Out-of-school rate for children one year younger than official in Guatemala
Guatemala: Out-of-school rate for children one year younger than official was 15.7% in 2019. ▼ Falling
Out-of-school rate for children one year younger than official in Guatemala, 1999–2019
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2019, out-of-school rate for children one year younger than official in Guatemala stood at 15.7%.
The figure is up 7.3% on the previous year and up 34.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, out-of-school rate for children one year younger than official in Guatemala peaked at 48.4% in 1999 and was at its lowest, 11.7%, in 2009.
Guatemala ranks 49th of 132 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 20 years of available data.
Out-of-school rate for children one year younger than official in Guatemala, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1999 | 48.4% | — |
| 2000 | 41.5% | -14.2% |
| 2001 | 36.6% | -11.9% |
| 2002 | 35.3% | -3.5% |
| 2004 | 26.0% | -26.4% |
| 2005 | 26.7% | +2.9% |
| 2006 | 20.7% | -22.7% |
| 2007 | 21.0% | +1.4% |
| 2008 | 21.0% | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 11.7% | -44.2% |
| 2010 | 13.2% | +12.5% |
| 2011 | 17.9% | +35.8% |
| 2012 | 22.9% | +28.1% |
| 2013 | 24.0% | +4.8% |
| 2014 | 21.8% | -9.1% |
| 2015 | 19.3% | -11.3% |
| 2016 | 21.5% | +11.4% |
| 2017 | 18.5% | -14.0% |
| 2018 | 14.6% | -21.1% |
| 2019 | 15.7% | +7.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 48.4% | 48.4% | 48.4% | 1 |
| 2000s | 26.7% | 11.7% | 41.5% | 9 |
| 2010s | 19.0% | 13.2% | 24.0% | 10 |
Countries ranked near Guatemala
- 46 El Salvador 16.9% compare
- 47 Kuwait 16.3% compare
- 48 Belize 16.2% compare
- 50 Philippines 14.4% compare
- 51 Venezuela, Bolivarian Republic of 14.3% compare
- 52 Australia 14.2% compare
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Frequently asked questions
- What is out-of-school rate for children one year younger than official in Guatemala?
- Out-of-school rate for children one year younger than official in Guatemala was 15.7% in 2019, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest out-of-school rate for children one year younger than official recorded in Guatemala?
- The highest recorded value was 48.4% in 1999.
- What is the lowest out-of-school rate for children one year younger than official recorded in Guatemala?
- The lowest recorded value was 11.7% in 2009.
- How does Guatemala rank for out-of-school rate for children one year younger than official?
- Guatemala ranks 49th out of 132 countries with data for 2019.
- Is out-of-school rate for children one year younger than official rising or falling in Guatemala?
- Over the last ten years it is up 34.1%. 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 rate for children one year younger than official primary entrance age, female (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Proportion of children in the official age range for one year before primary education who are not enrolled in pre-primary education. To calculate the indicator, the number of students of the official age for one year before primary education enrolled in pre-primary education is subtracted from the total population for one year before primary education. The result is expressed as a percentage of the population of the official age for the year before primary education. For more information, consult the UNESCO Institute of Statistics website: http://www.uis.unesco.org/Education/