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

Guatemala: Out-of-school children, adolescents and youth of primary and was 645,958 number in 2018. ▲ Rising

Latest (2018)
645,958 number
Change on year
up 0.1%
World rank
19th
of 136 countries
All-time high
645,958 number
in 2018
All-time low
413,270 number
in 2010
Years of data
15
1999–2018

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

0200.0k400.0k600.0k1999200820181999: 582.2k number2000: 571.8k number2001: 566.6k number2002: 529.9k number2008: 469.3k number2009: 447.3k number2010: 413.3k number2011: 468.9k number2012: 520.9k number2013: 558.1k number2014: 596.8k number2015: 608.1k number2016: 635.3k number2017: 645.3k number2018: 646.0k number

Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in number.

Analysis

In 2018, out-of-school children, adolescents and youth of primary and in Guatemala stood at 645,958 number. That is the highest value across all 15 years on record.

Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.1% on the previous year and up 37.6% over ten years.

Over the whole period, out-of-school children, adolescents and youth of primary and in Guatemala peaked at 645,958 number in 2018 and was at its lowest, 413,270 number, in 2010.

Guatemala ranks 19th of 136 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 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, male (number) in Guatemala, 1999 to 2018.
Year number Change
1999 582,225 number
2000 571,829 number -1.8%
2001 566,583 number -0.9%
2002 529,947 number -6.5%
2008 469,283 number -11.4%
2009 447,306 number -4.7%
2010 413,270 number -7.6%
2011 468,937 number +13.5%
2012 520,866 number +11.1%
2013 558,109 number +7.2%
2014 596,824 number +6.9%
2015 608,102 number +1.9%
2016 635,253 number +4.5%
2017 645,312 number +1.6%
2018 645,958 number +0.1%

Guatemala compared with similar countries

  • Guatemala's 645,958 number is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 49,735 number, 13.0× the median. (39 countries reporting)
  • Guatemala's 645,958 number is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 46,072 number, 14.0× the median. (34 countries reporting)

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 582,225 number 582,225 number 582,225 number 1
2000s 516,990 number 447,306 number 571,829 number 5
2010s 565,848 number 413,270 number 645,958 number 9

Countries ranked near Guatemala

  1. 16 Philippines 749,298 number compare
  2. 17 Türkiye 746,424 number compare
  3. 18 Cameroon 695,517 number compare
  4. 20 Iraq 614,171 number compare
  5. 21 Guinea 589,276 number compare
  6. 22 Malawi 491,046 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 645,958 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 645,958 number in 2018.
What is the lowest out-of-school children, adolescents and youth of primary and recorded in Guatemala?
The lowest recorded value was 413,270 number in 2010.
How does Guatemala rank for out-of-school children, adolescents and youth of primary and?
Guatemala ranks 19th out of 136 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 37.6%. 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 children, adolescents and youth of primary and secondary school age, male (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, male (number)
Unit
number
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
181 places, 4,156 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/