Primary education, teachers, per capita in Guatemala
Guatemala: Primary education, teachers, per capita was 0.0066 units per person in 2024. β² Rising
Primary education, teachers, per capita in Guatemala, 1970β2024
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.
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
- Primary education, teachers, gaps filled 122,362 (2024)
- Duration of pre primary education, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Duration of pre primary education 3 (2025)
- Official entrance age to pre primary education 4 (2025)
- Population ages 15-64 64.0% (2025)
- Population ages 0-14 31.0% (2025)
- Lower secondary school starting age 13 years (2025)
- Primary school starting age 7 years (2025)
- School enrollment, primary 101.5% (2024)
- Primary education, teachers 122,362 (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 Γ· 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.