School age population, primary education, female (number) (age female) in Guatemala
Guatemala: School age population, primary education, female (number) (age female) was 1.14 million number in 2020. ▲ Rising
Latest (2020)
1.14 million number
Change on year
up 0.5%
World rank
61st
of 206 countries
All-time high
1.15 million number
in 2013
All-time low
453,366 number
in 1970
Years of data
51
1970–2020
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.
School age population, primary education, female (number) (age female) in Guatemala, year by year
| Year | number | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 453,366 number | — |
| 1971 | 463,914 number | +2.3% |
| 1972 | 475,675 number | +2.5% |
| 1973 | 488,280 number | +2.6% |
| 1974 | 501,230 number | +2.7% |
| 1975 | 513,962 number | +2.5% |
| 1976 | 528,323 number | +2.8% |
| 1977 | 543,883 number | +2.9% |
| 1978 | 560,248 number | +3.0% |
| 1979 | 577,020 number | +3.0% |
| 1980 | 593,660 number | +2.9% |
| 1981 | 611,164 number | +2.9% |
| 1982 | 630,175 number | +3.1% |
| 1983 | 650,215 number | +3.2% |
| 1984 | 670,633 number | +3.1% |
| 1985 | 690,722 number | +3.0% |
| 1986 | 710,755 number | +2.9% |
| 1987 | 731,493 number | +2.9% |
| 1988 | 752,192 number | +2.8% |
| 1989 | 771,939 number | +2.6% |
| 1990 | 789,885 number | +2.3% |
| 1991 | 808,311 number | +2.3% |
| 1992 | 824,689 number | +2.0% |
| 1993 | 838,854 number | +1.7% |
| 1994 | 851,062 number | +1.5% |
| 1995 | 861,355 number | +1.2% |
| 1996 | 870,320 number | +1.0% |
| 1997 | 882,608 number | +1.4% |
| 1998 | 899,235 number | +1.9% |
| 1999 | 919,631 number | +2.3% |
| 2000 | 943,420 number | +2.6% |
| 2001 | 968,344 number | +2.6% |
| 2002 | 992,394 number | +2.5% |
| 2003 | 1.01 million number | +2.2% |
| 2004 | 1.03 million number | +1.9% |
| 2005 | 1.05 million number | +1.6% |
| 2006 | 1.06 million number | +1.4% |
| 2007 | 1.08 million number | +1.4% |
| 2008 | 1.10 million number | +1.5% |
| 2009 | 1.13 million number | +2.8% |
| 2010 | 1.13 million number | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 1.14 million number | +1.3% |
| 2012 | 1.15 million number | +0.8% |
| 2013 | 1.15 million number | +0.4% |
| 2014 | 1.15 million number | -0.1% |
| 2015 | 1.15 million number | -0.5% |
| 2016 | 1.14 million number | -0.6% |
| 2017 | 1.14 million number | -0.5% |
| 2018 | 1.13 million number | -0.1% |
| 2019 | 1.14 million number | +0.2% |
| 2020 | 1.14 million number | +0.5% |
Guatemala compared with similar countries
- Guatemala's 1.14 million number is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 234,620 number, 4.9× the median. (58 countries reporting)
- Guatemala's 1.14 million number is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 135,248 number, 8.4× the median. (41 countries reporting)
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
- 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, 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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Female population of the age-group theoretically corresponding to primary education as indicated by theoretical entrance age and duration.