Official entrance age to pre-primary education in Guatemala
Guatemala: Official entrance age to pre-primary education was 4 years in 2019. ▼ Falling
Latest (2019)
4 years
Change on year
unchanged
World rank
16th
of 210 countries
All-time high
5 years
in 1970
All-time low
4 years
in 2013
Years of data
50
1970–2019
Official entrance age to pre-primary education in Guatemala, 1970–2019
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in years.
Analysis
The most recent figure for official entrance age to pre-primary education in Guatemala is 4 years, measured in 2019. That is the lowest value across all 50 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 20.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, official entrance age to pre-primary education in Guatemala peaked at 5 years in 1970 and was at its lowest, 4 years, in 2013.
That places Guatemala 16th out of 210 countries with data for 2019, putting it in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 50 years of available data.
Official entrance age to pre-primary education in Guatemala, year by year
| Year | years | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 5 years | — |
| 1971 | 5 years | +0.0% |
| 1972 | 5 years | +0.0% |
| 1973 | 5 years | +0.0% |
| 1974 | 5 years | +0.0% |
| 1975 | 5 years | +0.0% |
| 1976 | 5 years | +0.0% |
| 1977 | 5 years | +0.0% |
| 1978 | 5 years | +0.0% |
| 1979 | 5 years | +0.0% |
| 1980 | 5 years | +0.0% |
| 1981 | 5 years | +0.0% |
| 1982 | 5 years | +0.0% |
| 1983 | 5 years | +0.0% |
| 1984 | 5 years | +0.0% |
| 1985 | 5 years | +0.0% |
| 1986 | 5 years | +0.0% |
| 1987 | 5 years | +0.0% |
| 1988 | 5 years | +0.0% |
| 1989 | 5 years | +0.0% |
| 1990 | 5 years | +0.0% |
| 1991 | 5 years | +0.0% |
| 1992 | 5 years | +0.0% |
| 1993 | 5 years | +0.0% |
| 1994 | 5 years | +0.0% |
| 1995 | 5 years | +0.0% |
| 1996 | 5 years | +0.0% |
| 1997 | 5 years | +0.0% |
| 1998 | 5 years | +0.0% |
| 1999 | 5 years | +0.0% |
| 2000 | 5 years | +0.0% |
| 2001 | 5 years | +0.0% |
| 2002 | 5 years | +0.0% |
| 2003 | 5 years | +0.0% |
| 2004 | 5 years | +0.0% |
| 2005 | 5 years | +0.0% |
| 2006 | 5 years | +0.0% |
| 2007 | 5 years | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 5 years | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 5 years | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 5 years | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 5 years | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 5 years | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 4 years | -20.0% |
| 2014 | 4 years | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 4 years | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 4 years | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 4 years | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 4 years | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 4 years | +0.0% |
Guatemala compared with similar countries
- Guatemala's 4 years is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 3 years, 1.3× the median. (58 countries reporting)
- Guatemala's 4 years is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 3 years, 1.3× the median. (41 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 5 years | 5 years | 5 years | 10 |
| 1980s | 5 years | 5 years | 5 years | 10 |
| 1990s | 5 years | 5 years | 5 years | 10 |
| 2000s | 5 years | 5 years | 5 years | 10 |
| 2010s | 4.3 years | 4 years | 5 years | 10 |
Countries ranked near Guatemala
- 16 Angola 4 years compare
- 16 Aruba 4 years compare
- 16 Australia 4 years compare
- 16 Benin 4 years compare
- 16 Bermuda 4 years compare
- 16 Bhutan 4 years compare
- 16 Bolivia 4 years compare
- 16 Brazil 4 years compare
- 16 Cameroon 4 years compare
- 16 Costa Rica 4 years compare
- 16 Curacao 4 years compare
- 16 Djibouti 4 years compare
- 16 Egypt 4 years compare
- 16 El Salvador 4 years compare
- 16 Equatorial Guinea 4 years compare
- 16 Eritrea 4 years compare
- 16 Ethiopia 4 years compare
- 16 Ghana 4 years compare
- 16 Greece 4 years compare
- 16 Guinea 4 years compare
- 16 Iraq 4 years compare
- 16 Jordan 4 years compare
- 16 Kuwait 4 years compare
- 16 Libya 4 years compare
- 16 Malaysia 4 years compare
- 16 Mali 4 years compare
- 16 Marshall Islands 4 years compare
- 16 Morocco 4 years compare
- 16 Niger 4 years compare
- 16 Oman 4 years compare
- 16 Panama 4 years compare
- 16 Rwanda 4 years compare
- 16 Seychelles 4 years compare
- 16 Sudan 4 years compare
- 16 Suriname 4 years compare
- 16 Tonga 4 years compare
- 16 Turks and Caicos Islands 4 years compare
- 16 United Arab Emirates 4 years compare
- 16 Vanuatu 4 years compare
- 16 Palestine 4 years compare
- 16 Zimbabwe 4 years compare
More reference data data for Guatemala
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 0.9286 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 1.39 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 3.72 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0.1246 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Agricultural Soils 3.72 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 3.11 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure Management 1.9 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 7.68 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 18.61 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0.6786 (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is official entrance age to pre-primary education in Guatemala?
- Official entrance age to pre-primary education in Guatemala was 4 years in 2019, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest official entrance age to pre-primary education recorded in Guatemala?
- The highest recorded value was 5 years in 1970.
- What is the lowest official entrance age to pre-primary education recorded in Guatemala?
- The lowest recorded value was 4 years in 2013.
- How does Guatemala rank for official entrance age to pre-primary education?
- Guatemala ranks 16th out of 210 countries with data for 2019.
- Is official entrance age to pre-primary education rising or falling in Guatemala?
- Over the last ten years it is down 20.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Guatemala data come from?
- The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of Official entrance age to pre-primary education (years). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Age at which students would enter pre-primary education.