School age population, early childhood education, female in Guatemala
Guatemala: School age population, early childhood education, female was 1.29 million in 2025. ▲ Rising
School age population, early childhood education, female in Guatemala, 1998–2025
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
Analysis
The most recent figure for school age population, early childhood education, female in Guatemala is 1.29 million, measured in 2025.
That represents a change of down 1.3% on the previous year and down 4.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school age population, early childhood education, female in Guatemala peaked at 1.39 million in 2019 and was at its lowest, 1.05 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, female in Guatemala, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1998 | 1.05 million | — |
| 2013 | 1.34 million | +28.2% |
| 2014 | 1.35 million | +0.5% |
| 2015 | 1.36 million | +0.6% |
| 2016 | 1.37 million | +0.7% |
| 2017 | 1.38 million | +0.9% |
| 2018 | 1.38 million | +0.5% |
| 2019 | 1.39 million | +0.1% |
| 2020 | 1.38 million | -0.5% |
| 2021 | 1.37 million | -0.9% |
| 2022 | 1.35 million | -1.3% |
| 2023 | 1.33 million | -1.4% |
| 2024 | 1.31 million | -1.5% |
| 2025 | 1.29 million | -1.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 1.05 million | 1.05 million | 1.05 million | 1 |
| 2010s | 1.37 million | 1.34 million | 1.39 million | 7 |
| 2020s | 1.34 million | 1.29 million | 1.38 million | 6 |
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More education data for Guatemala
- Enrolment in primary education, female (number), gaps filled 1.18 million (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, female (number), annual growth rate 0.4378 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, female (number), per capita 0.0643 units per person (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, male (number), gaps filled 1.24 million (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, male (number), annual growth rate 0.353 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, male (number), per capita 0.0673 units per person (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 1.13 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), annual growth 4.81 % change on previous year (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 122,362 (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), annual growth rate 18.32 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is school age population, early childhood education, female in Guatemala?
- School age population, early childhood education, female in Guatemala was 1.29 million in 2025, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest school age population, early childhood education, female recorded in Guatemala?
- The highest recorded value was 1.39 million in 2019.
- What is the lowest school age population, early childhood education, female recorded in Guatemala?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.05 million in 1998.
- How does Guatemala rank for school age population, early childhood education, female?
- Guatemala ranks 33rd out of 207 countries with data for 2025.
- Is school age population, early childhood education, female rising or falling in Guatemala?
- Over the last ten years it is down 4.6%. 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, female (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release