Guatemala vs Lower middle income: Out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, both sexes

Guatemala
59.2%
in 2018
Lower middle income
45.2%
in 2019
Guatemala rank
13th
Lower middle income rank
13th

Out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, both sexes over time

  • Guatemala
  • Lower middle income
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How they compare

Guatemala currently reports 59.2% against 45.2% in Lower middle income, a difference of 14.0%.

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

Across all 15 years both countries report, Guatemala has been ahead every year.

Guatemala ranks 13th and Lower middle income ranks 13th of 147 countries.

Guatemala has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Guatemala Lower middle income Difference Ahead
1990s 76.7% 64.7% 12.0% Guatemala
2000s 69.1% 60.2% 8.9% Guatemala
2010s 59.3% 48.9% 10.3% Guatemala

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, both sexes, Guatemala or Lower middle income?
Guatemala, at 59.2% against 45.2% in Lower middle income as of 2018.
What is the difference in out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, both sexes between Guatemala and Lower middle income?
14.0%, 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 youth of upper secondary school age, both sexes?
Guatemala ranks 13th and Lower middle income ranks 13th of 147 countries.
Where does this data come from?
UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as Out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, both sexes (%). 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 youth of upper secondary school age, both sexes (%)
Unit
%
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
192 places, 3,194 data points, 1970–2019
Last refreshed

Number of youth of official upper secondary school age who are not enrolled in upper secondary school expressed as a percentage of the population of official upper secondary school age.