Out-of-school adolescents and youth of secondary school age, both in Guatemala

Guatemala: Out-of-school adolescents and youth of secondary school age, both was 1.07 million number in 2018. ▲ Rising

Latest (2018)
1.07 million number
Change on year
up 1.6%
World rank
19th
of 142 countries
All-time high
1.07 million number
in 2018
All-time low
818,567 number
in 2010
Years of data
15
1999–2018

Out-of-school adolescents and youth of secondary school age, both in Guatemala, 1999–2018

0250.0k500.0k750.0k1.0M1999200820181999: 997.6k number2000: 981.1k number2001: 933.6k number2002: 912.2k number2008: 898.8k number2009: 903.6k number2010: 818.6k number2011: 873.3k number2012: 906.9k number2013: 928.4k number2014: 954.9k number2015: 972.5k number2016: 1.0M number2017: 1.0M number2018: 1.1M number

Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in number.

Analysis

Guatemala recorded 1.07 million number for out-of-school adolescents and youth of secondary school age, both in 2018. That is the highest value across all 15 years on record.

That represents a change of up 1.6% on the previous year and up 18.6% over ten years.

Over the whole period, out-of-school adolescents and youth of secondary school age, both in Guatemala peaked at 1.07 million number in 2018 and was at its lowest, 818,567 number, in 2010.

Guatemala ranks 19th of 142 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 15 years of available data.

Out-of-school adolescents and youth of secondary school age, both in Guatemala, year by year

Annual values for Out-of-school adolescents and youth of secondary school age, both sexes (number) in Guatemala, 1999 to 2018.
Year number Change
1999 997,561 number
2000 981,150 number -1.6%
2001 933,591 number -4.8%
2002 912,192 number -2.3%
2008 898,751 number -1.5%
2009 903,620 number +0.5%
2010 818,567 number -9.4%
2011 873,343 number +6.7%
2012 906,939 number +3.8%
2013 928,400 number +2.4%
2014 954,930 number +2.9%
2015 972,455 number +1.8%
2016 1.01 million number +4.1%
2017 1.05 million number +3.7%
2018 1.07 million number +1.6%

Guatemala compared with similar countries

  • Guatemala's 1.07 million number is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 48,069 number, 22.2× the median. (43 countries reporting)
  • Guatemala's 1.07 million number is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 48,069 number, 22.2× the median. (33 countries reporting)

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 997,561 number 997,561 number 997,561 number 1
2000s 925,861 number 898,751 number 981,150 number 5
2010s 953,582 number 818,567 number 1.07 million number 9

Countries ranked near Guatemala

  1. 16 Türkiye 1.26 million number compare
  2. 17 Thailand 1.19 million number compare
  3. 18 Kenya 1.16 million number compare
  4. 20 Guinea 1.05 million number compare
  5. 21 Iran, Islamic Republic of 1.01 million number compare
  6. 22 Malawi 913,029 number compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is out-of-school adolescents and youth of secondary school age, both in Guatemala?
Out-of-school adolescents and youth of secondary school age, both in Guatemala was 1.07 million number in 2018, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
What is the highest out-of-school adolescents and youth of secondary school age, both recorded in Guatemala?
The highest recorded value was 1.07 million number in 2018.
What is the lowest out-of-school adolescents and youth of secondary school age, both recorded in Guatemala?
The lowest recorded value was 818,567 number in 2010.
How does Guatemala rank for out-of-school adolescents and youth of secondary school age, both?
Guatemala ranks 19th out of 142 countries with data for 2018.
Is out-of-school adolescents and youth of secondary school age, both rising or falling in Guatemala?
Over the last ten years it is up 18.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Guatemala data come from?
The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of Out-of-school adolescents and youth of secondary school age, both sexes (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Out-of-school adolescents and youth of secondary school age, both sexes (number)
Unit
number
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
187 places, 4,335 data points, 1970–2019
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Number of adolescents and youth of secondary school age who are not enrolled or attending school during in a given academic year. For more information, consult the UNESCO Institute of Statistics website: http://www.uis.unesco.org/Education/