Out-of-school children, one year younger than official primary entry in Guatemala

Guatemala: Out-of-school children, one year younger than official primary entry was 33,380 number in 2019. ▼ Falling

Latest (2019)
33,380 number
Change on year
up 10.3%
World rank
29th
of 132 countries
All-time high
81,129 number
in 1999
All-time low
28,177 number
in 2009
Years of data
20
1999–2019

Out-of-school children, one year younger than official primary entry in Guatemala, 1999–2019

20.0k40.0k60.0k80.0k1999200920191999: 81.1k number2000: 72.5k number2001: 66.3k number2002: 64.3k number2004: 50.9k number2005: 52.8k number2006: 42.4k number2007: 44.2k number2008: 44.6k number2009: 28.2k number2010: 32.1k number2011: 40.2k number2012: 48.8k number2013: 48.5k number2014: 44.9k number2015: 39.6k number2016: 43.7k number2017: 37.7k number2018: 30.3k number2019: 33.4k number

Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in number.

Analysis

In 2019, out-of-school children, one year younger than official primary entry in Guatemala stood at 33,380 number.

The figure is up 10.3% on the previous year and up 18.5% over ten years.

Over the whole period, out-of-school children, one year younger than official primary entry in Guatemala peaked at 81,129 number in 1999 and was at its lowest, 28,177 number, in 2009.

Guatemala ranks 29th of 132 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.

The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 20 years of available data.

Out-of-school children, one year younger than official primary entry in Guatemala, year by year

Annual values for Out-of-school children, one year younger than official primary entry age, male (number) in Guatemala, 1999 to 2019.
Year number Change
1999 81,129 number
2000 72,530 number -10.6%
2001 66,255 number -8.7%
2002 64,280 number -3.0%
2004 50,909 number -20.8%
2005 52,793 number +3.7%
2006 42,443 number -19.6%
2007 44,156 number +4.0%
2008 44,650 number +1.1%
2009 28,177 number -36.9%
2010 32,070 number +13.8%
2011 40,239 number +25.5%
2012 48,829 number +21.3%
2013 48,512 number -0.6%
2014 44,907 number -7.4%
2015 39,598 number -11.8%
2016 43,720 number +10.4%
2017 37,722 number -13.7%
2018 30,252 number -19.8%
2019 33,380 number +10.3%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 81,129 number 81,129 number 81,129 number 1
2000s 51,799 number 28,177 number 72,530 number 9
2010s 39,923 number 30,252 number 48,829 number 10

Countries ranked near Guatemala

  1. 26 Sierra Leone 62,949 number compare
  2. 27 Venezuela, Bolivarian Republic of 41,086 number compare
  3. 28 Eritrea 38,136 number compare
  4. 30 Azerbaijan 29,100 number compare
  5. 31 Algeria 26,916 number compare
  6. 32 Nepal 24,791 number compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is out-of-school children, one year younger than official primary entry in Guatemala?
Out-of-school children, one year younger than official primary entry in Guatemala was 33,380 number in 2019, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
What is the highest out-of-school children, one year younger than official primary entry recorded in Guatemala?
The highest recorded value was 81,129 number in 1999.
What is the lowest out-of-school children, one year younger than official primary entry recorded in Guatemala?
The lowest recorded value was 28,177 number in 2009.
How does Guatemala rank for out-of-school children, one year younger than official primary entry?
Guatemala ranks 29th out of 132 countries with data for 2019.
Is out-of-school children, one year younger than official primary entry rising or falling in Guatemala?
Over the last ten years it is up 18.5%. 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, one year younger than official primary entry age, male (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Out-of-school children, one year younger than official primary entry age, male (number)
Unit
number
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
174 places, 2,347 data points, 1997–2020
Last refreshed

Number of children one year before primary entry age who are not enrolled or attending pre-primary education during in a given academic year. For more information, consult the UNESCO Institute of Statistics website: http://www.uis.unesco.org/Education/