Guatemala vs Peru
Guatemala vs Peru: Girls in primary school
Girls in primary school: 87% in Guatemala in 2018 and 93.1% in Peru in 2015, by Our World in Data estimates. In 2015 the value was higher in Peru, by 7.8 percentage points, or 1.09 times that in Guatemala.
% of girls of primary-school age · Our World in Data
What the numbers say
- Peru has been higher since 1910, when it overtook Guatemala.
- In 2012, Guatemala ranked 55 and Peru ranked 44 of 97 countries, counting from the highest.
- The world as a whole: 88.2% in 2015.
Every year
% of girls of primary-school age · Our World in Data
| Year | Guatemala | Peru | World |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2018 | 87 | – | 88.2 |
| 2017 | 85.6 | – | 88.2 |
| 2016 | 84.6 | – | 88.3 |
| 2015 | 85.3 | 93.1 | 88.2 |
| 2014 | 85.6 | 92.9 | 88.3 |
| 2013 | 87.5 | 93.9 | 88.2 |
| 2012 | 90.1 | 91.8 | 88.2 |
| 2011 | 93 | 96.9 | 88.1 |
| 2010 | 95.4 | – | 87.9 |
| 2009 | 96.1 | 96.3 | 87.9 |
| 2008 | 93 | – | 87.6 |
| 2007 | 92.4 | – | 87.2 |
| 2006 | 91.1 | – | 86 |
| 2005 | 89.4 | – | 85.4 |
| 2004 | 87.6 | – | 84.7 |
| 2003 | – | 98.5 | 83.5 |
| 2002 | 82.7 | – | 81.4 |
| 2001 | 80.2 | – | 81 |
| 2000 | 79.6 | 97.1 | 80.7 |
| 1999 | 76.3 | 96.3 | 79.9 |
| 1998 | – | 95 | 78.9 |
| 1997 | 67.4 | – | 78.1 |
| 1996 | – | – | 77.9 |
| 1995 | – | 84.8 | 78 |
| 1994 | – | – | 78.3 |
| 1993 | – | 89.9 | 78 |
| 1992 | – | – | 77.7 |
| 1991 | – | – | 77.8 |
| 1990 | – | – | 77.3 |
| 1989 | – | – | 77.6 |
| 1988 | – | – | 76.6 |
| 1987 | – | – | 75.8 |
| 1986 | – | – | 75.3 |
| 1985 | – | – | 74 |
| 1980 | 55.1 | 82.4 | 75.8 |
| 1975 | 49 | 77.9 | 72.9 |
| 1970 | 44 | 72 | 69 |
| 1965 | 39 | 62 | 66 |
| 1960 | 34.3 | 47.3 | 63.1 |
| 1955 | 30.7 | 55.1 | 57.4 |
| 1950 | 26 | 55.9 | 51.4 |
| 1945 | 24 | 51 | 43.5 |
| 1940 | 22.1 | 46.1 | 40 |
| 1935 | 20.1 | 41.2 | 38.2 |
| 1930 | 18.2 | 36.3 | 36.4 |
| 1925 | 16.2 | 31.5 | 33 |
| 1920 | 14.3 | 26.6 | 30.5 |
| 1915 | 15.3 | 21.7 | 29.2 |
| 1910 | 16.4 | 16.8 | 28.1 |
| 1905 | 17.4 | 12.3 | 25.1 |
| 1900 | 18.4 | 8.9 | 23.3 |
| 1895 | 19.5 | 6.3 | 21.8 |
| 1890 | 20.5 | 4.5 | 20 |
| 1885 | 17.1 | 3.1 | 19 |
| 1880 | 14.1 | 2.1 | 17.2 |
| 1875 | 11.6 | 1.5 | 15.7 |
| 1870 | 9.4 | 1 | 13.2 |
| 1865 | 7.7 | 0.7 | 10.6 |
| 1860 | 6.2 | 0.4 | 9.3 |
| 1855 | 5 | 0.3 | 8 |
| 1850 | 4 | 0.2 | 6.8 |
| 1845 | 3.2 | 0.1 | 5.9 |
| 1840 | 2.6 | 0.1 | 5.2 |
| 1835 | 2.1 | 0 | 4.5 |
| 1830 | 1.7 | 0 | 4 |
| 1825 | 1.3 | 0 | 3.5 |
| 1820 | 1.1 | 0 | 3.1 |
Each country on its own
Good to know
- The share of girls of primary-school age who are enrolled in school.
- Source: Our World in Data, joining historical estimates to the World Bank’s.
- Ranks count the 97 countries with a value in 2012, highest first.
- The faint line is the world as a whole, as the same source counts it.
How the layers work, where their data comes from and what they can’t tell you: Countries through time
Guatemala vs Peru
Health
- Life expectancyGuatemala: 72.6 years in 2023Peru: 77.7 years in 2023
- Child mortalityGuatemala: 2.1 per 100 live births in 2024Peru: 1.3 per 100 live births in 2024
- Infant mortalityGuatemala: 17.6 per 1,000 live births in 2023Peru: 11.7 per 1,000 live births in 2023
- Safe drinking waterGuatemala: 56.3% in 2022Peru: 52% in 2022
- DepressionGuatemala: 3.22% in 2017Peru: 2.28% in 2017
- Suicide rateGuatemala: 5.9 per 100,000 people in 2017Peru: 3.1 per 100,000 people in 2017
People
- PopulationGuatemala: 18.1 million people in 2023Peru: 33.9 million people in 2023
- Population growthGuatemala: 1.55% a year in 2023Peru: 1.12% a year in 2023
- Fertility rateGuatemala: 2.31 births per woman in 2023Peru: 1.98 births per woman in 2023
- Urban populationGuatemala: 56.3% in 2025Peru: 85.6% in 2025
- Median ageGuatemala: 22.6 years in 2023Peru: 29.5 years in 2023
- People aged 65 and overGuatemala: 4.7% in 2023Peru: 9% in 2023
- Net migration rateGuatemala: -0.5 per 1,000 people in 2023Peru: 0.7 per 1,000 people in 2023
Economy
Education
Politics
Conflict
Military
- Military spendingGuatemala: 0.52% of GDP in 2025Peru: 0.81% of GDP in 2025
- Military spending in US dollarsGuatemala: $617M in 2025Peru: $2.43B in 2025
- Military spending per personGuatemala: $34 in 2025Peru: $75 in 2025
- Military share of state spendingGuatemala: 3.5% of government spending in 2025Peru: 3.7% of government spending in 2025
- Armed forces personnelGuatemala: 43,000 people in 2020Peru: 158,000 people in 2020
- National powerGuatemala: 0.09% of world capability in 2022Peru: 0.28% of world capability in 2022
- Armed forces, share of workersGuatemala: 0.64% of the labour force in 2020Peru: 0.94% of the labour force in 2020
- Arms importsGuatemala: 6 million TIV in 2023Peru: 90 million TIV in 2025