Share of children enrolled in pre-primary school in Guatemala
Guatemala: Share of children enrolled in pre-primary school was 51.9% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Share of children enrolled in pre-primary school in Guatemala, 1999–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2024, share of children enrolled in pre-primary school in Guatemala stood at 51.9%.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 1.2% on the previous year and up 19.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of children enrolled in pre-primary school in Guatemala peaked at 60.2% in 2009 and was at its lowest, 32.0%, in 1999.
Guatemala ranks 112th of 178 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 25 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 32.0% | 32.0% | 32.0% | 1 |
| 2000s | 46.5% | 36.6% | 60.2% | 9 |
| 2010s | 47.8% | 42.2% | 58.7% | 10 |
| 2020s | 49.8% | 46.6% | 51.9% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Guatemala
More education data for Guatemala
- Duration of pre-primary education 3 years (2025)
- Official entrance age to pre-primary education 4 years (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)
- School enrollment, primary 101.5% (2024)
- Primary education, teachers 122,362 (2024)
- Fertility rate vs. average years of schooling 2.29 live births per woman (2024)
- School enrollment, primary, female 100.6% (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is share of children enrolled in pre-primary school in Guatemala?
- Share of children enrolled in pre-primary school in Guatemala was 51.9% in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest share of children enrolled in pre-primary school recorded in Guatemala?
- The highest recorded value was 60.2% in 2009.
- What is the lowest share of children enrolled in pre-primary school recorded in Guatemala?
- The lowest recorded value was 32.0% in 1999.
- How does Guatemala rank for share of children enrolled in pre-primary school?
- Guatemala ranks 112th out of 178 countries with data for 2024.
- Is share of children enrolled in pre-primary school rising or falling in Guatemala?
- Over the last ten years it is up 19.2%. 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 (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Share of children enrolled in pre-primary school. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
The share of children of pre-primary school age (typically 3–5 years old) who are enrolled in pre-primary education.