Primary education, duration in Guam
Guam: Primary education, duration was 8 years in 2025. ▬ Flat
Latest (2025)
8 years
Change on year
unchanged
World rank
1st
of 210 countries
All-time high
8 years
in 1981
All-time low
8 years
in 1981
Years of data
26
1981–2025
Primary education, duration in Guam, 1981–2025
Source: Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO). Measured in years.
Analysis
In 2025, primary education, duration in Guam stood at 8 years. That is the highest value across all 26 years on record.
The figure is unchanged over ten years.
Over the whole period, primary education, duration in Guam peaked at 8 years in 1981 and was at its lowest, 8 years, in 1981.
Guam ranks 1st of 210 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 8 years | 8 years | 8 years | 9 |
| 1990s | 8 years | 8 years | 8 years | 8 |
| 2010s | 8 years | 8 years | 8 years | 3 |
| 2020s | 8 years | 8 years | 8 years | 6 |
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More education data for Guam
- Duration of pre-primary education 1 years (2025)
- Official entrance age to pre-primary education 5 years (2025)
- Primary school starting age 6 years (2025)
- Population ages 0-14 25.9% (2025)
- Population ages 15-64 61.0% (2025)
- School enrollment, primary 77.9% (1989)
- Primary education, teachers 775 (1989)
- Fertility rate vs. average years of schooling 2.75 live births per woman (2024)
- Women's educational attainment vs. fertility rate 2.78 live births per woman (2023)
- Fertility rate vs. share of women with no education 2.78 live births per woman (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is primary education, duration in Guam?
- Primary education, duration in Guam was 8 years in 2025, according to Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO).
- What is the highest primary education, duration recorded in Guam?
- The highest recorded value was 8 years in 1981.
- What is the lowest primary education, duration recorded in Guam?
- The lowest recorded value was 8 years in 1981.
- How does Guam rank for primary education, duration?
- Guam ranks 1st out of 210 countries with data for 2025.
- Is primary education, duration rising or falling in Guam?
- Over the last ten years it is unchanged. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this Guam data come from?
- The figures come from Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO), published as part of Primary education, duration (years). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Primary duration refers to the number of grades (years) in primary school.