Guatemala vs Latin America & Caribbean: Out-of-school children, one year younger than official primary entry

Guatemala
63,810 number
in 2019
Latin America & Caribbean
414,954 number
in 2019
Guatemala rank
32nd
Latin America & Caribbean rank
32nd

Out-of-school children, one year younger than official primary entry over time

  • Guatemala
  • Latin America & Caribbean
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How they compare

Latin America & Caribbean currently reports 414,954 number against 63,810 number in Guatemala, a difference of 351,144 number.

That makes Latin America & Caribbean's figure about 6.5 times Guatemala's.

Across all 20 years both countries report, Latin America & Caribbean has been ahead every year.

Guatemala ranks 32nd and Latin America & Caribbean ranks 32nd of 133 countries.

Latin America & Caribbean has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Guatemala Latin America & Caribbean Difference Ahead
1990s 163,197 number 2.12 million number 1.96 million number Latin America & Caribbean
2000s 100,490 number 1.47 million number 1.37 million number Latin America & Caribbean
2010s 76,193 number 711,862 number 635,670 number Latin America & Caribbean

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher out-of-school children, one year younger than official primary entry, Guatemala or Latin America & Caribbean?
Latin America & Caribbean, at 414,954 number against 63,810 number in Guatemala as of 2019.
What is the difference in out-of-school children, one year younger than official primary entry between Guatemala and Latin America & Caribbean?
351,144 number, with Latin America & Caribbean ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Guatemala and Latin America & Caribbean?
20 years are reported by both, from 1999 to 2019.
How do Guatemala and Latin America & Caribbean rank globally for out-of-school children, one year younger than official primary entry?
Guatemala ranks 32nd and Latin America & Caribbean ranks 32nd of 133 countries.
Where does this data come from?
UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as Out-of-school children, one year younger than official primary entry age, both sexes (number). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Out-of-school children, one year younger than official primary entry age, both sexes (number)
Unit
number
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
175 places, 2,401 data points, 1997–2020
Last refreshed

Number of children one year before primary entry age who are not enrolled or attending pre-primary education during in a given academic year. For more information, consult the UNESCO Institute of Statistics website: http://www.uis.unesco.org/Education/