Guatemala vs Latin America & Caribbean: School age population, early childhood educational development

Guatemala
807,030 number
in 2019
Latin America & Caribbean
13.76 million number
in 2019
Guatemala rank
17th
Latin America & Caribbean rank
16th

School age population, early childhood educational development over time

  • Guatemala
  • Latin America & Caribbean
05.0M10.0M15.0M199720082019

How they compare

Latin America & Caribbean currently reports 13.76 million number against 807,030 number in Guatemala, a difference of 12.95 million number.

That makes Latin America & Caribbean's figure about 17.0 times Guatemala's.

Across all 10 years both countries report, Latin America & Caribbean has been ahead every year.

Guatemala ranks 17th and Latin America & Caribbean ranks 16th of 92 countries.

Latin America & Caribbean has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Guatemala Latin America & Caribbean Difference Ahead
1990s 731,232 number 2.79 million number 2.06 million number Latin America & Caribbean
2000s 747,495 number 3.08 million number 2.33 million number Latin America & Caribbean
2010s 792,303 number 13.42 million number 12.63 million number Latin America & Caribbean

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher school age population, early childhood educational development, Guatemala or Latin America & Caribbean?
Latin America & Caribbean, at 13.76 million number against 807,030 number in Guatemala as of 2019.
What is the difference in school age population, early childhood educational development between Guatemala and Latin America & Caribbean?
12.95 million number, with Latin America & Caribbean ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Guatemala and Latin America & Caribbean?
10 years are reported by both, from 1998 to 2019.
How do Guatemala and Latin America & Caribbean rank globally for school age population, early childhood educational development?
Guatemala ranks 17th and Latin America & Caribbean ranks 16th of 92 countries.
Where does this data come from?
UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as School age population, early childhood educational development programmes, female (number). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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About this data

Indicator
School age population, early childhood educational development programmes, female (number)
Unit
number
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
131 places, 2,087 data points, 1972–2020
Last refreshed

Female population of the age-group theoretically corresponding to early childhood educational development education as indicated by theoretical entrance age and duration. Early childhood educational development programmes are targeted at children aged 0 to 2 years, and pre-primary education programmes are targeted at children aged 3 years until the age to start ISCED 1. For more information, consult the UNESCO Institute of Statistics website: http://www.uis.unesco.org/Education/