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 12.4% in 2023. ▬ Flat
Latest (2023)
12.4%
World rank
8th
of 25 countries
All-time high
12.4%
in 2023
All-time low
5.4%
in 2014
Years of data
5
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 12.4%. That is the highest value across all 5 years on record.
That represents a change of up 129.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, percentage of pupils enrolled in primary education who are at least 2 in Guatemala peaked at 12.4% in 2023 and was at its lowest, 5.4%, in 2014.
That places Guatemala 8th out of 25 countries with data for 2023, putting it 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 | 11.3% | — |
| 2006 | 9.0% | -20.4% |
| 2014 | 5.4% | -40.0% |
| 2015 | 7.2% | +33.2% |
| 2023 | 12.4% | +72.4% |
Guatemala compared with similar countries
- Guatemala's 12.4% is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 1.9%, 6.4× the median. (16 countries reporting)
- Guatemala's 12.4% is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 1.9%, 6.4× the median. (10 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 10.2% | 9.0% | 11.3% | 2 |
| 2010s | 6.3% | 5.4% | 7.2% | 2 |
| 2020s | 12.4% | 12.4% | 12.4% | 1 |
Countries ranked near Guatemala
- 5 Nigeria 14.8% compare
- 6 Sierra Leone 14.4% compare
- 7 Congo, Democratic Republic of the 12.8% compare
- 9 Côte d'Ivoire 11.0% compare
- 10 Brazil 5.3% compare
- 11 Honduras 4.5% compare
- 11 El Salvador 4.5% 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 12.4% 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 12.4% in 2023.
- What is the lowest percentage of pupils enrolled in primary education who are at least 2 recorded in Guatemala?
- The lowest recorded value was 5.4% in 2014.
- How does Guatemala rank for percentage of pupils enrolled in primary education who are at least 2?
- Guatemala ranks 8th out of 25 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 129.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- 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, urban, richest quintile, male (household survey data) (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release