Repetition rate in Grade 4 of primary education, male in Guatemala
Guatemala: Repetition rate in Grade 4 of primary education, male was 6.7% in 2018. ▼ Falling
Repetition rate in Grade 4 of primary education, male in Guatemala, 1975–2018
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2018, repetition rate in grade 4 of primary education, male in Guatemala stood at 6.7%.
The figure is down 6.2% on the previous year and down 0.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, repetition rate in grade 4 of primary education, male in Guatemala peaked at 9.5% in 1995 and was at its lowest, 6.3%, in 1975.
That places Guatemala 46th out of 165 countries with data for 2018, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 21 years of available data.
Repetition rate in Grade 4 of primary education, male in Guatemala, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1975 | 6.3% | — |
| 1976 | 8.3% | +32.6% |
| 1977 | 8.3% | -0.7% |
| 1995 | 9.5% | +15.1% |
| 1999 | 8.2% | -14.2% |
| 2000 | 8.2% | +0.4% |
| 2001 | 8.7% | +5.7% |
| 2004 | 8.2% | -5.2% |
| 2005 | 7.8% | -5.3% |
| 2006 | 7.9% | +1.4% |
| 2007 | 8.2% | +3.8% |
| 2008 | 6.7% | -18.2% |
| 2009 | 6.6% | -2.0% |
| 2010 | 6.6% | +0.5% |
| 2011 | 8.2% | +24.6% |
| 2012 | 7.3% | -11.2% |
| 2013 | 6.8% | -7.0% |
| 2014 | 7.6% | +11.1% |
| 2016 | 7.5% | -0.5% |
| 2017 | 7.1% | -5.4% |
| 2018 | 6.7% | -6.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 7.6% | 6.3% | 8.3% | 3 |
| 1990s | 8.9% | 8.2% | 9.5% | 2 |
| 2000s | 7.8% | 6.6% | 8.7% | 8 |
| 2010s | 7.2% | 6.6% | 8.2% | 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 4 of primary education, male in Guatemala?
- Repetition rate in grade 4 of primary education, male in Guatemala was 6.7% in 2018, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest repetition rate in grade 4 of primary education, male recorded in Guatemala?
- The highest recorded value was 9.5% in 1995.
- What is the lowest repetition rate in grade 4 of primary education, male recorded in Guatemala?
- The lowest recorded value was 6.3% in 1975.
- How does Guatemala rank for repetition rate in grade 4 of primary education, male?
- Guatemala ranks 46th out of 165 countries with data for 2018.
- Is repetition rate in grade 4 of primary education, male rising or falling in Guatemala?
- Over the last ten years it is down 0.5%. 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 4 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.