School enrollment, preprimary (% gross) in Guatemala
Guatemala: School enrollment, preprimary (% gross) was 49.8% in 2021. ▲ Rising
School enrollment, preprimary in Guatemala, 1975–2021
Source: Stat Bulk Data Download Service, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO). Measured in % gross.
Analysis
In 2021, school enrollment, preprimary in Guatemala stood at 49.8%.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 4.7% on the previous year and down 26.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school enrollment, preprimary in Guatemala peaked at 73.5% in 2009 and was at its lowest, 15.8%, in 1975.
Guatemala ranks 121st of 197 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 36 years of available data.
School enrollment, preprimary (% gross) in Guatemala, year by year
| Year | % gross | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1975 | 15.8% | — |
| 1983 | 26.1% | +65.0% |
| 1984 | 25.3% | -3.2% |
| 1985 | 25.0% | -1.4% |
| 1986 | 23.7% | -5.0% |
| 1987 | 25.7% | +8.2% |
| 1991 | 24.3% | -5.5% |
| 1992 | 31.3% | +28.9% |
| 1993 | 31.5% | +0.8% |
| 1994 | 32.1% | +2.0% |
| 1995 | 33.2% | +3.3% |
| 1996 | 33.8% | +2.0% |
| 1997 | 33.7% | -0.5% |
| 1998 | 36.1% | +7.2% |
| 1999 | 44.0% | +22.1% |
| 2000 | 49.3% | +11.9% |
| 2001 | 53.4% | +8.3% |
| 2002 | 53.5% | +0.2% |
| 2004 | 56.7% | +5.9% |
| 2005 | 57.4% | +1.2% |
| 2006 | 58.6% | +2.2% |
| 2007 | 58.6% | -0.1% |
| 2008 | 60.7% | +3.5% |
| 2009 | 73.5% | +21.1% |
| 2010 | 69.1% | -6.0% |
| 2011 | 67.7% | -2.0% |
| 2012 | 63.7% | -5.9% |
| 2013 | 43.7% | -31.4% |
| 2014 | 45.1% | +3.2% |
| 2015 | 46.3% | +2.7% |
| 2016 | 45.2% | -2.3% |
| 2017 | 49.0% | +8.4% |
| 2018 | 50.7% | +3.6% |
| 2019 | 49.1% | -3.3% |
| 2020 | 47.6% | -3.0% |
| 2021 | 49.8% | +4.7% |
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where School enrollment, preprimary (% gross) in Guatemala changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1983 | +65.0% | 15.8% | 26.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 15.8% | 15.8% | 15.8% | 1 |
| 1980s | 25.2% | 23.7% | 26.1% | 5 |
| 1990s | 33.3% | 24.3% | 44.0% | 9 |
| 2000s | 58.0% | 49.3% | 73.5% | 9 |
| 2010s | 52.9% | 43.7% | 69.1% | 10 |
| 2020s | 48.7% | 47.6% | 49.8% | 2 |
Countries ranked near Guatemala
More education data for Guatemala
- Gender gap education levels, gaps filled 91.64 (2024)
- Primary enrollment selected countries, gaps filled 91.57 (2024)
- Teachers in secondary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 122,548 (2024)
- Repeaters in primary education, all grades, both sexes (number), gaps 247,917 (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, male (number), gaps filled 335,306 (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, female (number), gaps filled 328,468 (2024)
- Secondary education, pupils, gaps filled 1.13 million (2024)
- Primary education, duration (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Primary education, pupils, gaps filled 2.42 million (2024)
- Primary education, pupils, annual growth rate 0.3948 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is school enrollment, preprimary in Guatemala?
- School enrollment, preprimary in Guatemala was 49.8% in 2021, according to Stat Bulk Data Download Service, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO).
- What is the highest school enrollment, preprimary recorded in Guatemala?
- The highest recorded value was 73.5% in 2009.
- What is the lowest school enrollment, preprimary recorded in Guatemala?
- The lowest recorded value was 15.8% in 1975.
- How does Guatemala rank for school enrollment, preprimary?
- Guatemala ranks 121st out of 197 countries with data for 2021.
- Is school enrollment, preprimary rising or falling in Guatemala?
- Over the last ten years it is down 26.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Guatemala data come from?
- The figures come from Stat Bulk Data Download Service, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO), published as part of School enrollment, preprimary (% gross). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Gross enrollment ratio is the ratio of total enrollment, regardless of age, to the population of the age group that officially corresponds to the level of education shown. Preprimary education refers to programs at the initial stage of organized instruction, designed primarily to introduce very young children to a school-type environment and to provide a bridge between home and school.