Total net enrolment rate: primary education in Guatemala
Guatemala: Total net enrolment rate: primary education was 91.63 in 2023. ▲ Rising
Total net enrolment rate: primary education in Guatemala, 1970–2023
Source: UNICEF.
Analysis
Guatemala recorded 91.63 for total net enrolment rate: primary education in 2023.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.1% on the previous year and down 1.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, total net enrolment rate: primary education in Guatemala peaked at 97.57 in 2011 and was at its lowest, 48.12, in 1970.
That places Guatemala 24th out of 36 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 34 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 52.1 | 48.12 | 57.26 | 7 |
| 1980s | 61.72 | 59.58 | 64.21 | 4 |
| 1990s | 76.88 | 71.19 | 82.56 | 2 |
| 2000s | 90.98 | 83.9 | 96 | 8 |
| 2010s | 91.56 | 88.78 | 97.57 | 9 |
| 2020s | 91.21 | 90.24 | 91.63 | 4 |
Countries ranked near Guatemala
More education data for Guatemala
- Primary education, teachers, gaps filled 122,362 (2024)
- Duration of pre primary education, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Duration of pre primary education 3 (2025)
- Official entrance age to pre primary education 4 (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)
- Primary secondary enrollment completion rates, gaps filled 101.49 (2024)
- School enrollment, primary 101.5% (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is total net enrolment rate: primary education in Guatemala?
- Total net enrolment rate: primary education in Guatemala was 91.63 in 2023, according to UNICEF.
- What is the highest total net enrolment rate: primary education recorded in Guatemala?
- The highest recorded value was 97.57 in 2011.
- What is the lowest total net enrolment rate: primary education recorded in Guatemala?
- The lowest recorded value was 48.12 in 1970.
- How does Guatemala rank for total net enrolment rate: primary education?
- Guatemala ranks 24th out of 36 countries with data for 2023.
- Is total net enrolment rate: primary education rising or falling in Guatemala?
- Over the last ten years it is down 1.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Guatemala data come from?
- The figures come from UNICEF, published as part of Total net enrolment rate: primary education. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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