Out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, female in Guatemala

Guatemala: Out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, female was 61.3% in 2018. ▼ Falling

Latest (2018)
61.3%
Change on year
up 1.0%
World rank
15th
of 143 countries
All-time high
79.7%
in 1999
All-time low
60.6%
in 2017
Years of data
15
1999–2018

Out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, female in Guatemala, 1999–2018

0204060801999200820181999: 79.7 %2000: 76.2 %2001: 74.4 %2002: 72.4 %2008: 65.2 %2009: 65.2 %2010: 63.8 %2011: 63.3 %2012: 60.9 %2013: 61.2 %2014: 61.7 %2015: 61.4 %2016: 60.9 %2017: 60.6 %2018: 61.3 %

Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics (http://uis.unesco.org/). Measured in %.

Analysis

In 2018, out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, female in Guatemala stood at 61.3%.

That represents a change of up 1.0% on the previous year and down 6.0% over ten years.

Over the whole period, out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, female in Guatemala peaked at 79.7% in 1999 and was at its lowest, 60.6%, in 2017.

That places Guatemala 15th out of 143 countries with data for 2018, putting it 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, female in Guatemala, year by year

Annual values for Out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, female (%) in Guatemala, 1999 to 2018.
Year % Change
1999 79.7%
2000 76.2% -4.4%
2001 74.4% -2.4%
2002 72.4% -2.7%
2008 65.2% -9.9%
2009 65.2% -0.0%
2010 63.8% -2.1%
2011 63.3% -0.9%
2012 60.9% -3.8%
2013 61.2% +0.6%
2014 61.7% +0.8%
2015 61.4% -0.5%
2016 60.9% -0.9%
2017 60.6% -0.5%
2018 61.3% +1.0%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 79.7% 79.7% 79.7% 1
2000s 70.7% 65.2% 76.2% 5
2010s 61.7% 60.6% 63.8% 9

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Frequently asked questions

What is out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, female in Guatemala?
Out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, female in Guatemala was 61.3% in 2018, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics (http://uis.unesco.org/).
What is the highest out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, female recorded in Guatemala?
The highest recorded value was 79.7% in 1999.
What is the lowest out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, female recorded in Guatemala?
The lowest recorded value was 60.6% in 2017.
How does Guatemala rank for out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, female?
Guatemala ranks 15th out of 143 countries with data for 2018.
Is out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, female rising or falling in Guatemala?
Over the last ten years it is down 6.0%. 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 (http://uis.unesco.org/), published as part of Out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, female (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, female (%)
Unit
%
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics (http://uis.unesco.org/)
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
188 places, 2,990 data points, 1970–2019
Last refreshed

Number of females of official upper secondary school age who are not enrolled in upper secondary school expressed as a percentage of the female population of official upper secondary school age.