Out-of-school children, adolescents and youth of primary and in Guatemala

Guatemala: Out-of-school children, adolescents and youth of primary and was 666,563 number in 2018. ▼ Falling

Latest (2018)
666,563 number
Change on year
down 1.3%
World rank
19th
of 137 countries
All-time high
724,319 number
in 1999
All-time low
459,593 number
in 2010
Years of data
15
1999–2018

Out-of-school children, adolescents and youth of primary and in Guatemala, 1999–2018

0200.0k400.0k600.0k800.0k1999200820181999: 724.3k number2000: 683.3k number2001: 671.7k number2002: 633.0k number2008: 531.0k number2009: 496.0k number2010: 459.6k number2011: 509.2k number2012: 562.1k number2013: 601.9k number2014: 634.7k number2015: 646.9k number2016: 673.1k number2017: 675.4k number2018: 666.6k number

Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in number.

Analysis

The most recent figure for out-of-school children, adolescents and youth of primary and in Guatemala is 666,563 number, measured in 2018.

That represents a change of down 1.3% on the previous year and up 25.5% over ten years.

Over the whole period, out-of-school children, adolescents and youth of primary and in Guatemala peaked at 724,319 number in 1999 and was at its lowest, 459,593 number, in 2010.

That places Guatemala 19th out of 137 countries with data for 2018, putting it in the top quarter.

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

Out-of-school children, adolescents and youth of primary and in Guatemala, year by year

Annual values for Out-of-school children, adolescents and youth of primary and secondary school age, female (number) in Guatemala, 1999 to 2018.
Year number Change
1999 724,319 number
2000 683,257 number -5.7%
2001 671,741 number -1.7%
2002 633,029 number -5.8%
2008 530,997 number -16.1%
2009 496,047 number -6.6%
2010 459,593 number -7.3%
2011 509,179 number +10.8%
2012 562,114 number +10.4%
2013 601,857 number +7.1%
2014 634,700 number +5.5%
2015 646,889 number +1.9%
2016 673,064 number +4.0%
2017 675,439 number +0.4%
2018 666,563 number -1.3%

Guatemala compared with similar countries

  • Guatemala's 666,563 number is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 45,264 number, 14.7× the median. (39 countries reporting)
  • Guatemala's 666,563 number is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 44,532 number, 15.0× the median. (34 countries reporting)

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 724,319 number 724,319 number 724,319 number 1
2000s 603,014 number 496,047 number 683,257 number 5
2010s 603,266 number 459,593 number 675,439 number 9

Countries ranked near Guatemala

  1. 16 Guinea 842,734 number compare
  2. 17 South Africa 797,795 number compare
  3. 18 Türkiye 775,507 number compare
  4. 20 Egypt 646,941 number compare
  5. 21 Iran, Islamic Republic of 560,954 number compare
  6. 22 Malawi 480,930 number compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is out-of-school children, adolescents and youth of primary and in Guatemala?
Out-of-school children, adolescents and youth of primary and in Guatemala was 666,563 number in 2018, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
What is the highest out-of-school children, adolescents and youth of primary and recorded in Guatemala?
The highest recorded value was 724,319 number in 1999.
What is the lowest out-of-school children, adolescents and youth of primary and recorded in Guatemala?
The lowest recorded value was 459,593 number in 2010.
How does Guatemala rank for out-of-school children, adolescents and youth of primary and?
Guatemala ranks 19th out of 137 countries with data for 2018.
Is out-of-school children, adolescents and youth of primary and rising or falling in Guatemala?
Over the last ten years it is up 25.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
Where does this Guatemala data come from?
The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of Out-of-school children, adolescents and youth of primary and secondary school age, female (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Out-of-school children, adolescents and youth of primary and secondary school age, female (number)
Unit
number
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
182 places, 4,161 data points, 1970–2019
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Number of children, adolescents, and youth of primary, lower secondary, and upper 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/