Out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, both sexes in Guatemala
Guatemala: Out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, both sexes was 59.2% in 2018. ▼ Falling
Out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, both sexes in Guatemala, 1999–2018
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
Guatemala recorded 59.2% for out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, both sexes in 2018.
That represents a change of up 1.5% on the previous year and down 7.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, both sexes in Guatemala peaked at 76.7% in 1999 and was at its lowest, 58.3%, in 2012.
Guatemala ranks 13th of 147 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 15 years of available data.
Out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, both sexes in Guatemala, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1999 | 76.7% | — |
| 2000 | 74.5% | -2.9% |
| 2001 | 73.1% | -1.9% |
| 2002 | 70.7% | -3.2% |
| 2008 | 63.8% | -9.8% |
| 2009 | 63.4% | -0.7% |
| 2010 | 61.6% | -2.7% |
| 2011 | 61.0% | -1.0% |
| 2012 | 58.3% | -4.5% |
| 2013 | 58.6% | +0.5% |
| 2014 | 59.3% | +1.3% |
| 2015 | 58.8% | -0.8% |
| 2016 | 58.4% | -0.8% |
| 2017 | 58.3% | -0.1% |
| 2018 | 59.2% | +1.5% |
Guatemala compared with similar countries
- Guatemala's 59.2% is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 20.9%, 2.8× the median. (43 countries reporting)
- Guatemala's 59.2% is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 21.1%, 2.8× the median. (36 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 76.7% | 76.7% | 76.7% | 1 |
| 2000s | 69.1% | 63.4% | 74.5% | 5 |
| 2010s | 59.3% | 58.3% | 61.6% | 9 |
Countries ranked near Guatemala
- 10 Burkina Faso 66.1% compare
- 11 Burundi 64.7% compare
- 12 Mauritania 61.1% compare
- 14 Côte d'Ivoire 58.3% compare
- 15 Yemen 56.4% compare
- 16 Cambodia 56.1% compare
More reference data data for Guatemala
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 0.9286 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 1.39 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 3.72 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0.1246 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Agricultural Soils 3.72 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 3.11 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure Management 1.9 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 7.68 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 18.61 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0.6786 (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, both sexes in Guatemala?
- Out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, both sexes in Guatemala was 59.2% in 2018, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, both sexes recorded in Guatemala?
- The highest recorded value was 76.7% in 1999.
- What is the lowest out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, both sexes recorded in Guatemala?
- The lowest recorded value was 58.3% in 2012.
- How does Guatemala rank for out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, both sexes?
- Guatemala ranks 13th out of 147 countries with data for 2018.
- Is out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, both sexes rising or falling in Guatemala?
- Over the last ten years it is down 7.3%. 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 youth of upper secondary school age, both sexes (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Number of youth of official upper secondary school age who are not enrolled in upper secondary school expressed as a percentage of the population of official upper secondary school age.