School age population, primary education, female in Guatemala
Guatemala: School age population, primary education, female was 1.14 million number in 2020. ▲ Rising
School age population, primary education, female in Guatemala, 1970–2020
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in number.
Analysis
The most recent figure for school age population, primary education, female in Guatemala is 1.14 million number, measured in 2020.
The figure is up 0.5% on the previous year and up 1.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school age population, primary education, female in Guatemala peaked at 1.15 million number in 2013 and was at its lowest, 453,366 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.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 510,590 number | 453,366 number | 577,020 number | 10 |
| 1980s | 681,295 number | 593,660 number | 771,939 number | 10 |
| 1990s | 854,595 number | 789,885 number | 919,631 number | 10 |
| 2000s | 1.04 million number | 943,420 number | 1.13 million number | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.14 million number | 1.13 million number | 1.15 million number | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.14 million number | 1.14 million number | 1.14 million number | 1 |
Countries ranked near Guatemala
More education data for Guatemala
- Primary education, teachers, gaps filled 122,362 (2024)
- Duration of pre primary education, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Duration of pre primary education 3 (2025)
- Official entrance age to pre primary education 4 (2025)
- Population ages 15-64 64.0% (2025)
- Population ages 0-14 31.0% (2025)
- Lower secondary school starting age 13 years (2025)
- Primary school starting age 7 years (2025)
- Primary secondary enrollment completion rates, gaps filled 101.49 (2024)
- School enrollment, primary 101.5% (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is school age population, primary education, female in Guatemala?
- School age population, primary education, female in Guatemala was 1.14 million number in 2020, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest school age population, primary education, female recorded in Guatemala?
- The highest recorded value was 1.15 million number in 2013.
- What is the lowest school age population, primary education, female recorded in Guatemala?
- The lowest recorded value was 453,366 number in 1970.
- How does Guatemala rank for school age population, primary education, female?
- Guatemala ranks 61st out of 206 countries with data for 2020.
- Is school age population, primary education, female rising or falling in Guatemala?
- Over the last ten years it is up 1.4%. 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, 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 primary education as indicated by theoretical entrance age and duration.