Guatemala vs Lower middle income: Out-of-school rate for children, adolescents and youth of primary

Guatemala
29.3%
in 2018
Lower middle income
22.0%
in 2019
Guatemala rank
13th
Lower middle income rank
13th

Out-of-school rate for children, adolescents and youth of primary over time

  • Guatemala
  • Lower middle income
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How they compare

Guatemala currently reports 29.3% against 22.0% in Lower middle income, a difference of 7.3%.

That makes Guatemala's figure about 1.3 times Lower middle income's.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 15 shared years of data; in 1999 it was Lower middle income ahead.

Guatemala ranks 13th and Lower middle income ranks 13th of 137 countries.

Across the 3 decades both report, Guatemala averaged higher in 1 and Lower middle income in 2.

Head to head by decade

Decade Guatemala Lower middle income Difference Ahead
1990s 41.8% 43.0% 1.1% Lower middle income
2000s 31.8% 35.9% 4.1% Lower middle income
2010s 27.0% 24.1% 2.9% Guatemala

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher out-of-school rate for children, adolescents and youth of primary, Guatemala or Lower middle income?
Guatemala, at 29.3% against 22.0% in Lower middle income as of 2018.
What is the difference in out-of-school rate for children, adolescents and youth of primary between Guatemala and Lower middle income?
7.3%, with Guatemala ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Guatemala and Lower middle income?
15 years are reported by both, from 1999 to 2018.
How do Guatemala and Lower middle income rank globally for out-of-school rate for children, adolescents and youth of primary?
Guatemala ranks 13th and Lower middle income ranks 13th of 137 countries.
Where does this data come from?
UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as Out-of-school rate for children, adolescents and youth of primary, lower secondary and upper secondary school age, female (%). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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About this data

Indicator
Out-of-school rate for children, adolescents and youth of primary, lower secondary and upper secondary school age, female (%)
Unit
%
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
180 places, 4,050 data points, 1970–2019
Last refreshed

Proportion of children, adolescents, and youth in the official age range for primary, lower secondary, and upper secondary education who are not enrolled in primary, lower secondary, or upper secondary education. To calculate the indicator, the number of students of the official age for primary, lower secondary, and upper secondary education enrolled in primary, lower secondary, and upper secondary education is subtracted from the total population of primary, lower secondary, and upper secondary education. The result is expressed as a percentage of the population of the official age for primary, lower secondary, and upper secondary education. For more information, consult the UNESCO Institute of Statistics website: http://www.uis.unesco.org/Education/