School age population, pre-primary education, both sexes (number) in Guatemala
Guatemala: School age population, pre-primary education, both sexes (number) was 1.20 million number in 2019. ▲ Rising
School age population, pre-primary education, both sexes in Guatemala, 1970–2019
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in number.
Analysis
Guatemala recorded 1.20 million number for school age population, pre-primary education, both sexes in 2019. That is the highest value across all 50 years on record.
That represents a change of up 1.1% on the previous year and up 51.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school age population, pre-primary education, both sexes in Guatemala peaked at 1.20 million number in 2019 and was at its lowest, 348,913 number, in 1970.
Guatemala ranks 56th of 206 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 50 years of available data.
School age population, pre-primary education, both sexes (number) in Guatemala, year by year
| Year | number | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 348,913 number | — |
| 1971 | 359,786 number | +3.1% |
| 1972 | 371,233 number | +3.2% |
| 1973 | 382,709 number | +3.1% |
| 1974 | 393,595 number | +2.8% |
| 1975 | 403,212 number | +2.4% |
| 1976 | 416,344 number | +3.3% |
| 1977 | 429,548 number | +3.2% |
| 1978 | 442,526 number | +3.0% |
| 1979 | 455,004 number | +2.8% |
| 1980 | 466,638 number | +2.6% |
| 1981 | 481,269 number | +3.1% |
| 1982 | 496,200 number | +3.1% |
| 1983 | 510,769 number | +2.9% |
| 1984 | 524,265 number | +2.6% |
| 1985 | 535,914 number | +2.2% |
| 1986 | 549,261 number | +2.5% |
| 1987 | 562,165 number | +2.3% |
| 1988 | 574,088 number | +2.1% |
| 1989 | 584,355 number | +1.8% |
| 1990 | 592,415 number | +1.4% |
| 1991 | 600,895 number | +1.4% |
| 1992 | 607,179 number | +1.0% |
| 1993 | 612,734 number | +0.9% |
| 1994 | 619,425 number | +1.1% |
| 1995 | 629,365 number | +1.6% |
| 1996 | 643,487 number | +2.2% |
| 1997 | 661,569 number | +2.8% |
| 1998 | 681,314 number | +3.0% |
| 1999 | 699,877 number | +2.7% |
| 2000 | 713,806 number | +2.0% |
| 2001 | 725,941 number | +1.7% |
| 2002 | 735,633 number | +1.3% |
| 2003 | 743,711 number | +1.1% |
| 2004 | 751,441 number | +1.0% |
| 2005 | 760,344 number | +1.2% |
| 2006 | 769,358 number | +1.2% |
| 2007 | 778,966 number | +1.2% |
| 2008 | 787,783 number | +1.1% |
| 2009 | 795,808 number | +1.0% |
| 2010 | 795,808 number | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 794,007 number | -0.2% |
| 2012 | 787,677 number | -0.8% |
| 2013 | 1.16 million number | +47.9% |
| 2014 | 1.16 million number | -0.7% |
| 2015 | 1.16 million number | +0.1% |
| 2016 | 1.16 million number | +0.5% |
| 2017 | 1.18 million number | +1.0% |
| 2018 | 1.19 million number | +1.2% |
| 2019 | 1.20 million number | +1.1% |
Guatemala compared with similar countries
- Guatemala's 1.20 million number is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 322,958 number, 3.7× the median. (58 countries reporting)
- Guatemala's 1.20 million number is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 142,639 number, 8.4× the median. (41 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where School age population, pre-primary education, both sexes (number) in Guatemala changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2013 | +47.9% | 787,677 number | 1.16 million number |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 400,287 number | 348,913 number | 455,004 number | 10 |
| 1980s | 528,492 number | 466,638 number | 584,355 number | 10 |
| 1990s | 634,826 number | 592,415 number | 699,877 number | 10 |
| 2000s | 756,279 number | 713,806 number | 795,808 number | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.06 million number | 787,677 number | 1.20 million number | 10 |
Countries ranked near Guatemala
More education data for Guatemala
- Gender gap education levels, gaps filled 91.64 (2024)
- Primary enrollment selected countries, gaps filled 91.57 (2024)
- 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)
Frequently asked questions
- What is school age population, pre-primary education, both sexes in Guatemala?
- School age population, pre-primary education, both sexes in Guatemala was 1.20 million number in 2019, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest school age population, pre-primary education, both sexes recorded in Guatemala?
- The highest recorded value was 1.20 million number in 2019.
- What is the lowest school age population, pre-primary education, both sexes recorded in Guatemala?
- The lowest recorded value was 348,913 number in 1970.
- How does Guatemala rank for school age population, pre-primary education, both sexes?
- Guatemala ranks 56th out of 206 countries with data for 2019.
- Is school age population, pre-primary education, both sexes rising or falling in Guatemala?
- Over the last ten years it is up 51.1%. 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, pre-primary education, both sexes (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Population of the age-group theoretically corresponding to pre-primary education as indicated by theoretical entrance age and duration.