School age population, pre-primary education, female (number) (School) in Guatemala
Guatemala: School age population, pre-primary education, female (number) (School) was 588,009 number in 2019. ▲ Rising
School age population, pre-primary education, female in Guatemala, 1970–2019
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in number.
Analysis
The most recent figure for school age population, pre-primary education, female in Guatemala is 588,009 number, measured 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 51.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school age population, pre-primary education, female in Guatemala peaked at 588,009 number in 2019 and was at its lowest, 170,833 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, female (number) (School) in Guatemala, year by year
| Year | number | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 170,833 number | — |
| 1971 | 176,226 number | +3.2% |
| 1972 | 181,894 number | +3.2% |
| 1973 | 187,562 number | +3.1% |
| 1974 | 192,910 number | +2.9% |
| 1975 | 197,593 number | +2.4% |
| 1976 | 204,125 number | +3.3% |
| 1977 | 210,694 number | +3.2% |
| 1978 | 217,133 number | +3.1% |
| 1979 | 223,283 number | +2.8% |
| 1980 | 228,946 number | +2.5% |
| 1981 | 236,167 number | +3.2% |
| 1982 | 243,516 number | +3.1% |
| 1983 | 250,665 number | +2.9% |
| 1984 | 257,259 number | +2.6% |
| 1985 | 262,915 number | +2.2% |
| 1986 | 269,425 number | +2.5% |
| 1987 | 275,694 number | +2.3% |
| 1988 | 281,476 number | +2.1% |
| 1989 | 286,457 number | +1.8% |
| 1990 | 290,383 number | +1.4% |
| 1991 | 294,617 number | +1.5% |
| 1992 | 297,804 number | +1.1% |
| 1993 | 300,637 number | +1.0% |
| 1994 | 303,996 number | +1.1% |
| 1995 | 308,876 number | +1.6% |
| 1996 | 316,022 number | +2.3% |
| 1997 | 325,068 number | +2.9% |
| 1998 | 334,856 number | +3.0% |
| 1999 | 343,957 number | +2.7% |
| 2000 | 350,643 number | +1.9% |
| 2001 | 356,600 number | +1.7% |
| 2002 | 361,231 number | +1.3% |
| 2003 | 364,979 number | +1.0% |
| 2004 | 368,503 number | +1.0% |
| 2005 | 372,595 number | +1.1% |
| 2006 | 376,880 number | +1.2% |
| 2007 | 381,460 number | +1.2% |
| 2008 | 385,664 number | +1.1% |
| 2009 | 389,408 number | +1.0% |
| 2010 | 389,408 number | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 388,445 number | -0.2% |
| 2012 | 385,300 number | -0.8% |
| 2013 | 569,760 number | +47.9% |
| 2014 | 565,517 number | -0.7% |
| 2015 | 566,182 number | +0.1% |
| 2016 | 569,243 number | +0.5% |
| 2017 | 574,918 number | +1.0% |
| 2018 | 581,793 number | +1.2% |
| 2019 | 588,009 number | +1.1% |
Guatemala compared with similar countries
- Guatemala's 588,009 number is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 158,506 number, 3.7× the median. (58 countries reporting)
- Guatemala's 588,009 number is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 69,691 number, 8.4× the median. (41 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where School age population, pre-primary education, female (number) (School) 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% | 385,300 number | 569,760 number |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 196,225 number | 170,833 number | 223,283 number | 10 |
| 1980s | 259,252 number | 228,946 number | 286,457 number | 10 |
| 1990s | 311,622 number | 290,383 number | 343,957 number | 10 |
| 2000s | 370,796 number | 350,643 number | 389,408 number | 10 |
| 2010s | 517,858 number | 385,300 number | 588,009 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, female in Guatemala?
- School age population, pre-primary education, female in Guatemala was 588,009 number in 2019, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest school age population, pre-primary education, female recorded in Guatemala?
- The highest recorded value was 588,009 number in 2019.
- What is the lowest school age population, pre-primary education, female recorded in Guatemala?
- The lowest recorded value was 170,833 number in 1970.
- How does Guatemala rank for school age population, pre-primary education, female?
- Guatemala ranks 56th out of 206 countries with data for 2019.
- Is school age population, pre-primary education, female rising or falling in Guatemala?
- Over the last ten years it is up 51.0%. 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, female (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Female population of the age-group theoretically corresponding to pre-primary education as indicated by theoretical entrance age and duration.