Teachers in primary education, female (number) in Guatemala
Guatemala: Teachers in primary education, female (number) was 75,638 number in 2019. ◆ Volatile
Teachers in primary education, female in Guatemala, 1970–2019
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in number.
Analysis
In 2019, teachers in primary education, female in Guatemala stood at 75,638 number. That is the highest value across all 22 years on record.
The figure is up 0.3% on the previous year and up 21.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, teachers in primary education, female in Guatemala peaked at 75,638 number in 2019 and was at its lowest, 9,070 number, in 1970.
Guatemala ranks 49th of 196 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Teachers in primary education, female (number) in Guatemala, year by year
| Year | number | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 9,070 number | — |
| 1971 | 9,292 number | +2.4% |
| 1972 | 9,620 number | +3.5% |
| 1973 | 10,038 number | +4.3% |
| 1974 | 10,646 number | +6.1% |
| 1975 | 11,162 number | +4.8% |
| 1977 | 12,124 number | +8.6% |
| 1981 | 14,897 number | +22.9% |
| 1983 | 16,052 number | +7.8% |
| 2006 | 50,112 number | +212.2% |
| 2007 | 52,152 number | +4.1% |
| 2008 | 55,572 number | +6.6% |
| 2009 | 62,141 number | +11.8% |
| 2010 | 64,716 number | +4.1% |
| 2011 | 66,405 number | +2.6% |
| 2012 | 66,251 number | -0.2% |
| 2013 | 68,278 number | +3.1% |
| 2014 | 68,322 number | +0.1% |
| 2016 | 69,665 number | +2.0% |
| 2017 | 74,999 number | +7.7% |
| 2018 | 75,385 number | +0.5% |
| 2019 | 75,638 number | +0.3% |
Guatemala compared with similar countries
- Guatemala's 75,638 number is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 23,661 number, 3.2× the median. (54 countries reporting)
- Guatemala's 75,638 number is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 14,524 number, 5.2× the median. (38 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Teachers in primary education, female (number) 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 | +212.2% | 16,052 number | 50,112 number |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 10,279 number | 9,070 number | 12,124 number | 7 |
| 1980s | 15,474 number | 14,897 number | 16,052 number | 2 |
| 2000s | 54,994 number | 50,112 number | 62,141 number | 4 |
| 2010s | 69,962 number | 64,716 number | 75,638 number | 9 |
Countries ranked near Guatemala
More education data for Guatemala
- Gender gap education levels, gaps filled 91.64 (2024)
- Primary enrollment selected countries, gaps filled 91.57 (2024)
- 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)
Frequently asked questions
- What is teachers in primary education, female in Guatemala?
- Teachers in primary education, female in Guatemala was 75,638 number in 2019, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest teachers in primary education, female recorded in Guatemala?
- The highest recorded value was 75,638 number in 2019.
- What is the lowest teachers in primary education, female recorded in Guatemala?
- The lowest recorded value was 9,070 number in 1970.
- How does Guatemala rank for teachers in primary education, female?
- Guatemala ranks 49th out of 196 countries with data for 2019.
- Is teachers in primary education, female rising or falling in Guatemala?
- Over the last ten years it is up 21.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Guatemala data come from?
- The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of Teachers in primary education, female (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Total number of female teachers in public and private primary education institutions. Teachers are persons employed full time or part time in an official capacity to guide and direct the learning experience of pupils and students, irrespective of their qualifications or the delivery mechanism, i.e. face-to-face and/or at a distance. This definition excludes educational personnel who have no active teaching duties (e.g. headmasters, headmistresses or principals who do not teach) and persons who work occasionally or in a voluntary capacity in educational institutions.