School age population, primary education, male in Guatemala

Guatemala: School age population, primary education, male was 1.19 million number in 2020. ▲ Rising

Latest (2020)
1.19 million number
Change on year
up 0.5%
World rank
61st
of 206 countries
All-time high
1.20 million number
in 2013
All-time low
472,357 number
in 1970
Years of data
51
1970–2020

School age population, primary education, male in Guatemala, 1970–2020

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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

Annual values for School age population, primary education, male (number) in Guatemala, 1970 to 2020.
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

DecadeAverage LowestHighest 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

  1. 58 Uzbekistan 1.29 million number compare
  2. 59 Poland 1.22 million number compare
  3. 60 Canada 1.22 million number compare
  4. 62 Australia 1.18 million number compare
  5. 63 Syrian Arab Republic 1.08 million number compare
  6. 64 Guinea 1.05 million number compare

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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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Indicator
School age population, primary education, male (number)
Unit
number
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
251 places, 12,277 data points, 1970–2020
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Male population of the age-group theoretically corresponding to primary education as indicated by theoretical entrance age and duration.