Which has higher out-of-school children, one year younger than official primary entry, Guatemala or Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries)?

Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries), at 394,240 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 & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries)?

330,430 number, with Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries) ahead.

How many years of comparable data are there for Guatemala and Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries)?

20 years are reported by both, from 1999 to 2019.

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.

Guatemala vs Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries): Out-of-school children, one year younger than official primary entry

Guatemala

63,810 number

in 2019

Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries)

394,240 number

in 2019

Guatemala rank

32nd

Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries) rank

33rd

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

Guatemala
Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries)

How they compare

Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries) currently reports 394,240 number against 63,810 number in Guatemala, a difference of 330,430 number.

That makes Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries)'s figure about 6.2 times Guatemala's.

Across all 20 years both countries report, Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries) has been ahead every year.

Guatemala ranks 32nd and Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries) ranks 33rd of 133 countries.

Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries) has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Guatemala	Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries)	Difference	Ahead
1990s	163,197 number	2.10 million number	1.94 million number	Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries)
2000s	100,490 number	1.45 million number	1.35 million number	Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries)
2010s	76,193 number	695,441 number	619,248 number	Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries)

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 & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries)?: Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries), at 394,240 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 & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries)?: 330,430 number, with Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries) ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Guatemala and Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries)?: 20 years are reported by both, from 1999 to 2019.
How do Guatemala and Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries) rank globally for out-of-school children, one year younger than official primary entry?: Guatemala ranks 32nd and Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries) ranks 33rd 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: 04 September 2026

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/