Population of the official entrance age to primary education, both in Guam
Guam: Population of the official entrance age to primary education, both was 3,145 number in 1997. ▲ Rising
Population of the official entrance age to primary education, both in Guam, 1981–1997
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in number.
Analysis
Guam recorded 3,145 number for population of the official entrance age to primary education, both in 1997. That is the highest value across all 17 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 2.7% on the previous year and up 22.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, population of the official entrance age to primary education, both in Guam peaked at 3,145 number in 1997 and was at its lowest, 2,496 number, in 1983.
Guam ranks 178th of 206 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 17 years of available data.
Population of the official entrance age to primary education, both in Guam, year by year
| Year | number | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1981 | 2,505 number | — |
| 1982 | 2,501 number | -0.2% |
| 1983 | 2,496 number | -0.2% |
| 1984 | 2,499 number | +0.1% |
| 1985 | 2,520 number | +0.8% |
| 1986 | 2,572 number | +2.1% |
| 1987 | 2,570 number | -0.1% |
| 1988 | 2,562 number | -0.3% |
| 1989 | 2,558 number | -0.2% |
| 1990 | 2,569 number | +0.4% |
| 1991 | 2,605 number | +1.4% |
| 1992 | 2,694 number | +3.4% |
| 1993 | 2,785 number | +3.4% |
| 1994 | 2,877 number | +3.3% |
| 1995 | 2,968 number | +3.2% |
| 1996 | 3,061 number | +3.1% |
| 1997 | 3,145 number | +2.7% |
Guam compared with similar countries
- Guam's 3,145 number is below the median for high income countries, which is 44,436 number, 7% of the median. (76 countries reporting)
- Guam's 3,145 number is below the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 30,680 number, 10% of the median. (33 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 2,531 number | 2,496 number | 2,572 number | 9 |
| 1990s | 2,838 number | 2,569 number | 3,145 number | 8 |
Countries ranked near Guam
More education data for Guam
- Enrolment in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 15,516 (1989)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), gaps filled 7,660 (1980)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), annual growth rate -7.19 % change on previous year (1989)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 775 (1989)
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), annual growth 9.74 % change on previous year (1989)
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 16,017 (1989)
- Enrolment in primary education, both sexes (number), per capita 0.1143 units per person (1989)
- Enrolment in primary education, both sexes (number), annual growth -6.87 % change on previous year (1989)
- Official entrance age to pre-primary education 5 years (2025)
- Primary education, duration (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is population of the official entrance age to primary education, both in Guam?
- Population of the official entrance age to primary education, both in Guam was 3,145 number in 1997, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest population of the official entrance age to primary education, both recorded in Guam?
- The highest recorded value was 3,145 number in 1997.
- What is the lowest population of the official entrance age to primary education, both recorded in Guam?
- The lowest recorded value was 2,496 number in 1983.
- How does Guam rank for population of the official entrance age to primary education, both?
- Guam ranks 178th out of 206 countries with data for 1997.
- Is population of the official entrance age to primary education, both rising or falling in Guam?
- Over the last ten years it is up 22.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Guam data come from?
- The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of Population of the official entrance age to primary education, both sexes (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Population of the age-group theoretically corresponding to the official entrance age to primary education. The official entrance age is the age at which students would enter a given programme or level of education assuming they start at the official entrance age for the lowest level of education, study full-time throughout and progressed through the system without repeating or skipping a grade. The theoretical entrance age to a given programme or level is typically, but not always, the most common entrance age.