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 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 age 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 age 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 age 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.

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

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  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 age in Guatemala?
School age population, one year before than official primary entry age 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 age 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 age 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 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, female (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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About this data

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/