Survival rate to Grade 5 of primary education, both sexes in Guatemala
Guatemala: Survival rate to Grade 5 of primary education, both sexes was 90.7% in 2023. ▲ Rising
Survival rate to Grade 5 of primary education, both sexes in Guatemala, 1970–2023
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
Guatemala recorded 90.7% for survival rate to grade 5 of primary education, both sexes in 2023.
That represents a change of up 4.7% on the previous year and up 17.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, survival rate to grade 5 of primary education, both sexes in Guatemala peaked at 95.4% in 2020 and was at its lowest, 29.8%, in 1981.
That places Guatemala 89th out of 165 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 37 years of available data.
Survival rate to Grade 5 of primary education, both sexes in Guatemala, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 34.3% | — |
| 1971 | 35.4% | +3.1% |
| 1974 | 37.3% | +5.5% |
| 1975 | 35.5% | -4.9% |
| 1976 | 41.1% | +15.7% |
| 1977 | 40.8% | -0.6% |
| 1978 | 39.5% | -3.1% |
| 1979 | 42.4% | +7.1% |
| 1980 | 45.9% | +8.4% |
| 1981 | 29.8% | -35.0% |
| 1982 | 50.7% | +70.0% |
| 1983 | 43.5% | -14.3% |
| 1984 | 44.1% | +1.3% |
| 1985 | 39.1% | -11.3% |
| 1995 | 49.6% | +26.9% |
| 1999 | 56.1% | +13.1% |
| 2000 | 55.9% | -0.3% |
| 2001 | 65.3% | +16.8% |
| 2004 | 68.1% | +4.3% |
| 2005 | 69.0% | +1.3% |
| 2006 | 68.4% | -0.9% |
| 2007 | 70.6% | +3.3% |
| 2008 | 83.4% | +18.1% |
| 2009 | 72.7% | -12.8% |
| 2010 | 75.3% | +3.5% |
| 2011 | 72.1% | -4.2% |
| 2012 | 73.7% | +2.3% |
| 2013 | 77.0% | +4.5% |
| 2014 | 79.6% | +3.4% |
| 2016 | 82.9% | +4.1% |
| 2017 | 88.0% | +6.2% |
| 2018 | 77.7% | -11.7% |
| 2019 | 81.3% | +4.6% |
| 2020 | 95.4% | +17.4% |
| 2021 | 92.1% | -3.4% |
| 2022 | 86.6% | -6.0% |
| 2023 | 90.7% | +4.7% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 38.3% | 34.3% | 42.4% | 8 |
| 1980s | 42.2% | 29.8% | 50.7% | 6 |
| 1990s | 52.8% | 49.6% | 56.1% | 2 |
| 2000s | 69.2% | 55.9% | 83.4% | 8 |
| 2010s | 78.6% | 72.1% | 88.0% | 9 |
| 2020s | 91.2% | 86.6% | 95.4% | 4 |
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 5 of primary education, both sexes in Guatemala?
- Survival rate to grade 5 of primary education, both sexes in Guatemala was 90.7% in 2023, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest survival rate to grade 5 of primary education, both sexes recorded in Guatemala?
- The highest recorded value was 95.4% in 2020.
- What is the lowest survival rate to grade 5 of primary education, both sexes recorded in Guatemala?
- The lowest recorded value was 29.8% in 1981.
- How does Guatemala rank for survival rate to grade 5 of primary education, both sexes?
- Guatemala ranks 89th out of 165 countries with data for 2023.
- Is survival rate to grade 5 of primary education, both sexes rising or falling in Guatemala?
- Over the last ten years it is up 17.7%. 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 5 of primary education, both sexes (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
Download this data
CSV · JSON — 37 observations, free to reuse under CC BY-SA 3.0 IGO (UNESCO Institute for Statistics).
About this data
February 2026 Data Release