School age population, primary education, both sexes (number) in Guam
Guam: School age population, primary education, both sexes (number) was 22,526 number in 1997. ▲ Rising
School age population, primary education, both sexes in Guam, 1981–1997
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in number.
Analysis
The most recent figure for school age population, primary education, both sexes in Guam is 22,526 number, measured in 1997. That is the highest value across all 17 years on record.
That represents a change of up 2.8% on the previous year and up 17.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school age population, primary education, both sexes in Guam peaked at 22,526 number in 1997 and was at its lowest, 18,478 number, in 1981.
Guam ranks 178th of 206 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 17 years of available data.
School age population, primary education, both sexes (number) in Guam, year by year
| Year | number | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1981 | 18,478 number | — |
| 1982 | 18,684 number | +1.1% |
| 1983 | 18,783 number | +0.5% |
| 1984 | 18,815 number | +0.2% |
| 1985 | 18,834 number | +0.1% |
| 1986 | 18,934 number | +0.5% |
| 1987 | 19,149 number | +1.1% |
| 1988 | 19,222 number | +0.4% |
| 1989 | 19,206 number | -0.1% |
| 1990 | 19,142 number | -0.3% |
| 1991 | 19,106 number | -0.2% |
| 1992 | 19,614 number | +2.7% |
| 1993 | 20,164 number | +2.8% |
| 1994 | 20,737 number | +2.8% |
| 1995 | 21,319 number | +2.8% |
| 1996 | 21,920 number | +2.8% |
| 1997 | 22,526 number | +2.8% |
Guam compared with similar countries
- Guam's 22,526 number is below the median for high income countries, which is 227,912 number, 10% of the median. (76 countries reporting)
- Guam's 22,526 number is below the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 183,594 number, 12% of the median. (33 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 18,901 number | 18,478 number | 19,222 number | 9 |
| 1990s | 20,566 number | 19,106 number | 22,526 number | 8 |
Countries ranked near Guam
More education data for Guam
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), annual growth rate 4.36 % change on previous year (1980)
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), annual growth 9.74 % change on previous year (1989)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 775 (1989)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), annual growth rate -7.19 % change on previous year (1989)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), gaps filled 7,660 (1980)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), gaps filled 7,648 (1980)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 2,892 (1984)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), annual growth rate 4.24 % change on previous year (1980)
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 16,017 (1989)
- Official entrance age to pre primary education 5 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is school age population, primary education, both sexes in Guam?
- School age population, primary education, both sexes in Guam was 22,526 number in 1997, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest school age population, primary education, both sexes recorded in Guam?
- The highest recorded value was 22,526 number in 1997.
- What is the lowest school age population, primary education, both sexes recorded in Guam?
- The lowest recorded value was 18,478 number in 1981.
- How does Guam rank for school age population, primary education, both sexes?
- Guam ranks 178th out of 206 countries with data for 1997.
- Is school age population, primary education, both sexes rising or falling in Guam?
- Over the last ten years it is up 17.6%. 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, primary education, both sexes (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Population of the age-group theoretically corresponding to primary education as indicated by theoretical entrance age and duration.