Repeaters in primary education, all grades, male in Guatemala

Guatemala: Repeaters in primary education, all grades, male was 118,808 number in 2019. ▲ Rising

Latest (2019)
118,808 number
Change on year
down 4.5%
World rank
30th
of 187 countries
All-time high
175,694 number
in 2012
All-time low
50,150 number
in 1976
Years of data
25
1976–2019

Repeaters in primary education, all grades, male in Guatemala, 1976–2019

50.0k100.0k150.0k200.0k1976199720191976: 50.1k number1977: 57.6k number1978: 60.9k number1993: 126.4k number1996: 130.9k number1999: 155.4k number2000: 153.9k number2001: 154.7k number2002: 161.8k number2004: 167.4k number2005: 163.7k number2006: 162.8k number2007: 168.4k number2008: 175.2k number2009: 159.8k number2010: 174.0k number2011: 159.4k number2012: 175.7k number2013: 147.2k number2014: 128.9k number2015: 133.5k number2016: 83.8k number2017: 128.6k number2018: 124.4k number2019: 118.8k number

Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in number.

Analysis

In 2019, repeaters in primary education, all grades, male in Guatemala stood at 118,808 number.

The figure is down 4.5% on the previous year and down 25.7% over ten years.

Over the whole period, repeaters in primary education, all grades, male in Guatemala peaked at 175,694 number in 2012 and was at its lowest, 50,150 number, in 1976.

That places Guatemala 30th out of 187 countries with data for 2019, putting it in the top quarter.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 25 years of available data.

Repeaters in primary education, all grades, male in Guatemala, year by year

Annual values for Repeaters in primary education, all grades, male (number) in Guatemala, 1976 to 2019.
Year number Change
1976 50,150 number —
1977 57,571 number +14.8%
1978 60,879 number +5.7%
1993 126,436 number +107.7%
1996 130,905 number +3.5%
1999 155,398 number +18.7%
2000 153,867 number -1.0%
2001 154,679 number +0.5%
2002 161,837 number +4.6%
2004 167,380 number +3.4%
2005 163,728 number -2.2%
2006 162,849 number -0.5%
2007 168,354 number +3.4%
2008 175,198 number +4.1%
2009 159,846 number -8.8%
2010 174,004 number +8.9%
2011 159,425 number -8.4%
2012 175,694 number +10.2%
2013 147,164 number -16.2%
2014 128,886 number -12.4%
2015 133,523 number +3.6%
2016 83,829 number -37.2%
2017 128,623 number +53.4%
2018 124,388 number -3.3%
2019 118,808 number -4.5%

Guatemala compared with similar countries

  • Guatemala's 118,808 number is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 3,235 number, 36.7× the median. (55 countries reporting)
  • Guatemala's 118,808 number is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 5,890 number, 20.2× the median. (36 countries reporting)

Biggest year-on-year movements

Years where Repeaters in primary education, all grades, male in Guatemala changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.

YearChange FromTo
1993 +107.7% 60,879 number 126,436 number

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1970s 56,200 number 50,150 number 60,879 number 3
1990s 137,580 number 126,436 number 155,398 number 3
2000s 163,082 number 153,867 number 175,198 number 9
2010s 137,434 number 83,829 number 175,694 number 10

Countries ranked near Guatemala

  1. 27 Kenya 129,912 number compare
  2. 28 Haiti 127,125 number compare
  3. 29 Egypt 122,099 number compare
  4. 31 Tanzania 118,437 number compare
  5. 32 Guinea 111,454 number compare
  6. 33 Burkina Faso 105,700 number compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is repeaters in primary education, all grades, male in Guatemala?
Repeaters in primary education, all grades, male in Guatemala was 118,808 number in 2019, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
What is the highest repeaters in primary education, all grades, male recorded in Guatemala?
The highest recorded value was 175,694 number in 2012.
What is the lowest repeaters in primary education, all grades, male recorded in Guatemala?
The lowest recorded value was 50,150 number in 1976.
How does Guatemala rank for repeaters in primary education, all grades, male?
Guatemala ranks 30th out of 187 countries with data for 2019.
Is repeaters in primary education, all grades, male rising or falling in Guatemala?
Over the last ten years it is down 25.7%. 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 Repeaters in primary education, all grades, male (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Repeaters in primary education, all grades, male (number)
Unit
number
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
231 places, 6,470 data points, 1970–2020
Last refreshed

Number of male pupils enrolled in the same grade for a second (or further) year.