School age population, pre-primary education, both sexes in Guatemala

Guatemala: School age population, pre-primary education, both sexes was 1.20 million number in 2019. ▲ Rising

Latest (2019)
1.20 million number
Change on year
up 1.1%
World rank
56th
of 206 countries
All-time high
1.20 million number
in 2019
All-time low
348,913 number
in 1970
Years of data
50
1970–2019

School age population, pre-primary education, both sexes in Guatemala, 1970–2019

400.0k600.0k800.0k1.0M1.2M197019942019

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 in Guatemala, year by year

Annual values for School age population, pre-primary education, both sexes (number) in Guatemala, 1970 to 2019.
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%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest 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

  1. 53 Morocco 1.39 million number compare
  2. 54 Republic of Korea 1.35 million number compare
  3. 55 Spain 1.26 million number compare
  4. 57 Kazakhstan 1.20 million number compare
  5. 58 Guinea 1.13 million number compare
  6. 59 Nepal 1.10 million number compare

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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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Indicator
School age population, pre-primary education, both sexes (number)
Unit
number
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
251 places, 12,152 data points, 1970–2020
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Population of the age-group theoretically corresponding to pre-primary education as indicated by theoretical entrance age and duration.