School age population, pre-primary education, male (number) (School) in Guatemala
Guatemala: School age population, pre-primary education, male (number) (School) was 614,235 number in 2019. ▲ Rising
School age population, pre-primary education, male in Guatemala, 1970–2019
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in number.
Analysis
The most recent figure for school age population, pre-primary education, male in Guatemala is 614,235 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 51.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school age population, pre-primary education, male in Guatemala peaked at 614,235 number in 2019 and was at its lowest, 178,080 number, in 1970.
Guatemala ranks 57th 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, male (number) (School) in Guatemala, year by year
| Year | number | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 178,080 number | — |
| 1971 | 183,560 number | +3.1% |
| 1972 | 189,339 number | +3.1% |
| 1973 | 195,147 number | +3.1% |
| 1974 | 200,685 number | +2.8% |
| 1975 | 205,619 number | +2.5% |
| 1976 | 212,219 number | +3.2% |
| 1977 | 218,854 number | +3.1% |
| 1978 | 225,393 number | +3.0% |
| 1979 | 231,721 number | +2.8% |
| 1980 | 237,692 number | +2.6% |
| 1981 | 245,102 number | +3.1% |
| 1982 | 252,684 number | +3.1% |
| 1983 | 260,104 number | +2.9% |
| 1984 | 267,006 number | +2.7% |
| 1985 | 272,999 number | +2.2% |
| 1986 | 279,836 number | +2.5% |
| 1987 | 286,471 number | +2.4% |
| 1988 | 292,612 number | +2.1% |
| 1989 | 297,898 number | +1.8% |
| 1990 | 302,032 number | +1.4% |
| 1991 | 306,278 number | +1.4% |
| 1992 | 309,375 number | +1.0% |
| 1993 | 312,097 number | +0.9% |
| 1994 | 315,429 number | +1.1% |
| 1995 | 320,489 number | +1.6% |
| 1996 | 327,465 number | +2.2% |
| 1997 | 336,501 number | +2.8% |
| 1998 | 346,458 number | +3.0% |
| 1999 | 355,920 number | +2.7% |
| 2000 | 363,163 number | +2.0% |
| 2001 | 369,341 number | +1.7% |
| 2002 | 374,402 number | +1.4% |
| 2003 | 378,732 number | +1.2% |
| 2004 | 382,938 number | +1.1% |
| 2005 | 387,749 number | +1.3% |
| 2006 | 392,478 number | +1.2% |
| 2007 | 397,506 number | +1.3% |
| 2008 | 402,119 number | +1.2% |
| 2009 | 406,400 number | +1.1% |
| 2010 | 406,400 number | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 405,562 number | -0.2% |
| 2012 | 402,377 number | -0.8% |
| 2013 | 595,161 number | +47.9% |
| 2014 | 590,755 number | -0.7% |
| 2015 | 591,464 number | +0.1% |
| 2016 | 594,634 number | +0.5% |
| 2017 | 600,571 number | +1.0% |
| 2018 | 607,765 number | +1.2% |
| 2019 | 614,235 number | +1.1% |
Guatemala compared with similar countries
- Guatemala's 614,235 number is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 164,452 number, 3.7× the median. (58 countries reporting)
- Guatemala's 614,235 number is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 72,948 number, 8.4× the median. (41 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where School age population, pre-primary education, male (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% | 402,377 number | 595,161 number |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 204,062 number | 178,080 number | 231,721 number | 10 |
| 1980s | 269,240 number | 237,692 number | 297,898 number | 10 |
| 1990s | 323,204 number | 302,032 number | 355,920 number | 10 |
| 2000s | 385,483 number | 363,163 number | 406,400 number | 10 |
| 2010s | 540,892 number | 402,377 number | 614,235 number | 10 |
Countries ranked near Guatemala
- 54 South Korea 691,551 number compare
- 55 Spain 647,842 number compare
- 56 Kazakhstan 618,066 number compare
- 58 Guinea 567,110 number compare
- 59 Afghanistan 557,205 number compare
- 60 Nepal 552,590 number compare
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, male in Guatemala?
- School age population, pre-primary education, male in Guatemala was 614,235 number in 2019, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest school age population, pre-primary education, male recorded in Guatemala?
- The highest recorded value was 614,235 number in 2019.
- What is the lowest school age population, pre-primary education, male recorded in Guatemala?
- The lowest recorded value was 178,080 number in 1970.
- How does Guatemala rank for school age population, pre-primary education, male?
- Guatemala ranks 57th out of 206 countries with data for 2019.
- Is school age population, pre-primary education, male 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, male (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Male population of the age-group theoretically corresponding to pre-primary education as indicated by theoretical entrance age and duration.