Gross enrolment ratio, primary and lower secondary, female in Guatemala

Guatemala: Gross enrolment ratio, primary and lower secondary, female was 88.1% in 2019. ▲ Rising

Latest (2019)
88.1%
Change on year
down 0.4%
World rank
152nd
of 188 countries
All-time high
98.7%
in 2010
All-time low
63.1%
in 1996
Years of data
22
1996–2019

Gross enrolment ratio, primary and lower secondary, female in Guatemala, 1996–2019

0204060801001996200720191996: 63.1 %1998: 68 %1999: 72.4 %2000: 76.8 %2001: 78.6 %2002: 82 %2004: 87.2 %2005: 88.7 %2006: 90.4 %2007: 91.7 %2008: 92.9 %2009: 97 %2010: 98.7 %2011: 97.4 %2012: 93.8 %2013: 91.6 %2014: 89 %2015: 89.1 %2016: 88 %2017: 87.9 %2018: 88.5 %2019: 88.1 %

Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.

Analysis

Guatemala recorded 88.1% for gross enrolment ratio, primary and lower secondary, female in 2019.

Compared with earlier readings it is down 0.4% on the previous year and down 9.1% over ten years.

Over the whole period, gross enrolment ratio, primary and lower secondary, female in Guatemala peaked at 98.7% in 2010 and was at its lowest, 63.1%, in 1996.

That places Guatemala 152nd out of 188 countries with data for 2019, putting it in the bottom quarter.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 22 years of available data.

Gross enrolment ratio, primary and lower secondary, female in Guatemala, year by year

Annual values for Gross enrolment ratio, primary and lower secondary, female (%) in Guatemala, 1996 to 2019.
Year % Change
1996 63.1%
1998 68.0% +7.8%
1999 72.4% +6.4%
2000 76.8% +6.2%
2001 78.6% +2.3%
2002 82.0% +4.3%
2004 87.2% +6.4%
2005 88.7% +1.8%
2006 90.4% +1.9%
2007 91.7% +1.4%
2008 92.9% +1.3%
2009 97.0% +4.4%
2010 98.7% +1.7%
2011 97.4% -1.3%
2012 93.8% -3.8%
2013 91.6% -2.3%
2014 89.0% -2.8%
2015 89.1% +0.1%
2016 88.0% -1.2%
2017 87.9% -0.1%
2018 88.5% +0.7%
2019 88.1% -0.4%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 67.8% 63.1% 72.4% 3
2000s 87.2% 76.8% 97.0% 9
2010s 91.2% 87.9% 98.7% 10

Countries ranked near Guatemala

  1. 149 Armenia 91.5% compare
  2. 150 El Salvador 90.8% compare
  3. 151 Comoros 88.8% compare
  4. 153 Lao People's Democratic Republic 87.7% compare
  5. 154 Romania 87.2% compare
  6. 155 Republic of Moldova 86.4% compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is gross enrolment ratio, primary and lower secondary, female in Guatemala?
Gross enrolment ratio, primary and lower secondary, female in Guatemala was 88.1% in 2019, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
What is the highest gross enrolment ratio, primary and lower secondary, female recorded in Guatemala?
The highest recorded value was 98.7% in 2010.
What is the lowest gross enrolment ratio, primary and lower secondary, female recorded in Guatemala?
The lowest recorded value was 63.1% in 1996.
How does Guatemala rank for gross enrolment ratio, primary and lower secondary, female?
Guatemala ranks 152nd out of 188 countries with data for 2019.
Is gross enrolment ratio, primary and lower secondary, female rising or falling in Guatemala?
Over the last ten years it is down 9.1%. 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 Gross enrolment ratio, primary and lower secondary, female (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Gross enrolment ratio, primary and lower secondary, female (%)
Unit
%
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
233 places, 4,500 data points, 1981–2020
Last refreshed

Total female enrollment in primary and lower secondary education, regardless of age, expressed as a percentage of the female population of official primary and lower secondary education age. GER can exceed 100% due to the inclusion of over-aged and under-aged students because of early or late school entrance and grade repetition.