School age population, tertiary education, female in Guatemala

Guatemala: School age population, tertiary education, female was 833,818 number in 2015. ▲ Rising

Latest (2015)
833,818 number
Change on year
up 2.3%
World rank
57th
of 203 countries
All-time high
833,818 number
in 2015
All-time low
238,998 number
in 1970
Years of data
42
1970–2015

School age population, tertiary education, female in Guatemala, 1970–2015

200.0k400.0k600.0k800.0k1970199220151970: 239.0k number1971: 252.4k number1972: 266.9k number1973: 280.5k number1974: 292.1k number1975: 302.1k number1976: 308.3k number1977: 312.9k number1978: 317.3k number1979: 322.5k number1980: 328.7k number1981: 334.7k number1982: 341.3k number1983: 348.7k number1984: 357.0k number1985: 366.6k number1986: 376.8k number1987: 387.9k number1988: 399.7k number1989: 412.4k number1990: 426.0k number1991: 439.8k number1992: 453.5k number1993: 467.7k number1994: 482.8k number1995: 499.5k number1996: 515.4k number1997: 531.9k number1998: 548.4k number1999: 564.9k number2000: 581.7k number2001: 599.6k number2002: 616.4k number2003: 631.3k number2004: 644.5k number2005: 656.7k number2006: 667.5k number2007: 678.3k number2008: 691.2k number2013: 794.9k number2014: 815.3k number2015: 833.8k number

Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in number.

Analysis

Guatemala recorded 833,818 number for school age population, tertiary education, female in 2015. That is the highest value across all 42 years on record.

The figure is up 2.3% on the previous year and up 27.0% over ten years.

Over the whole period, school age population, tertiary education, female in Guatemala peaked at 833,818 number in 2015 and was at its lowest, 238,998 number, in 1970.

Guatemala ranks 57th of 203 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 42 years of available data.

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1970s 289,398 number 238,998 number 322,458 number 10
1980s 365,374 number 328,683 number 412,359 number 10
1990s 492,993 number 425,993 number 564,866 number 10
2000s 640,806 number 581,655 number 691,196 number 9
2010s 814,660 number 794,911 number 833,818 number 3

Countries ranked near Guatemala

  1. 54 Niger 931,786 number compare
  2. 55 Burkina Faso 919,524 number compare
  3. 56 Syrian Arab Republic 844,629 number compare
  4. 58 Malawi 807,084 number compare
  5. 59 Mali 797,460 number compare
  6. 60 Sri Lanka 772,765 number compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is school age population, tertiary education, female in Guatemala?
School age population, tertiary education, female in Guatemala was 833,818 number in 2015, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
What is the highest school age population, tertiary education, female recorded in Guatemala?
The highest recorded value was 833,818 number in 2015.
What is the lowest school age population, tertiary education, female recorded in Guatemala?
The lowest recorded value was 238,998 number in 1970.
How does Guatemala rank for school age population, tertiary education, female?
Guatemala ranks 57th out of 203 countries with data for 2015.
Is school age population, tertiary education, female rising or falling in Guatemala?
Over the last ten years it is up 27.0%. 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, female (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
School age population, tertiary education, female (number)
Unit
number
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
248 places, 11,591 data points, 1970–2020
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Female population of the age-group theoretically corresponding to tertiary education as indicated by theoretical entrance age and duration.