Survival rate to Grade 4 of primary education, both sexes in Guatemala
Guatemala: Survival rate to Grade 4 of primary education, both sexes was 83.5% in 2018. ▲ Rising
Survival rate to Grade 4 of primary education, both sexes in Guatemala, 1970–2018
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for survival rate to grade 4 of primary education, both sexes in Guatemala is 83.5%, measured in 2018.
The figure is down 8.1% on the previous year and down 5.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, survival rate to grade 4 of primary education, both sexes in Guatemala peaked at 90.9% in 2017 and was at its lowest, 36.7%, in 1981.
That places Guatemala 139th out of 180 countries with data for 2018, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 32 years of available data.
Survival rate to Grade 4 of primary education, both sexes in Guatemala, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 39.3% | — |
| 1971 | 42.1% | +7.1% |
| 1974 | 44.0% | +4.6% |
| 1975 | 42.2% | -4.2% |
| 1976 | 47.8% | +13.2% |
| 1977 | 47.0% | -1.7% |
| 1978 | 46.4% | -1.1% |
| 1979 | 48.8% | +5.1% |
| 1980 | 53.3% | +9.1% |
| 1981 | 36.7% | -31.1% |
| 1982 | 57.8% | +57.5% |
| 1983 | 50.6% | -12.5% |
| 1984 | 51.5% | +1.8% |
| 1985 | 45.8% | -11.0% |
| 1995 | 57.2% | +24.9% |
| 1999 | 62.4% | +9.0% |
| 2000 | 63.2% | +1.3% |
| 2001 | 71.7% | +13.5% |
| 2004 | 74.6% | +4.0% |
| 2005 | 75.7% | +1.4% |
| 2006 | 74.9% | -1.1% |
| 2007 | 77.1% | +2.9% |
| 2008 | 87.9% | +13.9% |
| 2009 | 78.5% | -10.6% |
| 2010 | 80.3% | +2.2% |
| 2011 | 78.5% | -2.2% |
| 2012 | 80.6% | +2.7% |
| 2013 | 83.2% | +3.3% |
| 2014 | 85.2% | +2.3% |
| 2016 | 87.9% | +3.2% |
| 2017 | 90.9% | +3.4% |
| 2018 | 83.5% | -8.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 44.7% | 39.3% | 48.8% | 8 |
| 1980s | 49.3% | 36.7% | 57.8% | 6 |
| 1990s | 59.8% | 57.2% | 62.4% | 2 |
| 2000s | 75.5% | 63.2% | 87.9% | 8 |
| 2010s | 83.7% | 78.5% | 90.9% | 8 |
Countries ranked near Guatemala
More education data for Guatemala
- 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)
- Primary education, pupils, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Primary education, pupils, per capita 0.1317 units per person (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is survival rate to grade 4 of primary education, both sexes in Guatemala?
- Survival rate to grade 4 of primary education, both sexes in Guatemala was 83.5% in 2018, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest survival rate to grade 4 of primary education, both sexes recorded in Guatemala?
- The highest recorded value was 90.9% in 2017.
- What is the lowest survival rate to grade 4 of primary education, both sexes recorded in Guatemala?
- The lowest recorded value was 36.7% in 1981.
- How does Guatemala rank for survival rate to grade 4 of primary education, both sexes?
- Guatemala ranks 139th out of 180 countries with data for 2018.
- Is survival rate to grade 4 of primary education, both sexes 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 UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of Survival rate to Grade 4 of primary education, both sexes (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Percentage of a cohort of students enrolled in the first grade of primary education in a given school year who are expected to reach grade 4, regardless of repetition. Divide the total number of students belonging to a school-cohort who reached each successive grade of primary education by the number of students in the school-cohort i.e. those originally enrolled in the first grade of primary education, and multiply the result by 100. The survival rate is calculated on the basis of the reconstructed cohort method, which uses data on enrolment and repeaters for two consecutive years.