Over-age students, primary (% of enrollment) in Guatemala
Guatemala: Over-age students, primary (% of enrollment) was 10.3% in 2018. ▼ Falling
Over-age students, primary in Guatemala, 1970–2018
Source: Stat Bulk Data Download Service, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO). Measured in % of enrollment.
Analysis
The most recent figure for over-age students, primary in Guatemala is 10.3%, measured in 2018. That is the lowest value across all 31 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 6.3% on the previous year and down 26.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, over-age students, primary in Guatemala peaked at 16.3% in 1979 and was at its lowest, 10.3%, in 2018.
That places Guatemala 66th 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 31 years of available data.
Over-age students, primary (% of enrollment) in Guatemala, year by year
| Year | % of enrollment | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 14.7% | — |
| 1971 | 14.8% | +0.7% |
| 1972 | 15.4% | +4.5% |
| 1974 | 15.1% | -2.0% |
| 1975 | 14.8% | -2.3% |
| 1978 | 15.1% | +2.5% |
| 1979 | 16.3% | +7.9% |
| 1980 | 16.1% | -1.5% |
| 1981 | 16.3% | +1.2% |
| 1982 | 15.2% | -6.3% |
| 1983 | 15.0% | -1.5% |
| 1997 | 15.0% | -0.2% |
| 1999 | 15.0% | +0.1% |
| 2000 | 14.2% | -5.4% |
| 2001 | 14.3% | +0.7% |
| 2002 | 14.7% | +3.1% |
| 2004 | 15.6% | +5.8% |
| 2005 | 15.0% | -3.9% |
| 2006 | 14.4% | -4.1% |
| 2007 | 13.9% | -3.5% |
| 2008 | 14.0% | +1.0% |
| 2009 | 14.0% | -0.1% |
| 2010 | 14.5% | +3.9% |
| 2011 | 13.1% | -10.1% |
| 2012 | 12.7% | -2.8% |
| 2013 | 13.2% | +3.8% |
| 2014 | 12.5% | -5.3% |
| 2015 | 11.8% | -5.2% |
| 2016 | 12.0% | +1.7% |
| 2017 | 11.0% | -8.5% |
| 2018 | 10.3% | -6.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 15.2% | 14.7% | 16.3% | 7 |
| 1980s | 15.6% | 15.0% | 16.3% | 4 |
| 1990s | 15.0% | 15.0% | 15.0% | 2 |
| 2000s | 14.4% | 13.9% | 15.6% | 9 |
| 2010s | 12.3% | 10.3% | 14.5% | 9 |
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More education data for Guatemala
- Gender gap education levels, gaps filled 91.64 (2024)
- Primary enrollment selected countries, gaps filled 91.57 (2024)
- 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)
Frequently asked questions
- What is over-age students, primary in Guatemala?
- Over-age students, primary in Guatemala was 10.3% in 2018, according to Stat Bulk Data Download Service, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO).
- What is the highest over-age students, primary recorded in Guatemala?
- The highest recorded value was 16.3% in 1979.
- What is the lowest over-age students, primary recorded in Guatemala?
- The lowest recorded value was 10.3% in 2018.
- How does Guatemala rank for over-age students, primary?
- Guatemala ranks 66th out of 191 countries with data for 2018.
- Is over-age students, primary rising or falling in Guatemala?
- Over the last ten years it is down 26.3%. 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 (% of 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.