School age population, one year before than official primary entry age in Guatemala

Guatemala: School age population, one year before than official primary entry age was 399,482 number in 2020. β–² Rising

Latest (2020)
399,482 number
Change on year
up 0.8%
World rank
60th
of 202 countries
All-time high
399,482 number
in 2020
All-time low
171,218 number
in 1970
Years of data
51
1970–2020

School age population, one year before than official primary entry age in Guatemala, 1970–2020

0100.0k200.0k300.0k400.0k197019952020

Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in number.

Analysis

The most recent figure for school age population, one year before than official primary entry age in Guatemala is 399,482 number, measured in 2020. That is the highest value across all 51 years on record.

Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.8% on the previous year and up 0.5% over ten years.

Over the whole period, school age population, one year before than official primary entry age in Guatemala peaked at 399,482 number in 2020 and was at its lowest, 171,218 number, in 1970.

Guatemala ranks 60th of 202 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 51 years of available data.

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1970s 196,105 number 171,218 number 222,929 number 10
1980s 259,910 number 228,763 number 288,612 number 10
1990s 313,520 number 292,991 number 344,807 number 10
2000s 375,438 number 352,672 number 397,417 number 10
2010s 391,524 number 385,255 number 397,454 number 10
2020s 399,482 number 399,482 number 399,482 number 1

Countries ranked near Guatemala

  1. 57 Zimbabwe 451,884 number compare
  2. 58 Korea 449,829 number compare
  3. 59 Spain 432,093 number compare
  4. 61 Kazakhstan 398,983 number compare
  5. 62 Canada 393,267 number compare
  6. 63 Poland 380,980 number compare

See the full ranking of 247 places β†’

More reference data data for Guatemala

All data for Guatemala β†’

Frequently asked questions

What is school age population, one year before than official primary entry age in Guatemala?
School age population, one year before than official primary entry age in Guatemala was 399,482 number in 2020, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
What is the highest school age population, one year before than official primary entry age recorded in Guatemala?
The highest recorded value was 399,482 number in 2020.
What is the lowest school age population, one year before than official primary entry age recorded in Guatemala?
The lowest recorded value was 171,218 number in 1970.
How does Guatemala rank for school age population, one year before than official primary entry age?
Guatemala ranks 60th out of 202 countries with data for 2020.
Is school age population, one year before than official primary entry age rising or falling in Guatemala?
Over the last ten years it is up 0.5%. 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, one year before than official primary entry age, both sexes (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
School age population, one year before than official primary entry age, both sexes (number)
Unit
number
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
247 places, 12,237 data points, 1970–2020
Last refreshed

Population of the age-group theoretically corresponding to one year before the official primary entry age as indicated by theoretical entrance age and duration. For more information, consult the UNESCO Institute of Statistics website: http://www.uis.unesco.org/Education/