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

Guatemala: School age population, one year before than official primary entry was 195,397 number in 2020. ▲ Rising

Latest (2020)
195,397 number
Change on year
up 0.8%
World rank
60th
of 202 countries
All-time high
195,397 number
in 2020
All-time low
83,817 number
in 1970
Years of data
51
1970–2020

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

050.0k100.0k150.0k200.0k197019952020

Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in number.

Analysis

In 2020, school age population, one year before than official primary entry in Guatemala stood at 195,397 number. That is the highest value across all 51 years on record.

The figure 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 in Guatemala peaked at 195,397 number in 2020 and was at its lowest, 83,817 number, in 1970.

That places Guatemala 60th out of 202 countries with data for 2020, putting it in the middle of the range.

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

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

Annual values for School age population, one year before than official primary entry age, female (number) in Guatemala, 1970 to 2020.
Year number Change
1970 83,817 number —
1971 86,372 number +3.0%
1972 89,088 number +3.1%
1973 91,835 number +3.1%
1974 94,464 number +2.9%
1975 96,811 number +2.5%
1976 99,978 number +3.3%
1977 103,187 number +3.2%
1978 106,360 number +3.1%
1979 109,419 number +2.9%
1980 112,267 number +2.6%
1981 115,810 number +3.2%
1982 119,456 number +3.1%
1983 123,048 number +3.0%
1984 126,418 number +2.7%
1985 129,384 number +2.3%
1986 132,692 number +2.6%
1987 135,904 number +2.4%
1988 138,902 number +2.2%
1989 141,529 number +1.9%
1990 143,657 number +1.5%
1991 145,932 number +1.6%
1992 147,594 number +1.1%
1993 148,991 number +0.9%
1994 150,504 number +1.0%
1995 152,588 number +1.4%
1996 155,769 number +2.1%
1997 160,043 number +2.7%
1998 164,830 number +3.0%
1999 169,516 number +2.8%
2000 173,311 number +2.2%
2001 176,562 number +1.9%
2002 179,109 number +1.4%
2003 181,172 number +1.2%
2004 183,027 number +1.0%
2005 185,027 number +1.1%
2006 187,189 number +1.2%
2007 189,577 number +1.3%
2008 191,857 number +1.2%
2009 194,489 number +1.4%
2010 194,489 number +0.0%
2011 194,463 number -0.0%
2012 193,176 number -0.7%
2013 191,268 number -1.0%
2014 189,405 number -1.0%
2015 188,430 number -0.5%
2016 188,610 number +0.1%
2017 189,850 number +0.7%
2018 191,726 number +1.0%
2019 193,786 number +1.1%
2020 195,397 number +0.8%

Guatemala compared with similar countries

  • Guatemala's 195,397 number is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 57,334 number, 3.4× the median. (58 countries reporting)
  • Guatemala's 195,397 number is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 23,242 number, 8.4× the median. (40 countries reporting)

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1970s 96,133 number 83,817 number 109,419 number 10
1980s 127,541 number 112,267 number 141,529 number 10
1990s 153,942 number 143,657 number 169,516 number 10
2000s 184,132 number 173,311 number 194,489 number 10
2010s 191,520 number 188,430 number 194,489 number 10
2020s 195,397 number 195,397 number 195,397 number 1

Countries ranked near Guatemala

  1. 57 Zimbabwe 225,004 number compare
  2. 58 South Korea 219,006 number compare
  3. 59 Spain 209,664 number compare
  4. 61 Kazakhstan 193,918 number compare
  5. 62 Canada 192,046 number compare
  6. 63 Guinea 185,923 number compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is school age population, one year before than official primary entry in Guatemala?
School age population, one year before than official primary entry in Guatemala was 195,397 number in 2020, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
What is the highest school age population, one year before than official primary entry recorded in Guatemala?
The highest recorded value was 195,397 number in 2020.
What is the lowest school age population, one year before than official primary entry recorded in Guatemala?
The lowest recorded value was 83,817 number in 1970.
How does Guatemala rank for school age population, one year before than official primary entry?
Guatemala ranks 60th out of 202 countries with data for 2020.
Is school age population, one year before than official primary entry 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, female (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, female (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

Female 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/