School age population, primary education, male in Guatemala
Guatemala: School age population, primary education, male was 1.19 million number in 2020. ▲ Rising
School age population, primary education, male in Guatemala, 1970–2020
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in number.
Analysis
The most recent figure for school age population, primary education, male in Guatemala is 1.19 million number, measured in 2020.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.5% on the previous year and up 1.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school age population, primary education, male in Guatemala peaked at 1.20 million number in 2013 and was at its lowest, 472,357 number, in 1970.
That places Guatemala 61st out of 206 countries with data for 2020, putting it 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, male in Guatemala, year by year
| Year | number | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 472,357 number | — |
| 1971 | 483,242 number | +2.3% |
| 1972 | 495,132 number | +2.5% |
| 1973 | 507,749 number | +2.5% |
| 1974 | 520,699 number | +2.6% |
| 1975 | 533,536 number | +2.5% |
| 1976 | 548,043 number | +2.7% |
| 1977 | 563,440 number | +2.8% |
| 1978 | 579,523 number | +2.9% |
| 1979 | 596,119 number | +2.9% |
| 1980 | 612,904 number | +2.8% |
| 1981 | 630,896 number | +2.9% |
| 1982 | 650,285 number | +3.1% |
| 1983 | 670,656 number | +3.1% |
| 1984 | 691,464 number | +3.1% |
| 1985 | 712,113 number | +3.0% |
| 1986 | 732,892 number | +2.9% |
| 1987 | 754,378 number | +2.9% |
| 1988 | 775,849 number | +2.8% |
| 1989 | 796,382 number | +2.6% |
| 1990 | 815,170 number | +2.4% |
| 1991 | 834,147 number | +2.3% |
| 1992 | 850,840 number | +2.0% |
| 1993 | 865,137 number | +1.7% |
| 1994 | 877,434 number | +1.4% |
| 1995 | 887,907 number | +1.2% |
| 1996 | 895,934 number | +0.9% |
| 1997 | 907,551 number | +1.3% |
| 1998 | 924,005 number | +1.8% |
| 1999 | 944,871 number | +2.3% |
| 2000 | 969,893 number | +2.6% |
| 2001 | 995,402 number | +2.6% |
| 2002 | 1.02 million number | +2.5% |
| 2003 | 1.04 million number | +2.3% |
| 2004 | 1.07 million number | +2.1% |
| 2005 | 1.08 million number | +1.8% |
| 2006 | 1.10 million number | +1.5% |
| 2007 | 1.12 million number | +1.6% |
| 2008 | 1.14 million number | +1.6% |
| 2009 | 1.17 million number | +3.0% |
| 2010 | 1.17 million number | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 1.19 million number | +1.3% |
| 2012 | 1.20 million number | +0.9% |
| 2013 | 1.20 million number | +0.4% |
| 2014 | 1.20 million number | -0.0% |
| 2015 | 1.20 million number | -0.4% |
| 2016 | 1.19 million number | -0.6% |
| 2017 | 1.19 million number | -0.5% |
| 2018 | 1.18 million number | -0.1% |
| 2019 | 1.19 million number | +0.2% |
| 2020 | 1.19 million number | +0.5% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 529,984 number | 472,357 number | 596,119 number | 10 |
| 1980s | 702,782 number | 612,904 number | 796,382 number | 10 |
| 1990s | 880,300 number | 815,170 number | 944,871 number | 10 |
| 2000s | 1.07 million number | 969,893 number | 1.17 million number | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.19 million number | 1.17 million number | 1.20 million number | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.19 million number | 1.19 million number | 1.19 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, male in Guatemala?
- School age population, primary education, male in Guatemala was 1.19 million number in 2020, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest school age population, primary education, male recorded in Guatemala?
- The highest recorded value was 1.20 million number in 2013.
- What is the lowest school age population, primary education, male recorded in Guatemala?
- The lowest recorded value was 472,357 number in 1970.
- How does Guatemala rank for school age population, primary education, male?
- Guatemala ranks 61st out of 206 countries with data for 2020.
- Is school age population, primary education, male rising or falling in Guatemala?
- Over the last ten years it is up 1.8%. 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, male (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Male population of the age-group theoretically corresponding to primary education as indicated by theoretical entrance age and duration.