Repetition rate in Grade 3 of primary education, male in Guatemala
Guatemala: Repetition rate in Grade 3 of primary education, male was 9.3% in 2018. ▼ Falling
Repetition rate in Grade 3 of primary education, male in Guatemala, 1975–2018
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2018, repetition rate in grade 3 of primary education, male in Guatemala stood at 9.3%.
That represents a change of down 7.3% on the previous year and down 4.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, repetition rate in grade 3 of primary education, male in Guatemala peaked at 13.0% in 1995 and was at its lowest, 9.2%, in 2013.
That places Guatemala 32nd out of 171 countries with data for 2018, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 21 years of available data.
Repetition rate in Grade 3 of primary education, male in Guatemala, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1975 | 9.6% | — |
| 1976 | 11.6% | +20.8% |
| 1977 | 12.2% | +5.1% |
| 1995 | 13.0% | +6.8% |
| 1999 | 11.8% | -9.8% |
| 2000 | 11.4% | -3.0% |
| 2001 | 12.1% | +5.9% |
| 2004 | 11.5% | -4.6% |
| 2005 | 11.0% | -4.7% |
| 2006 | 11.5% | +4.3% |
| 2007 | 11.7% | +2.1% |
| 2008 | 9.7% | -17.3% |
| 2009 | 9.7% | +0.4% |
| 2010 | 9.5% | -2.0% |
| 2011 | 11.4% | +19.7% |
| 2012 | 10.4% | -8.6% |
| 2013 | 9.2% | -11.3% |
| 2014 | 10.5% | +13.5% |
| 2016 | 10.5% | +0.2% |
| 2017 | 10.0% | -4.7% |
| 2018 | 9.3% | -7.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 11.2% | 9.6% | 12.2% | 3 |
| 1990s | 12.4% | 11.8% | 13.0% | 2 |
| 2000s | 11.1% | 9.7% | 12.1% | 8 |
| 2010s | 10.1% | 9.2% | 11.4% | 8 |
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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 3 of primary education, male in Guatemala?
- Repetition rate in grade 3 of primary education, male in Guatemala was 9.3% in 2018, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest repetition rate in grade 3 of primary education, male recorded in Guatemala?
- The highest recorded value was 13.0% in 1995.
- What is the lowest repetition rate in grade 3 of primary education, male recorded in Guatemala?
- The lowest recorded value was 9.2% in 2013.
- How does Guatemala rank for repetition rate in grade 3 of primary education, male?
- Guatemala ranks 32nd out of 171 countries with data for 2018.
- Is repetition rate in grade 3 of primary education, male rising or falling in Guatemala?
- Over the last ten years it is down 4.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Guatemala data come from?
- The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of Repetition rate in Grade 3 of primary education, male (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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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.