Net attendance rate of primary school in Guatemala
Guatemala: Net attendance rate of primary school was 91.4% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Net attendance rate of primary school in Guatemala, 2000–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for net attendance rate of primary school in Guatemala is 91.4%, measured in 2024.
The figure is down 3.8% on the previous year and up 0.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, net attendance rate of primary school in Guatemala peaked at 95.0% in 2023 and was at its lowest, 82.2%, in 2000.
Guatemala ranks 26th of 36 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 86.2% | 82.2% | 90.1% | 2 |
| 2010s | 92.5% | 91.0% | 94.0% | 2 |
| 2020s | 92.6% | 91.4% | 95.0% | 3 |
Countries ranked near Guatemala
More education data for Guatemala
- Duration of pre-primary education 3 years (2025)
- Official entrance age to pre-primary education 4 years (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)
- Fertility rate vs. average years of schooling 2.29 live births per woman (2024)
- School enrollment, primary, female 100.6% (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is net attendance rate of primary school in Guatemala?
- Net attendance rate of primary school in Guatemala was 91.4% in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest net attendance rate of primary school recorded in Guatemala?
- The highest recorded value was 95.0% in 2023.
- What is the lowest net attendance rate of primary school recorded in Guatemala?
- The lowest recorded value was 82.2% in 2000.
- How does Guatemala rank for net attendance rate of primary school?
- Guatemala ranks 26th out of 36 countries with data for 2024.
- Is net attendance rate of primary school rising or falling in Guatemala?
- Over the last ten years it is up 0.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Guatemala data come from?
- The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Net attendance rate of primary school. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Total number of students of the official age group for primary education who are attending school at any level of education, expressed as a percentage of the corresponding population.