Percentage of schools with basic sanitation services - SDG 4.a.1 in Guatemala
Guatemala: Percentage of schools with basic sanitation services - SDG 4.a.1 was 72.15 in 2023. ▼ Falling
Percentage of schools with basic sanitation services - SDG 4.a.1 in Guatemala, 2007–2023
Source: UNICEF.
Analysis
In 2023, percentage of schools with basic sanitation services - sdg 4.a.1 in Guatemala stood at 72.15. That is the lowest value across all 17 years on record.
That represents a change of down 6.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, percentage of schools with basic sanitation services - sdg 4.a.1 in Guatemala peaked at 77.94 in 2007 and was at its lowest, 72.15, in 2021.
That places Guatemala 27th out of 32 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 17 years of available data.
Percentage of schools with basic sanitation services - SDG 4.a.1 in Guatemala, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2007 | 77.94 | — |
| 2008 | 77.94 | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 77.94 | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 77.94 | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 77.94 | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 77.36 | -0.7% |
| 2013 | 76.78 | -0.7% |
| 2014 | 76.2 | -0.8% |
| 2015 | 75.62 | -0.8% |
| 2016 | 75.05 | -0.8% |
| 2017 | 74.47 | -0.8% |
| 2018 | 73.89 | -0.8% |
| 2019 | 73.31 | -0.8% |
| 2020 | 72.73 | -0.8% |
| 2021 | 72.15 | -0.8% |
| 2022 | 72.15 | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 72.15 | +0.0% |
Guatemala compared with similar countries
- Guatemala's 72.15 is below the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 91.22, 79% of the median. (30 countries reporting)
- Guatemala's 72.15 is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 86.12, 84% of the median. (17 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 77.94 | 77.94 | 77.94 | 3 |
| 2010s | 75.86 | 73.31 | 77.94 | 10 |
| 2020s | 72.29 | 72.15 | 72.73 | 4 |
Countries ranked near Guatemala
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 percentage of schools with basic sanitation services - sdg 4.a.1 in Guatemala?
- Percentage of schools with basic sanitation services - sdg 4.a.1 in Guatemala was 72.15 in 2023, according to UNICEF.
- What is the highest percentage of schools with basic sanitation services - sdg 4.a.1 recorded in Guatemala?
- The highest recorded value was 77.94 in 2007.
- What is the lowest percentage of schools with basic sanitation services - sdg 4.a.1 recorded in Guatemala?
- The lowest recorded value was 72.15 in 2021.
- How does Guatemala rank for percentage of schools with basic sanitation services - sdg 4.a.1?
- Guatemala ranks 27th out of 32 countries with data for 2023.
- Is percentage of schools with basic sanitation services - sdg 4.a.1 rising or falling in Guatemala?
- Over the last ten years it is down 6.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Guatemala data come from?
- The figures come from UNICEF, published as part of Percentage of schools with basic sanitation services - SDG 4.a.1. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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