Percentage of pupils enrolled in primary education who are at least 2 in Guatemala

Guatemala: Percentage of pupils enrolled in primary education who are at least 2 was 14.8% in 2019. ▼ Falling

Latest (2019)
14.8%
Change on year
down 9.1%
World rank
32nd
of 155 countries
All-time high
34.9%
in 1999
All-time low
14.8%
in 2019
Years of data
20
1999–2019

Percentage of pupils enrolled in primary education who are at least 2 in Guatemala, 1999–2019

01020301999200920191999: 34.9 %2000: 33.7 %2001: 32.8 %2002: 32.7 %2004: 31.7 %2005: 30 %2006: 28.3 %2007: 27.2 %2008: 26.8 %2009: 26.5 %2010: 26.7 %2011: 22.9 %2012: 21.8 %2013: 20.8 %2014: 19.8 %2015: 18.6 %2016: 17 %2017: 16.6 %2018: 16.2 %2019: 14.8 %

Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.

Analysis

Guatemala recorded 14.8% for percentage of pupils enrolled in primary education who are at least 2 in 2019. That is the lowest value across all 20 years on record.

Compared with earlier readings it is down 9.1% on the previous year and down 44.2% over ten years.

Over the whole period, percentage of pupils enrolled in primary education who are at least 2 in Guatemala peaked at 34.9% in 1999 and was at its lowest, 14.8%, in 2019.

That places Guatemala 32nd out of 155 countries with data for 2019, putting it in the top quarter.

The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 20 years of available data.

Percentage of pupils enrolled in primary education who are at least 2 in Guatemala, year by year

Annual values for Percentage of pupils enrolled in primary education who are at least 2 years over-age for their current grade, both sexes (%) in Guatemala, 1999 to 2019.
Year % Change
1999 34.9%
2000 33.7% -3.6%
2001 32.8% -2.6%
2002 32.7% -0.2%
2004 31.7% -3.3%
2005 30.0% -5.2%
2006 28.3% -5.9%
2007 27.2% -3.7%
2008 26.8% -1.5%
2009 26.5% -1.2%
2010 26.7% +0.8%
2011 22.9% -14.0%
2012 21.8% -5.1%
2013 20.8% -4.6%
2014 19.8% -4.9%
2015 18.6% -6.0%
2016 17.0% -8.3%
2017 16.6% -2.6%
2018 16.2% -2.0%
2019 14.8% -9.1%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 34.9% 34.9% 34.9% 1
2000s 30.0% 26.5% 33.7% 9
2010s 19.5% 14.8% 26.7% 10

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Frequently asked questions

What is percentage of pupils enrolled in primary education who are at least 2 in Guatemala?
Percentage of pupils enrolled in primary education who are at least 2 in Guatemala was 14.8% in 2019, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
What is the highest percentage of pupils enrolled in primary education who are at least 2 recorded in Guatemala?
The highest recorded value was 34.9% in 1999.
What is the lowest percentage of pupils enrolled in primary education who are at least 2 recorded in Guatemala?
The lowest recorded value was 14.8% in 2019.
How does Guatemala rank for percentage of pupils enrolled in primary education who are at least 2?
Guatemala ranks 32nd out of 155 countries with data for 2019.
Is percentage of pupils enrolled in primary education who are at least 2 rising or falling in Guatemala?
Over the last ten years it is down 44.2%. 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 Percentage of pupils enrolled in primary education who are at least 2 years over-age for their current grade, both sexes (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Percentage of pupils enrolled in primary education who are at least 2 years over-age for their current grade, both sexes (%)
Unit
%
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
195 places, 2,392 data points, 1997–2020
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Percentage of pupils in primary education who are at least 2 years above the intended age for their grade. The intended age for a given grade is the age at which pupils would enter the grade if they had started school at the official primary entrance age, had studied full-time and had progressed without repeating or skipping a grade. A low value of this indicator will show that the majority of students start school on time and progress with minimum levels of grade repetition. Late school entry and significant grade repetition exacerbate over-age progression and should be discouraged as both are associated with lower levels of student learning achievement. For more information, consult the UNESCO Institute of Statistics website: http://www.uis.unesco.org/Education/