School age population, secondary education, female in Guatemala
Guatemala: School age population, secondary education, female was 953,345 number in 2020. ▲ Rising
Latest (2020)
953,345 number
Change on year
down 16.7%
World rank
66th
of 205 countries
All-time high
1.14 million number
in 2019
All-time low
386,245 number
in 1970
Years of data
51
1970–2020
School age population, secondary education, female in Guatemala, 1970–2020
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in number.
Analysis
In 2020, school age population, secondary education, female in Guatemala stood at 953,345 number.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 16.7% on the previous year and down 6.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school age population, secondary education, female in Guatemala peaked at 1.14 million number in 2019 and was at its lowest, 386,245 number, in 1970.
That places Guatemala 66th out of 205 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, secondary education, female in Guatemala, year by year
| Year | number | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 386,245 number | — |
| 1971 | 394,950 number | +2.3% |
| 1972 | 402,911 number | +2.0% |
| 1973 | 411,125 number | +2.0% |
| 1974 | 420,116 number | +2.2% |
| 1975 | 429,564 number | +2.2% |
| 1976 | 436,560 number | +1.6% |
| 1977 | 445,014 number | +1.9% |
| 1978 | 455,067 number | +2.3% |
| 1979 | 466,692 number | +2.6% |
| 1980 | 479,839 number | +2.8% |
| 1981 | 491,000 number | +2.3% |
| 1982 | 504,127 number | +2.7% |
| 1983 | 519,074 number | +3.0% |
| 1984 | 535,596 number | +3.2% |
| 1985 | 553,416 number | +3.3% |
| 1986 | 569,143 number | +2.8% |
| 1987 | 586,749 number | +3.1% |
| 1988 | 606,077 number | +3.3% |
| 1989 | 626,586 number | +3.4% |
| 1990 | 647,760 number | +3.4% |
| 1991 | 667,154 number | +3.0% |
| 1992 | 686,957 number | +3.0% |
| 1993 | 707,132 number | +2.9% |
| 1994 | 727,837 number | +2.9% |
| 1995 | 749,163 number | +2.9% |
| 1996 | 765,042 number | +2.1% |
| 1997 | 781,328 number | +2.1% |
| 1998 | 797,259 number | +2.0% |
| 1999 | 812,247 number | +1.9% |
| 2000 | 825,253 number | +1.6% |
| 2001 | 834,772 number | +1.2% |
| 2002 | 845,692 number | +1.3% |
| 2003 | 860,265 number | +1.7% |
| 2004 | 879,082 number | +2.2% |
| 2005 | 902,034 number | +2.6% |
| 2006 | 925,621 number | +2.6% |
| 2007 | 951,155 number | +2.8% |
| 2008 | 976,292 number | +2.6% |
| 2009 | 1.02 million number | +4.5% |
| 2010 | 1.02 million number | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 1.04 million number | +1.9% |
| 2012 | 1.06 million number | +1.6% |
| 2013 | 1.07 million number | +1.5% |
| 2014 | 1.09 million number | +1.5% |
| 2015 | 1.11 million number | +1.6% |
| 2016 | 1.12 million number | +1.3% |
| 2017 | 1.13 million number | +1.1% |
| 2018 | 1.14 million number | +0.7% |
| 2019 | 1.14 million number | +0.3% |
| 2020 | 953,345 number | -16.7% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 424,824 number | 386,245 number | 466,692 number | 10 |
| 1980s | 547,161 number | 479,839 number | 626,586 number | 10 |
| 1990s | 734,188 number | 647,760 number | 812,247 number | 10 |
| 2000s | 902,026 number | 825,253 number | 1.02 million number | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.09 million number | 1.02 million number | 1.14 million number | 10 |
| 2020s | 953,345 number | 953,345 number | 953,345 number | 1 |
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More education data for Guatemala
- Start of the academic school year (tertiary education), gaps filled 2,023 tertiary education (2023)
- Start of the academic school year (tertiary education), annual growth 0.0495 % change on previous year (2023)
- 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)
Frequently asked questions
- What is school age population, secondary education, female in Guatemala?
- School age population, secondary education, female in Guatemala was 953,345 number in 2020, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest school age population, secondary education, female recorded in Guatemala?
- The highest recorded value was 1.14 million number in 2019.
- What is the lowest school age population, secondary education, female recorded in Guatemala?
- The lowest recorded value was 386,245 number in 1970.
- How does Guatemala rank for school age population, secondary education, female?
- Guatemala ranks 66th out of 205 countries with data for 2020.
- Is school age population, secondary education, female rising or falling in Guatemala?
- Over the last ten years it is down 6.5%. 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, secondary education, female (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Female population of the age-group theoretically corresponding to secondary education as indicated by theoretical entrance age and duration.