School age population, primary education, both sexes (number) in Guatemala
Guatemala: School age population, primary education, both sexes (number) was 2.33 million number in 2020. ▲ Rising
Latest (2020)
2.33 million number
Change on year
up 0.5%
World rank
61st
of 206 countries
All-time high
2.36 million number
in 2013
All-time low
925,723 number
in 1970
Years of data
51
1970–2020
School age population, primary education, both sexes in Guatemala, 1970–2020
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in number.
Analysis
Guatemala recorded 2.33 million number for school age population, primary education, both sexes in 2020.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.5% on the previous year and up 1.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school age population, primary education, both sexes in Guatemala peaked at 2.36 million number in 2013 and was at its lowest, 925,723 number, in 1970.
Guatemala ranks 61st of 206 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 51 years of available data.
School age population, primary education, both sexes (number) in Guatemala, year by year
| Year | number | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 925,723 number | — |
| 1971 | 947,156 number | +2.3% |
| 1972 | 970,807 number | +2.5% |
| 1973 | 996,029 number | +2.6% |
| 1974 | 1.02 million number | +2.6% |
| 1975 | 1.05 million number | +2.5% |
| 1976 | 1.08 million number | +2.8% |
| 1977 | 1.11 million number | +2.9% |
| 1978 | 1.14 million number | +2.9% |
| 1979 | 1.17 million number | +2.9% |
| 1980 | 1.21 million number | +2.8% |
| 1981 | 1.24 million number | +2.9% |
| 1982 | 1.28 million number | +3.1% |
| 1983 | 1.32 million number | +3.2% |
| 1984 | 1.36 million number | +3.1% |
| 1985 | 1.40 million number | +3.0% |
| 1986 | 1.44 million number | +2.9% |
| 1987 | 1.49 million number | +2.9% |
| 1988 | 1.53 million number | +2.8% |
| 1989 | 1.57 million number | +2.6% |
| 1990 | 1.61 million number | +2.3% |
| 1991 | 1.64 million number | +2.3% |
| 1992 | 1.68 million number | +2.0% |
| 1993 | 1.70 million number | +1.7% |
| 1994 | 1.73 million number | +1.4% |
| 1995 | 1.75 million number | +1.2% |
| 1996 | 1.77 million number | +1.0% |
| 1997 | 1.79 million number | +1.4% |
| 1998 | 1.82 million number | +1.8% |
| 1999 | 1.86 million number | +2.3% |
| 2000 | 1.91 million number | +2.6% |
| 2001 | 1.96 million number | +2.6% |
| 2002 | 2.01 million number | +2.5% |
| 2003 | 2.06 million number | +2.2% |
| 2004 | 2.10 million number | +2.0% |
| 2005 | 2.13 million number | +1.7% |
| 2006 | 2.17 million number | +1.5% |
| 2007 | 2.20 million number | +1.5% |
| 2008 | 2.23 million number | +1.6% |
| 2009 | 2.30 million number | +2.9% |
| 2010 | 2.30 million number | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 2.33 million number | +1.3% |
| 2012 | 2.35 million number | +0.9% |
| 2013 | 2.36 million number | +0.4% |
| 2014 | 2.36 million number | -0.0% |
| 2015 | 2.35 million number | -0.4% |
| 2016 | 2.33 million number | -0.6% |
| 2017 | 2.32 million number | -0.5% |
| 2018 | 2.32 million number | -0.1% |
| 2019 | 2.32 million number | +0.2% |
| 2020 | 2.33 million number | +0.5% |
Guatemala compared with similar countries
- Guatemala's 2.33 million number is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 479,599 number, 4.9× the median. (58 countries reporting)
- Guatemala's 2.33 million number is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 275,154 number, 8.5× the median. (41 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 1.04 million number | 925,723 number | 1.17 million number | 10 |
| 1980s | 1.38 million number | 1.21 million number | 1.57 million number | 10 |
| 1990s | 1.73 million number | 1.61 million number | 1.86 million number | 10 |
| 2000s | 2.11 million number | 1.91 million number | 2.30 million number | 10 |
| 2010s | 2.33 million number | 2.30 million number | 2.36 million number | 10 |
| 2020s | 2.33 million number | 2.33 million number | 2.33 million number | 1 |
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, primary education, both sexes in Guatemala?
- School age population, primary education, both sexes in Guatemala was 2.33 million number in 2020, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest school age population, primary education, both sexes recorded in Guatemala?
- The highest recorded value was 2.36 million number in 2013.
- What is the lowest school age population, primary education, both sexes recorded in Guatemala?
- The lowest recorded value was 925,723 number in 1970.
- How does Guatemala rank for school age population, primary education, both sexes?
- Guatemala ranks 61st out of 206 countries with data for 2020.
- Is school age population, primary education, both sexes rising or falling in Guatemala?
- Over the last ten years it is up 1.6%. 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, 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.