School enrollment, primary, male in Guatemala
Guatemala: School enrollment, primary, male was 102.4% in 2024. ▲ Rising
School enrollment, primary, male in Guatemala, 1970–2024
Source: Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO). Measured in % gross.
Analysis
In 2024, school enrollment, primary, male in Guatemala stood at 102.4%.
That represents a change of down 0.6% on the previous year and down 5.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school enrollment, primary, male in Guatemala peaked at 121.1% in 2009 and was at its lowest, 62.8%, in 1970.
Guatemala ranks 81st of 203 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 49 years of available data.
School enrollment, primary, male in Guatemala, year by year
| Year | % gross | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 62.8% | — |
| 1971 | 64.5% | +2.7% |
| 1972 | 65.7% | +1.9% |
| 1973 | 65.8% | +0.0% |
| 1974 | 66.8% | +1.5% |
| 1975 | 68.1% | +2.0% |
| 1976 | 67.8% | -0.4% |
| 1977 | 70.9% | +4.6% |
| 1978 | 73.2% | +3.2% |
| 1979 | 75.6% | +3.2% |
| 1980 | 78.4% | +3.8% |
| 1981 | 83.1% | +6.0% |
| 1982 | 77.7% | -6.5% |
| 1983 | 83.7% | +7.7% |
| 1985 | 86.2% | +3.0% |
| 1986 | 85.3% | -1.0% |
| 1991 | 87.1% | +2.1% |
| 1992 | 91.3% | +4.8% |
| 1993 | 92.6% | +1.5% |
| 1994 | 92.1% | -0.5% |
| 1995 | 93.2% | +1.2% |
| 1996 | 93.1% | -0.1% |
| 1997 | 92.4% | -0.7% |
| 1998 | 97.7% | +5.8% |
| 1999 | 103.0% | +5.3% |
| 2000 | 103.7% | +0.8% |
| 2001 | 104.3% | +0.5% |
| 2002 | 107.1% | +2.7% |
| 2004 | 112.8% | +5.4% |
| 2005 | 113.8% | +0.9% |
| 2006 | 114.7% | +0.7% |
| 2007 | 114.9% | +0.2% |
| 2008 | 115.7% | +0.7% |
| 2009 | 121.1% | +4.7% |
| 2010 | 119.3% | -1.5% |
| 2011 | 118.0% | -1.2% |
| 2012 | 113.8% | -3.5% |
| 2013 | 110.3% | -3.1% |
| 2014 | 107.8% | -2.3% |
| 2015 | 106.3% | -1.3% |
| 2016 | 104.0% | -2.2% |
| 2017 | 103.9% | -0.1% |
| 2018 | 105.3% | +1.3% |
| 2019 | 104.0% | -1.2% |
| 2020 | 103.3% | -0.7% |
| 2021 | 104.7% | +1.3% |
| 2022 | 104.3% | -0.4% |
| 2023 | 103.0% | -1.2% |
| 2024 | 102.4% | -0.6% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 68.1% | 62.8% | 75.6% | 10 |
| 1980s | 82.4% | 77.7% | 86.2% | 6 |
| 1990s | 93.6% | 87.1% | 103.0% | 9 |
| 2000s | 112.0% | 103.7% | 121.1% | 9 |
| 2010s | 109.3% | 103.9% | 119.3% | 10 |
| 2020s | 103.5% | 102.4% | 104.7% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Guatemala
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 enrollment, primary, male in Guatemala?
- School enrollment, primary, male in Guatemala was 102.4% in 2024, according to Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO).
- What is the highest school enrollment, primary, male recorded in Guatemala?
- The highest recorded value was 121.1% in 2009.
- What is the lowest school enrollment, primary, male recorded in Guatemala?
- The lowest recorded value was 62.8% in 1970.
- How does Guatemala rank for school enrollment, primary, male?
- Guatemala ranks 81st out of 203 countries with data for 2024.
- Is school enrollment, primary, male rising or falling in Guatemala?
- Over the last ten years it is down 5.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Guatemala data come from?
- The figures come from Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO), published as part of School enrollment, primary, male (% 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. 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.