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

Guatemala
33,380 number
in 2019
Latin America & Caribbean
227,542 number
in 2019
Guatemala rank
29th
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 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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Indicator
Out-of-school children, one year younger than official primary entry age, male (number)
Unit
number
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
174 places, 2,347 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/