Percentage of pupils enrolled in primary education who are at least 2 in Guatemala
Guatemala: Percentage of pupils enrolled in primary education who are at least 2 was 26.6% in 2023. ▼ Falling
Latest (2023)
26.6%
Change on year
up 10.1%
World rank
13th
of 35 countries
All-time high
39.7%
in 2000
All-time low
22.6%
in 2015
Years of data
6
2000–2023
Percentage of pupils enrolled in primary education who are at least 2 in Guatemala, 2000–2023
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2023, percentage of pupils enrolled in primary education who are at least 2 in Guatemala stood at 26.6%.
The figure is up 10.1% on the previous year and up 0.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, percentage of pupils enrolled in primary education who are at least 2 in Guatemala peaked at 39.7% in 2000 and was at its lowest, 22.6%, in 2015.
Guatemala ranks 13th of 35 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
Percentage of pupils enrolled in primary education who are at least 2 in Guatemala, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 39.7% | — |
| 2006 | 33.1% | -16.6% |
| 2014 | 26.5% | -19.9% |
| 2015 | 22.6% | -14.8% |
| 2022 | 24.2% | +7.1% |
| 2023 | 26.6% | +10.1% |
Guatemala compared with similar countries
- Guatemala's 26.6% is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 10.4%, 2.5× the median. (9 countries reporting)
- Guatemala's 26.6% is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 6.5%, 4.1× the median. (15 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 36.4% | 33.1% | 39.7% | 2 |
| 2010s | 24.5% | 22.6% | 26.5% | 2 |
| 2020s | 25.4% | 24.2% | 26.6% | 2 |
Countries ranked near Guatemala
- 10 Gambia 30.2% compare
- 11 Côte d'Ivoire 28.0% compare
- 12 Nepal 26.7% compare
- 14 Sierra Leone 26.4% compare
- 15 Benin 23.3% compare
- 16 Bangladesh 21.2% 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 percentage of pupils enrolled in primary education who are at least 2 in Guatemala?
- Percentage of pupils enrolled in primary education who are at least 2 in Guatemala was 26.6% in 2023, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest percentage of pupils enrolled in primary education who are at least 2 recorded in Guatemala?
- The highest recorded value was 39.7% in 2000.
- What is the lowest percentage of pupils enrolled in primary education who are at least 2 recorded in Guatemala?
- The lowest recorded value was 22.6% in 2015.
- How does Guatemala rank for percentage of pupils enrolled in primary education who are at least 2?
- Guatemala ranks 13th out of 35 countries with data for 2023.
- Is percentage of pupils enrolled in primary education who are at least 2 rising or falling in Guatemala?
- Over the last ten years it is up 0.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Guatemala data come from?
- The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of Percentage of pupils enrolled in primary education who are at least 2 years over-age for their current grade, rural, female (household survey data) (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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February 2026 Data Release