7%. 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, male (% of male 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.