School age population, one year before the official primary entry in Guam
Guam: School age population, one year before the official primary entry was 1,535 in 2025. ▲ Rising
School age population, one year before the official primary entry in Guam, 1981–2025
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
Analysis
In 2025, school age population, one year before the official primary entry in Guam stood at 1,535.
That represents a change of down 0.9% on the previous year and up 0.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school age population, one year before the official primary entry in Guam peaked at 1,710 in 1997 and was at its lowest, 1,252, in 1981.
Guam ranks 187th of 222 countries on this measure, 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 entry in Guam, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1981 | 1,252 | — |
| 1982 | 1,317 | +5.2% |
| 1983 | 1,312 | -0.4% |
| 1984 | 1,329 | +1.3% |
| 1985 | 1,355 | +2.0% |
| 1986 | 1,360 | +0.4% |
| 1987 | 1,356 | -0.3% |
| 1988 | 1,418 | +4.6% |
| 1989 | 1,394 | -1.7% |
| 1990 | 1,427 | +2.4% |
| 1991 | 1,497 | +4.9% |
| 1992 | 1,551 | +3.6% |
| 1993 | 1,580 | +1.9% |
| 1994 | 1,590 | +0.6% |
| 1995 | 1,668 | +4.9% |
| 1996 | 1,687 | +1.1% |
| 1997 | 1,710 | +1.4% |
| 2017 | 1,527 | -10.7% |
| 2018 | 1,526 | -0.1% |
| 2019 | 1,530 | +0.3% |
| 2020 | 1,537 | +0.5% |
| 2021 | 1,550 | +0.8% |
| 2022 | 1,557 | +0.5% |
| 2023 | 1,556 | -0.1% |
| 2024 | 1,549 | -0.4% |
| 2025 | 1,535 | -0.9% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 1,344 | 1,252 | 1,418 | 9 |
| 1990s | 1,589 | 1,427 | 1,710 | 8 |
| 2010s | 1,528 | 1,526 | 1,530 | 3 |
| 2020s | 1,547 | 1,535 | 1,557 | 6 |
Countries ranked near Guam
- 184 Kiribati 1,654 compare
- 185 Barbados 1,602 compare
- 186 French Polynesia 1,576 compare
- 188 Micronesia (country) 1,226 compare
- 189 Tonga 1,200 compare
- 190 Saint Lucia 1,040 compare
More education data for Guam
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number), gaps 3,400 (1989)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) 0 % change on previous year (1989)
- Official entrance age to pre-primary education 5 years (2025)
- Duration of pre-primary education 1 years (2025)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number) 0 % change on previous year (1989)
- Primary education, teachers, gaps filled 775 (1989)
- Population ages 15-64 61.0% (2025)
- Population ages 0-14 25.9% (2025)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 0 % change on previous year (1989)
- Duration of pre primary education, 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 1,535 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 1,710 in 1997.
- What is the lowest school age population, one year before the official primary entry recorded in Guam?
- The lowest recorded value was 1,252 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 0.5%. 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, male (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release