School age population, one year before than official … male than in Guatemala

Guatemala: School age population, one year before than official … male than was 204,085 number in 2020. ▲ 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 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 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 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.

School age population, one year before than official … male than in Guatemala, year by year

Annual values for School age population, one year before than official primary entry age, male (number) in Guatemala, 1970 to 2020.
Year number Change
1970 87,401 number —
1971 89,995 number +3.0%
1972 92,760 number +3.1%
1973 95,568 number +3.0%
1974 98,279 number +2.8%
1975 100,737 number +2.5%
1976 103,930 number +3.2%
1977 107,164 number +3.1%
1978 110,376 number +3.0%
1979 113,510 number +2.8%
1980 116,496 number +2.6%
1981 120,126 number +3.1%
1982 123,884 number +3.1%
1983 127,605 number +3.0%
1984 131,123 number +2.8%
1985 134,252 number +2.4%
1986 137,717 number +2.6%
1987 141,112 number +2.5%
1988 144,294 number +2.3%
1989 147,083 number +1.9%
1990 149,334 number +1.5%
1991 151,630 number +1.5%
1992 153,259 number +1.1%
1993 154,603 number +0.9%
1994 156,093 number +1.0%
1995 158,239 number +1.4%
1996 161,318 number +1.9%
1997 165,573 number +2.6%
1998 170,433 number +2.9%
1999 175,291 number +2.9%
2000 179,361 number +2.3%
2001 182,717 number +1.9%
2002 185,478 number +1.5%
2003 187,837 number +1.3%
2004 190,042 number +1.2%
2005 192,420 number +1.3%
2006 194,830 number +1.3%
2007 197,468 number +1.4%
2008 199,979 number +1.3%
2009 202,928 number +1.5%
2010 202,928 number +0.0%
2011 202,991 number +0.0%
2012 201,705 number -0.6%
2013 199,748 number -1.0%
2014 197,824 number -1.0%
2015 196,825 number -0.5%
2016 197,006 number +0.1%
2017 198,308 number +0.7%
2018 200,276 number +1.0%
2019 202,426 number +1.1%
2020 204,085 number +0.8%

Guatemala compared with similar countries

  • Guatemala's 204,085 number is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 60,544 number, 3.4× the median. (58 countries reporting)
  • Guatemala's 204,085 number is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 24,260 number, 8.4× the median. (40 countries reporting)

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 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

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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 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 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 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?
Guatemala ranks 61st 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 0.6%. 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
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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/