School age population, early childhood educational development in Guatemala

Guatemala: School age population, early childhood educational development was 1.65 million number in 2019. ▲ Rising

Latest (2019)
1.65 million number
Change on year
up 0.2%
World rank
17th
of 92 countries
All-time high
1.65 million number
in 2019
All-time low
1.47 million number
in 1998
Years of data
10
1998–2019

School age population, early childhood educational development in Guatemala, 1998–2019

0500.0k1.0M1.5M1998200820191998: 1.5M number1999: 1.5M number2000: 1.5M number2013: 1.6M number2014: 1.6M number2015: 1.6M number2016: 1.6M number2017: 1.6M number2018: 1.6M number2019: 1.7M number

Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in number.

Analysis

In 2019, school age population, early childhood educational development in Guatemala stood at 1.65 million number. That is the highest value across all 10 years on record.

That represents a change of up 0.2% on the previous year and up 5.2% over ten years.

Over the whole period, school age population, early childhood educational development in Guatemala peaked at 1.65 million number in 2019 and was at its lowest, 1.47 million number, in 1998.

That places Guatemala 17th out of 92 countries with data for 2019, putting it in the top quarter.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 10 years of available data.

School age population, early childhood educational development in Guatemala, year by year

Annual values for School age population, early childhood educational development programmes, both sexes (number) in Guatemala, 1998 to 2019.
Year number Change
1998 1.47 million number
1999 1.51 million number +2.4%
2000 1.53 million number +1.1%
2013 1.57 million number +2.8%
2014 1.59 million number +1.5%
2015 1.61 million number +0.9%
2016 1.63 million number +1.5%
2017 1.64 million number +0.7%
2018 1.65 million number +0.2%
2019 1.65 million number +0.2%

Guatemala compared with similar countries

  • Guatemala's 1.65 million number is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 277,162 number, 6.0× the median. (30 countries reporting)
  • Guatemala's 1.65 million number is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 280,305 number, 5.9× the median. (25 countries reporting)

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 1.49 million number 1.47 million number 1.51 million number 2
2000s 1.53 million number 1.53 million number 1.53 million number 1
2010s 1.62 million number 1.57 million number 1.65 million number 7

Countries ranked near Guatemala

  1. 14 Morocco 2.07 million number compare
  2. 15 Russia 1.90 million number compare
  3. 16 Peru 1.75 million number compare
  4. 18 United Kingdom 1.57 million number compare
  5. 19 Thailand 1.47 million number compare
  6. 20 Spain 1.19 million number compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is school age population, early childhood educational development in Guatemala?
School age population, early childhood educational development in Guatemala was 1.65 million number in 2019, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
What is the highest school age population, early childhood educational development recorded in Guatemala?
The highest recorded value was 1.65 million number in 2019.
What is the lowest school age population, early childhood educational development recorded in Guatemala?
The lowest recorded value was 1.47 million number in 1998.
How does Guatemala rank for school age population, early childhood educational development?
Guatemala ranks 17th out of 92 countries with data for 2019.
Is school age population, early childhood educational development rising or falling in Guatemala?
Over the last ten years it is up 5.2%. 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 School age population, early childhood educational development programmes, both sexes (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
School age population, early childhood educational development programmes, both sexes (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

Population of the age-group theoretically corresponding to early childhood educational development 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/