Primary education, pupils in Guam
Guam: Primary education, pupils was 15,516 in 1989. ▼ Falling
Primary education, pupils in Guam, 1971–1989
Source: Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO).
Analysis
The most recent figure for primary education, pupils in Guam is 15,516, measured in 1989. That is the lowest value across all 18 years on record.
That represents a change of down 6.9% on the previous year and down 12.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, primary education, pupils in Guam peaked at 20,215 in 1976 and was at its lowest, 15,516, in 1989.
That places Guam 182nd out of 206 countries with data for 1989, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 18 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 18,679 | 17,744 | 20,215 | 8 |
| 1980s | 17,206 | 15,516 | 18,093 | 10 |
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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, pupils in Guam?
- Primary education, pupils in Guam was 15,516 in 1989, according to Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO).
- What is the highest primary education, pupils recorded in Guam?
- The highest recorded value was 20,215 in 1976.
- What is the lowest primary education, pupils recorded in Guam?
- The lowest recorded value was 15,516 in 1989.
- How does Guam rank for primary education, pupils?
- Guam ranks 182nd out of 206 countries with data for 1989.
- Is primary education, pupils rising or falling in Guam?
- Over the last ten years it is down 12.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- 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, pupils. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Primary education pupils is the total number of pupils enrolled at primary level in public and private schools.