Female teachers in primary education as a share of total rose 1.29% to 65.8% in Guatemala in 2020, according to World Bank.
Historically, female teachers in primary education as a share of total in Guatemala reached an all time high of 66.2% in 2012 and an all time low of 61.5% in 1977.
Guatemala has been ranked 87th within the group of 118 countries we follow in terms of female teachers in primary education as a share of total, 9 places below the position seen 10 years ago.
| Female Teachers, Primary Education (As % of Total) | Unit | 2001 | 2002 | 2003 | 2004 | 2005 | 2006 | 2007 | 2008 | 2009 | 2010 | 2011 | 2012 | 2013 | 2014 | 2015 | 2016 | 2017 | 2018 | 2019 | 2020 | 2021 |
| Belize | % | ... | 73.1% | 73.2% | 74.0% | 74.7% | 76.5% | |||||||||||||||
| Costa Rica | % | ... | ... | 79.1% | 78.9% | 79.1% | 79.0% | 78.8% | ||||||||||||||
| El Salvador | % | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 75.0% | 74.5% | 74.2% | 73.7% | ... | ... | ... | ||||||||
| Guatemala | % | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 65.9% | 64.4% | 64.4% | 64.7% | 64.9% | |||||||||||
| Honduras | % | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 74.3% | 74.2% | 74.2% | ... | 74.2% | ||||||
| Mexico | % | 65.8% | 66.2% | 66.6% | 67.4% | 67.9% | ... | |||||||||||||||
| Nicaragua | % | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | |||||||||
| USA | % | 87.1% | ... | 87.1% | ... | 86.8% | ... |
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