Repetition rate in Grade 2 of primary education, male in Guatemala
Guatemala: Repetition rate in Grade 2 of primary education, male was 12.4% in 2018. ▬ Flat
Repetition rate in Grade 2 of primary education, male in Guatemala, 1975–2018
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2018, repetition rate in grade 2 of primary education, male in Guatemala stood at 12.4%. That is the lowest value across all 21 years on record.
That represents a change of down 6.6% on the previous year and down 9.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, repetition rate in grade 2 of primary education, male in Guatemala peaked at 16.1% in 1995 and was at its lowest, 12.4%, in 2018.
Guatemala ranks 23rd of 174 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
Repetition rate in Grade 2 of primary education, male in Guatemala, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1975 | 12.8% | — |
| 1976 | 13.4% | +4.6% |
| 1977 | 13.8% | +3.2% |
| 1995 | 16.1% | +16.8% |
| 1999 | 15.2% | -5.7% |
| 2000 | 15.3% | +0.9% |
| 2001 | 15.6% | +1.9% |
| 2004 | 15.0% | -3.5% |
| 2005 | 14.6% | -3.1% |
| 2006 | 15.2% | +4.1% |
| 2007 | 15.3% | +0.9% |
| 2008 | 13.7% | -10.6% |
| 2009 | 13.6% | -0.6% |
| 2010 | 13.6% | +0.1% |
| 2011 | 15.3% | +12.3% |
| 2012 | 14.2% | -7.4% |
| 2013 | 12.7% | -10.3% |
| 2014 | 14.3% | +12.8% |
| 2016 | 14.0% | -2.2% |
| 2017 | 13.2% | -5.5% |
| 2018 | 12.4% | -6.6% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 13.3% | 12.8% | 13.8% | 3 |
| 1990s | 15.6% | 15.2% | 16.1% | 2 |
| 2000s | 14.8% | 13.6% | 15.6% | 8 |
| 2010s | 13.7% | 12.4% | 15.3% | 8 |
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 repetition rate in grade 2 of primary education, male in Guatemala?
- Repetition rate in grade 2 of primary education, male in Guatemala was 12.4% in 2018, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest repetition rate in grade 2 of primary education, male recorded in Guatemala?
- The highest recorded value was 16.1% in 1995.
- What is the lowest repetition rate in grade 2 of primary education, male recorded in Guatemala?
- The lowest recorded value was 12.4% in 2018.
- How does Guatemala rank for repetition rate in grade 2 of primary education, male?
- Guatemala ranks 23rd out of 174 countries with data for 2018.
- Is repetition rate in grade 2 of primary education, male rising or falling in Guatemala?
- Over the last ten years it is down 9.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this Guatemala data come from?
- The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of Repetition rate in Grade 2 of primary education, male (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
Download this data
CSV · JSON — 21 observations, free to reuse under CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data).
About this data
Number of male repeaters in a given grade in a given school year, expressed as a percentage of male enrolment in that grade the previous school year. Divide the number of male repeaters in a given grade in school year t+1 by the number of male pupils from the same cohort enrolled in the same grade in the previous school year t.