Guatemala vs Latin America & Caribbean: Out-of-school children, one year younger than official primary entry
Out-of-school children, one year younger than official primary entry over time
- Guatemala
- Latin America & Caribbean
How they compare
Latin America & Caribbean currently reports 227,542 number against 33,380 number in Guatemala, a difference of 194,162 number.
That makes Latin America & Caribbean's figure about 6.8 times Guatemala's.
Across all 20 years both countries report, Latin America & Caribbean has been ahead every year.
Guatemala ranks 29th and Latin America & Caribbean ranks 32nd of 132 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 | 81,129 number | 1.08 million number | 998,691 number | Latin America & Caribbean |
| 2000s | 51,799 number | 764,077 number | 712,278 number | Latin America & Caribbean |
| 2010s | 39,923 number | 388,125 number | 348,202 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 227,542 number against 33,380 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?
- 194,162 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 29th and Latin America & Caribbean ranks 32nd of 132 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, male (number). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
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/