Teachers in primary education, female (number), per capita in Guatemala
Guatemala: Teachers in primary education, female (number), per capita was 0.0045 units per person in 2024. ▲ Rising
Teachers in primary education, female (number), per capita in Guatemala, 1970–2024
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in units per person.
Analysis
The most recent figure for teachers in primary education, female (number), per capita in Guatemala is 0.0045 units per person, measured in 2024.
That represents a change of up 18.5% on the previous year and up 2.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, teachers in primary education, female (number), per capita in Guatemala peaked at 0.0045 units per person in 2017 and was at its lowest, 0.0017 units per person, in 1971.
Guatemala ranks 63rd of 200 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 26 years of available data.
Teachers in primary education, female (number), per capita in Guatemala, year by year
| Year | units per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 0.0017 units per person | — |
| 1971 | 0.0017 units per person | -0.2% |
| 1972 | 0.0017 units per person | +0.9% |
| 1973 | 0.0017 units per person | +1.7% |
| 1974 | 0.0018 units per person | +3.4% |
| 1975 | 0.0018 units per person | +2.3% |
| 1977 | 0.0019 units per person | +4.0% |
| 1981 | 0.0021 units per person | +11.2% |
| 1983 | 0.0022 units per person | +2.8% |
| 2006 | 0.0037 units per person | +73.3% |
| 2007 | 0.0038 units per person | +1.9% |
| 2008 | 0.004 units per person | +4.4% |
| 2009 | 0.0044 units per person | +9.6% |
| 2010 | 0.0045 units per person | +2.1% |
| 2011 | 0.0045 units per person | +0.6% |
| 2012 | 0.0044 units per person | -2.2% |
| 2013 | 0.0044 units per person | +1.1% |
| 2014 | 0.0044 units per person | -1.8% |
| 2016 | 0.0043 units per person | -1.7% |
| 2017 | 0.0045 units per person | +5.7% |
| 2018 | 0.0045 units per person | -1.1% |
| 2019 | 0.0044 units per person | -1.2% |
| 2021 | 0.0043 units per person | -3.7% |
| 2022 | 0.0043 units per person | +1.1% |
| 2023 | 0.0038 units per person | -12.6% |
| 2024 | 0.0045 units per person | +18.5% |
Guatemala compared with similar countries
- Guatemala's 0.0045 units per person is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 0.0038 units per person, 1.2× the median. (57 countries reporting)
- Guatemala's 0.0045 units per person is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 0.0044 units per person, 1.0× the median. (38 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Teachers in primary education, female (number), per capita in Guatemala changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2006 | +73.3% | 0.0022 units per person | 0.0037 units per person |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 0.0018 units per person | 0.0017 units per person | 0.0019 units per person | 7 |
| 1980s | 0.0021 units per person | 0.0021 units per person | 0.0022 units per person | 2 |
| 2000s | 0.004 units per person | 0.0037 units per person | 0.0044 units per person | 4 |
| 2010s | 0.0044 units per person | 0.0043 units per person | 0.0045 units per person | 9 |
| 2020s | 0.0042 units per person | 0.0038 units per person | 0.0045 units per person | 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 teachers in primary education, female (number), per capita in Guatemala?
- Teachers in primary education, female (number), per capita in Guatemala was 0.0045 units per person in 2024, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest teachers in primary education, female (number), per capita recorded in Guatemala?
- The highest recorded value was 0.0045 units per person in 2017.
- What is the lowest teachers in primary education, female (number), per capita recorded in Guatemala?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0017 units per person in 1971.
- How does Guatemala rank for teachers in primary education, female (number), per capita?
- Guatemala ranks 63rd out of 200 countries with data for 2024.
- Is teachers in primary education, female (number), per capita rising or falling in Guatemala?
- Over the last ten years it is up 2.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Guatemala data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Teachers in primary education, female (number), per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Teachers in primary education, female (number) divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Teachers in primary education, female (number) ÷ Population, total
Computed from
- Teachers in primary education, female UNESCO Institute for Statistics
- Population, total World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN)
Statizoid computes this series; the underlying measurements belong to the publishers named above. The arithmetic is applied to every country and year where both inputs report, and nothing is estimated unless the page says so.
About this data
Teachers in primary education, female (number) divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.