Primary education, teachers, per capita in Guatemala
Guatemala: Primary education, teachers, per capita was 0.0066 units per person in 2024. ▲ Rising
Primary education, teachers, per capita in Guatemala, 1970–2024
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in units per person.
Analysis
The most recent figure for primary education, teachers, per capita in Guatemala is 0.0066 units per person, measured in 2024.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 16.5% on the previous year and down 0.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, primary education, teachers, per capita in Guatemala peaked at 0.007 units per person in 2017 and was at its lowest, 0.0026 units per person, in 1970.
Guatemala ranks 46th of 204 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 49 years of available data.
Primary education, teachers, per capita in Guatemala, year by year
| Year | units per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 0.0026 units per person | — |
| 1971 | 0.0026 units per person | +1.5% |
| 1972 | 0.0027 units per person | +2.0% |
| 1973 | 0.0028 units per person | +2.8% |
| 1974 | 0.0029 units per person | +3.9% |
| 1975 | 0.003 units per person | +2.7% |
| 1976 | 0.003 units per person | +2.8% |
| 1977 | 0.0031 units per person | +1.2% |
| 1978 | 0.0032 units per person | +2.4% |
| 1979 | 0.0032 units per person | +2.8% |
| 1980 | 0.0034 units per person | +6.3% |
| 1981 | 0.0034 units per person | -1.9% |
| 1982 | 0.0034 units per person | +0.0% |
| 1983 | 0.0035 units per person | +3.2% |
| 1984 | 0.0035 units per person | +1.4% |
| 1985 | 0.0035 units per person | +0.3% |
| 1986 | 0.0036 units per person | +2.5% |
| 1987 | 0.0038 units per person | +4.3% |
| 1991 | 0.004 units per person | +4.6% |
| 1992 | 0.004 units per person | -0.2% |
| 1993 | 0.0045 units per person | +14.3% |
| 1994 | 0.0051 units per person | +11.8% |
| 1995 | 0.0042 units per person | -16.1% |
| 1996 | 0.0041 units per person | -3.3% |
| 1997 | 0.0041 units per person | +1.1% |
| 1998 | 0.0043 units per person | +2.8% |
| 1999 | 0.0042 units per person | -1.8% |
| 2000 | 0.005 units per person | +19.8% |
| 2001 | 0.0055 units per person | +9.5% |
| 2002 | 0.0056 units per person | +2.5% |
| 2004 | 0.0058 units per person | +2.5% |
| 2005 | 0.0058 units per person | +0.1% |
| 2006 | 0.0058 units per person | +0.7% |
| 2007 | 0.0059 units per person | +1.3% |
| 2008 | 0.0061 units per person | +3.5% |
| 2009 | 0.0067 units per person | +9.8% |
| 2010 | 0.0068 units per person | +1.7% |
| 2011 | 0.0068 units per person | -0.2% |
| 2012 | 0.0066 units per person | -2.5% |
| 2013 | 0.0069 units per person | +3.5% |
| 2014 | 0.0067 units per person | -2.3% |
| 2016 | 0.0066 units per person | -0.9% |
| 2017 | 0.007 units per person | +5.7% |
| 2018 | 0.0069 units per person | -1.5% |
| 2019 | 0.0068 units per person | -1.6% |
| 2021 | 0.0065 units per person | -4.5% |
| 2022 | 0.0065 units per person | +0.6% |
| 2023 | 0.0057 units per person | -12.8% |
| 2024 | 0.0066 units per person | +16.5% |
Guatemala compared with similar countries
- Guatemala's 0.0066 units per person is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 0.0052 units per person, 1.3× the median. (57 countries reporting)
- Guatemala's 0.0066 units per person is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 0.0058 units per person, 1.1× the median. (39 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 0.0029 units per person | 0.0026 units per person | 0.0032 units per person | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.0035 units per person | 0.0034 units per person | 0.0038 units per person | 8 |
| 1990s | 0.0043 units per person | 0.004 units per person | 0.0051 units per person | 9 |
| 2000s | 0.0058 units per person | 0.005 units per person | 0.0067 units per person | 9 |
| 2010s | 0.0068 units per person | 0.0066 units per person | 0.007 units per person | 9 |
| 2020s | 0.0064 units per person | 0.0057 units per person | 0.0066 units per person | 4 |
Countries ranked near Guatemala
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 primary education, teachers, per capita in Guatemala?
- Primary education, teachers, per capita in Guatemala was 0.0066 units per person in 2024, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest primary education, teachers, per capita recorded in Guatemala?
- The highest recorded value was 0.007 units per person in 2017.
- What is the lowest primary education, teachers, per capita recorded in Guatemala?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0026 units per person in 1970.
- How does Guatemala rank for primary education, teachers, per capita?
- Guatemala ranks 46th out of 204 countries with data for 2024.
- Is primary education, teachers, per capita rising or falling in Guatemala?
- Over the last ten years it is down 0.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Guatemala data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Primary education, teachers, per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Primary education, teachers divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Primary education, teachers ÷ Population, total
Computed from
- Primary education, teachers Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO)
- Population, total World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN)
Statizoid computes this series; the underlying measurements belong to the publishers named above. The arithmetic is applied to every country and year where both inputs report, and nothing is estimated unless the page says so.
About this data
Primary education, teachers divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.