Preprimary education, duration in Guatemala
Guatemala: Preprimary education, duration was 7 years in 2025. ▬ Flat
Preprimary education, duration in Guatemala, 2013–2025
Source: Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO). Measured in years.
Analysis
Guatemala recorded 7 years for preprimary education, duration in 2025. That is the highest value across all 13 years on record.
That represents a change of unchanged over ten years.
Over the whole period, preprimary education, duration in Guatemala peaked at 7 years in 2013 and was at its lowest, 7 years, in 2013.
That places Guatemala 1st out of 202 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the top 10%.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 7 years | 7 years | 7 years | 7 |
| 2020s | 7 years | 7 years | 7 years | 6 |
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More education data for Guatemala
- Primary school starting age 7 years (2025)
- Lower secondary school starting age 13 years (2025)
- Population ages 0-14 31.0% (2025)
- Population ages 15-64 64.0% (2025)
- School enrollment, primary 101.5% (2024)
- Primary education, teachers 122,362 (2024)
- School enrollment, primary, female 100.6% (2024)
- School enrollment, primary, male 102.4% (2024)
- Labor force, total 7.68 million (2025)
- Labor force, female 32.7% (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is preprimary education, duration in Guatemala?
- Preprimary education, duration in Guatemala was 7 years in 2025, according to Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO).
- What is the highest preprimary education, duration recorded in Guatemala?
- The highest recorded value was 7 years in 2013.
- What is the lowest preprimary education, duration recorded in Guatemala?
- The lowest recorded value was 7 years in 2013.
- How does Guatemala rank for preprimary education, duration?
- Guatemala ranks 1st out of 202 countries with data for 2025.
- Is preprimary education, duration rising or falling in Guatemala?
- Over the last ten years it is unchanged. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this Guatemala data come from?
- The figures come from Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO), published as part of Preprimary education, duration (years). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Preprimary duration refers to the number of grades (years) in preprimary school.