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 204,085 number in 2020. β–² Rising

Latest (2020)
204,085 number
Change on year
up 0.8%
World rank
61st
of 202 countries
All-time high
204,085 number
in 2020
All-time low
87,401 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 204,085 number. That is the highest value across all 51 years on record.

That represents a change of up 0.8% on the previous year and up 0.6% over ten years.

Over the whole period, school age population, one year before than official primary entry age in Guatemala peaked at 204,085 number in 2020 and was at its lowest, 87,401 number, in 1970.

Guatemala ranks 61st 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 99,972 number 87,401 number 113,510 number 10
1980s 132,369 number 116,496 number 147,083 number 10
1990s 159,577 number 149,334 number 175,291 number 10
2000s 191,306 number 179,361 number 202,928 number 10
2010s 200,004 number 196,825 number 202,991 number 10
2020s 204,085 number 204,085 number 204,085 number 1

Countries ranked near Guatemala

  1. 58 Zimbabwe 226,880 number compare
  2. 59 Spain 222,429 number compare
  3. 60 Kazakhstan, Republic of 205,065 number compare
  4. 62 Canada 201,221 number compare
  5. 63 Poland 195,292 number compare
  6. 64 Guinea 188,256 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 204,085 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 204,085 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 87,401 number in 1970.
How does Guatemala rank for school age population, one year before than official primary entry age?
Guatemala ranks 61st 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 0.6%. 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, male (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, male (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

Male 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/