School age population, early childhood education, both sexes in Guatemala
Guatemala: School age population, early childhood education, both sexes was 2.63 million in 2025. ▲ Rising
School age population, early childhood education, both sexes in Guatemala, 1998–2025
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
Analysis
Guatemala recorded 2.63 million for school age population, early childhood education, both sexes in 2025.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 1.2% on the previous year and down 4.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school age population, early childhood education, both sexes in Guatemala peaked at 2.81 million in 2019 and was at its lowest, 2.12 million, in 1998.
That places Guatemala 33rd out of 207 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 14 years of available data.
School age population, early childhood education, both sexes in Guatemala, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1998 | 2.12 million | — |
| 2013 | 2.72 million | +28.2% |
| 2014 | 2.73 million | +0.5% |
| 2015 | 2.75 million | +0.6% |
| 2016 | 2.77 million | +0.8% |
| 2017 | 2.79 million | +0.9% |
| 2018 | 2.81 million | +0.6% |
| 2019 | 2.81 million | +0.1% |
| 2020 | 2.80 million | -0.5% |
| 2021 | 2.78 million | -0.9% |
| 2022 | 2.74 million | -1.2% |
| 2023 | 2.70 million | -1.4% |
| 2024 | 2.66 million | -1.5% |
| 2025 | 2.63 million | -1.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 2.12 million | 2.12 million | 2.12 million | 1 |
| 2010s | 2.77 million | 2.72 million | 2.81 million | 7 |
| 2020s | 2.72 million | 2.63 million | 2.80 million | 6 |
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 school age population, early childhood education, both sexes in Guatemala?
- School age population, early childhood education, both sexes in Guatemala was 2.63 million in 2025, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest school age population, early childhood education, both sexes recorded in Guatemala?
- The highest recorded value was 2.81 million in 2019.
- What is the lowest school age population, early childhood education, both sexes recorded in Guatemala?
- The lowest recorded value was 2.12 million in 1998.
- How does Guatemala rank for school age population, early childhood education, both sexes?
- Guatemala ranks 33rd out of 207 countries with data for 2025.
- Is school age population, early childhood education, both sexes rising or falling in Guatemala?
- Over the last ten years it is down 4.3%. 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, published as part of School age population, early childhood education, both sexes (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release