School enrollment, primary, female (% net) in Guatemala
Guatemala: School enrollment, primary, female (% net) was 87.0% in 2018. ▲ Rising
School enrollment, primary, female in Guatemala, 1970–2018
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics (UIS), UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO). Measured in % net.
Analysis
In 2018, school enrollment, primary, female in Guatemala stood at 87.0%.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 1.7% on the previous year and down 6.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school enrollment, primary, female in Guatemala peaked at 96.0% in 2009 and was at its lowest, 42.2%, in 1970.
Guatemala ranks 116th of 167 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 29 years of available data.
School enrollment, primary, female (% net) in Guatemala, year by year
| Year | % net | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 42.2% | — |
| 1971 | 43.2% | +2.3% |
| 1972 | 43.9% | +1.7% |
| 1974 | 45.5% | +3.5% |
| 1975 | 46.4% | +1.9% |
| 1978 | 48.6% | +4.9% |
| 1981 | 53.6% | +10.2% |
| 1982 | 51.5% | -3.9% |
| 1983 | 54.5% | +5.8% |
| 1997 | 67.4% | +23.7% |
| 1999 | 76.3% | +13.2% |
| 2000 | 79.6% | +4.3% |
| 2001 | 80.2% | +0.8% |
| 2002 | 82.7% | +3.1% |
| 2004 | 87.6% | +6.0% |
| 2005 | 89.4% | +2.0% |
| 2006 | 91.1% | +1.9% |
| 2007 | 92.4% | +1.4% |
| 2008 | 93.0% | +0.6% |
| 2009 | 96.0% | +3.3% |
| 2010 | 95.4% | -0.7% |
| 2011 | 93.0% | -2.5% |
| 2012 | 90.1% | -3.1% |
| 2013 | 87.5% | -2.8% |
| 2014 | 85.6% | -2.2% |
| 2015 | 85.2% | -0.4% |
| 2016 | 84.6% | -0.8% |
| 2017 | 85.6% | +1.2% |
| 2018 | 87.0% | +1.7% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 45.0% | 42.2% | 48.6% | 6 |
| 1980s | 53.2% | 51.5% | 54.5% | 3 |
| 1990s | 71.9% | 67.4% | 76.3% | 2 |
| 2000s | 88.0% | 79.6% | 96.0% | 9 |
| 2010s | 88.2% | 84.6% | 95.4% | 9 |
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, primary, female in Guatemala?
- School enrollment, primary, female in Guatemala was 87.0% in 2018, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics (UIS), UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO).
- What is the highest school enrollment, primary, female recorded in Guatemala?
- The highest recorded value was 96.0% in 2009.
- What is the lowest school enrollment, primary, female recorded in Guatemala?
- The lowest recorded value was 42.2% in 1970.
- How does Guatemala rank for school enrollment, primary, female?
- Guatemala ranks 116th out of 167 countries with data for 2018.
- Is school enrollment, primary, female rising or falling in Guatemala?
- Over the last ten years it is down 6.4%. 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 (UIS), UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO), published as part of School enrollment, primary, female (% net). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Net enrollment rate is the ratio of children of official school age who are enrolled in school to the population of the corresponding official school age. Primary education provides children with basic reading, writing, and mathematics skills along with an elementary understanding of such subjects as history, geography, natural science, social science, art, and music.