School age population, one year before the official primary … female in Guam
Guam: School age population, one year before the official primary … female was 1,441 in 2025. ▲ Rising
Latest (2025)
1,441
Change on year
down 0.8%
World rank
187th
of 222 countries
All-time high
1,638
in 1996
All-time low
1,213
in 1981
Years of data
26
1981–2025
School age population, one year before the official primary entry in Guam, 1981–2025
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
Analysis
Guam recorded 1,441 for school age population, one year before the official primary entry in 2025.
That represents a change of down 0.8% on the previous year and up 0.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school age population, one year before the official primary entry in Guam peaked at 1,638 in 1996 and was at its lowest, 1,213, in 1981.
That places Guam 187th out of 222 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 26 years of available data.
School age population, one year before the official primary … female in Guam, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1981 | 1,213 | — |
| 1982 | 1,293 | +6.6% |
| 1983 | 1,252 | -3.2% |
| 1984 | 1,242 | -0.8% |
| 1985 | 1,344 | +8.2% |
| 1986 | 1,334 | -0.7% |
| 1987 | 1,328 | -0.4% |
| 1988 | 1,324 | -0.3% |
| 1989 | 1,339 | +1.1% |
| 1990 | 1,433 | +7.0% |
| 1991 | 1,448 | +1.0% |
| 1992 | 1,498 | +3.5% |
| 1993 | 1,531 | +2.2% |
| 1994 | 1,586 | +3.6% |
| 1995 | 1,613 | +1.7% |
| 1996 | 1,638 | +1.5% |
| 1997 | 1,611 | -1.6% |
| 2017 | 1,437 | -10.8% |
| 2018 | 1,432 | -0.3% |
| 2019 | 1,433 | +0.1% |
| 2020 | 1,437 | +0.3% |
| 2021 | 1,449 | +0.8% |
| 2022 | 1,455 | +0.4% |
| 2023 | 1,456 | +0.1% |
| 2024 | 1,452 | -0.3% |
| 2025 | 1,441 | -0.8% |
Guam compared with similar countries
- Guam's 1,441 is below the median for high income countries, which is 19,474, 7% of the median. (80 countries reporting)
- Guam's 1,441 is below the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 19,574, 7% of the median. (36 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 1,297 | 1,213 | 1,344 | 9 |
| 1990s | 1,545 | 1,433 | 1,638 | 8 |
| 2010s | 1,434 | 1,432 | 1,437 | 3 |
| 2020s | 1,448 | 1,437 | 1,456 | 6 |
Countries ranked near Guam
- 184 Kiribati 1,565 compare
- 185 Barbados 1,551 compare
- 186 French Polynesia 1,443 compare
- 188 Micronesia (country) 1,151 compare
- 189 Tonga 1,062 compare
- 190 Saint Lucia 1,012 compare
More education data for Guam
- Enrolment in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 15,516 (1989)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), gaps filled 7,660 (1980)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), annual growth rate -7.19 % change on previous year (1989)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 775 (1989)
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), annual growth 9.74 % change on previous year (1989)
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 16,017 (1989)
- Enrolment in primary education, both sexes (number), per capita 0.1143 units per person (1989)
- Enrolment in primary education, both sexes (number), annual growth -6.87 % change on previous year (1989)
- Official entrance age to pre-primary education 5 years (2025)
- Primary education, duration (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is school age population, one year before the official primary entry in Guam?
- School age population, one year before the official primary entry in Guam was 1,441 in 2025, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest school age population, one year before the official primary entry recorded in Guam?
- The highest recorded value was 1,638 in 1996.
- What is the lowest school age population, one year before the official primary entry recorded in Guam?
- The lowest recorded value was 1,213 in 1981.
- How does Guam rank for school age population, one year before the official primary entry?
- Guam ranks 187th out of 222 countries with data for 2025.
- Is school age population, one year before the official primary entry rising or falling in Guam?
- Over the last ten years it is up 0.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Guam data come from?
- The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of School age population, one year before the official primary entry age, female (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release