School age population, lower secondary education, female in Guatemala
Guatemala: School age population, lower secondary education, female was 568,542 number in 2020. ▲ Rising
Latest (2020)
568,542 number
Change on year
down 0.9%
World rank
62nd
of 205 countries
All-time high
577,388 number
in 2017
All-time low
201,710 number
in 1970
Years of data
51
1970–2020
School age population, lower secondary education, female in Guatemala, 1970–2020
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in number.
Analysis
Guatemala recorded 568,542 number for school age population, lower secondary education, female in 2020.
The figure is down 0.9% on the previous year and up 8.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school age population, lower secondary education, female in Guatemala peaked at 577,388 number in 2017 and was at its lowest, 201,710 number, in 1970.
Guatemala ranks 62nd of 205 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 51 years of available data.
School age population, lower secondary education, female in Guatemala, year by year
| Year | number | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 201,710 number | — |
| 1971 | 205,431 number | +1.8% |
| 1972 | 209,583 number | +2.0% |
| 1973 | 214,034 number | +2.1% |
| 1974 | 218,786 number | +2.2% |
| 1975 | 223,768 number | +2.3% |
| 1976 | 227,904 number | +1.8% |
| 1977 | 232,892 number | +2.2% |
| 1978 | 238,717 number | +2.5% |
| 1979 | 245,319 number | +2.8% |
| 1980 | 252,620 number | +3.0% |
| 1981 | 259,099 number | +2.6% |
| 1982 | 266,535 number | +2.9% |
| 1983 | 274,699 number | +3.1% |
| 1984 | 283,496 number | +3.2% |
| 1985 | 292,848 number | +3.3% |
| 1986 | 301,401 number | +2.9% |
| 1987 | 310,967 number | +3.2% |
| 1988 | 321,277 number | +3.3% |
| 1989 | 331,962 number | +3.3% |
| 1990 | 342,760 number | +3.3% |
| 1991 | 352,945 number | +3.0% |
| 1992 | 363,120 number | +2.9% |
| 1993 | 372,950 number | +2.7% |
| 1994 | 382,618 number | +2.6% |
| 1995 | 392,617 number | +2.6% |
| 1996 | 400,523 number | +2.0% |
| 1997 | 408,200 number | +1.9% |
| 1998 | 414,314 number | +1.5% |
| 1999 | 419,064 number | +1.1% |
| 2000 | 422,949 number | +0.9% |
| 2001 | 427,198 number | +1.0% |
| 2002 | 434,240 number | +1.6% |
| 2003 | 445,002 number | +2.5% |
| 2004 | 458,287 number | +3.0% |
| 2005 | 472,736 number | +3.2% |
| 2006 | 485,533 number | +2.7% |
| 2007 | 497,640 number | +2.5% |
| 2008 | 508,129 number | +2.1% |
| 2009 | 525,039 number | +3.3% |
| 2010 | 525,039 number | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 533,154 number | +1.5% |
| 2012 | 541,122 number | +1.5% |
| 2013 | 549,487 number | +1.5% |
| 2014 | 558,123 number | +1.6% |
| 2015 | 566,959 number | +1.6% |
| 2016 | 573,598 number | +1.2% |
| 2017 | 577,388 number | +0.7% |
| 2018 | 576,937 number | -0.1% |
| 2019 | 573,484 number | -0.6% |
| 2020 | 568,542 number | -0.9% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 221,814 number | 201,710 number | 245,319 number | 10 |
| 1980s | 289,490 number | 252,620 number | 331,962 number | 10 |
| 1990s | 384,911 number | 342,760 number | 419,064 number | 10 |
| 2000s | 467,675 number | 422,949 number | 525,039 number | 10 |
| 2010s | 557,529 number | 525,039 number | 577,388 number | 10 |
| 2020s | 568,542 number | 568,542 number | 568,542 number | 1 |
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More education data for Guatemala
- Start of the academic school year (tertiary education), gaps filled 2,023 tertiary education (2023)
- Start of the academic school year (tertiary education), annual growth 0.0495 % change on previous year (2023)
- Primary education, teachers, gaps filled 122,362 (2024)
- Duration of pre primary education, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Duration of pre primary education 3 (2025)
- Official entrance age to pre primary education 4 (2025)
- Population ages 15-64 64.0% (2025)
- Population ages 0-14 31.0% (2025)
- Lower secondary school starting age 13 years (2025)
- Primary school starting age 7 years (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is school age population, lower secondary education, female in Guatemala?
- School age population, lower secondary education, female in Guatemala was 568,542 number in 2020, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest school age population, lower secondary education, female recorded in Guatemala?
- The highest recorded value was 577,388 number in 2017.
- What is the lowest school age population, lower secondary education, female recorded in Guatemala?
- The lowest recorded value was 201,710 number in 1970.
- How does Guatemala rank for school age population, lower secondary education, female?
- Guatemala ranks 62nd out of 205 countries with data for 2020.
- Is school age population, lower secondary education, female rising or falling in Guatemala?
- Over the last ten years it is up 8.3%. 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, lower secondary education, female (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Female population of the age-group theoretically corresponding to lower secondary education as indicated by theoretical entrance age and duration.