School age population, tertiary education, both sexes in Guatemala
Guatemala: School age population, tertiary education, both sexes was 1.68 million number in 2015. ▲ Rising
School age population, tertiary education, both sexes in Guatemala, 1970–2015
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in number.
Analysis
The most recent figure for school age population, tertiary education, both sexes in Guatemala is 1.68 million number, measured in 2015. That is the highest value across all 42 years on record.
The figure is up 2.4% on the previous year and up 29.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school age population, tertiary education, both sexes in Guatemala peaked at 1.68 million number in 2015 and was at its lowest, 483,858 number, in 1970.
That places Guatemala 57th out of 203 countries with data for 2015, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 42 years of available data.
School age population, tertiary education, both sexes in Guatemala, year by year
| Year | number | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 483,858 number | — |
| 1971 | 510,974 number | +5.6% |
| 1972 | 540,029 number | +5.7% |
| 1973 | 567,011 number | +5.0% |
| 1974 | 589,804 number | +4.0% |
| 1975 | 609,392 number | +3.3% |
| 1976 | 621,258 number | +1.9% |
| 1977 | 629,361 number | +1.3% |
| 1978 | 636,340 number | +1.1% |
| 1979 | 644,921 number | +1.3% |
| 1980 | 656,178 number | +1.7% |
| 1981 | 668,090 number | +1.8% |
| 1982 | 680,868 number | +1.9% |
| 1983 | 694,444 number | +2.0% |
| 1984 | 709,733 number | +2.2% |
| 1985 | 728,252 number | +2.6% |
| 1986 | 748,441 number | +2.8% |
| 1987 | 769,719 number | +2.8% |
| 1988 | 791,712 number | +2.9% |
| 1989 | 815,014 number | +2.9% |
| 1990 | 840,875 number | +3.2% |
| 1991 | 868,363 number | +3.3% |
| 1992 | 894,802 number | +3.0% |
| 1993 | 920,887 number | +2.9% |
| 1994 | 948,783 number | +3.0% |
| 1995 | 980,536 number | +3.3% |
| 1996 | 1.01 million number | +3.3% |
| 1997 | 1.04 million number | +3.2% |
| 1998 | 1.08 million number | +3.0% |
| 1999 | 1.11 million number | +2.9% |
| 2000 | 1.14 million number | +3.0% |
| 2001 | 1.18 million number | +3.4% |
| 2002 | 1.22 million number | +3.1% |
| 2003 | 1.25 million number | +2.6% |
| 2004 | 1.28 million number | +2.2% |
| 2005 | 1.30 million number | +2.0% |
| 2006 | 1.33 million number | +1.9% |
| 2007 | 1.35 million number | +1.8% |
| 2008 | 1.38 million number | +2.1% |
| 2013 | 1.60 million number | +16.0% |
| 2014 | 1.64 million number | +2.7% |
| 2015 | 1.68 million number | +2.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 583,295 number | 483,858 number | 644,921 number | 10 |
| 1980s | 726,245 number | 656,178 number | 815,014 number | 10 |
| 1990s | 969,622 number | 840,875 number | 1.11 million number | 10 |
| 2000s | 1.27 million number | 1.14 million number | 1.38 million number | 9 |
| 2010s | 1.64 million number | 1.60 million number | 1.68 million number | 3 |
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, tertiary education, both sexes in Guatemala?
- School age population, tertiary education, both sexes in Guatemala was 1.68 million number in 2015, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest school age population, tertiary education, both sexes recorded in Guatemala?
- The highest recorded value was 1.68 million number in 2015.
- What is the lowest school age population, tertiary education, both sexes recorded in Guatemala?
- The lowest recorded value was 483,858 number in 1970.
- How does Guatemala rank for school age population, tertiary education, both sexes?
- Guatemala ranks 57th out of 203 countries with data for 2015.
- Is school age population, tertiary education, both sexes rising or falling in Guatemala?
- Over the last ten years it is up 29.4%. 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, tertiary education, both sexes (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Population of the age-group theoretically corresponding to tertiary education as indicated by theoretical entrance age and duration.