Guatemala vs Suriname: Out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age
Guatemala
31.2%
in 2025
Suriname
33.1%
in 2025
Guatemala rank
38th
Suriname rank
35th
Out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age over time
- Guatemala
- Suriname
How they compare
Suriname currently reports 33.1% against 31.2% in Guatemala, a difference of 1.9%.
That makes Suriname's figure about 1.1 times Guatemala's.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 26 shared years of data; in 2000 it was Suriname ahead.
Guatemala ranks 38th and Suriname ranks 35th of 206 countries.
Across the 3 decades both report, Guatemala averaged higher in 2 and Suriname in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Guatemala | Suriname | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 31.5% | 35.3% | 3.8% | Suriname |
| 2010s | 27.7% | 25.3% | 2.4% | Guatemala |
| 2020s | 34.8% | 30.4% | 4.3% | Guatemala |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age, Guatemala or Suriname?
- Suriname, at 33.1% against 31.2% in Guatemala as of 2025.
- What is the difference in out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age between Guatemala and Suriname?
- 1.9%, with Suriname ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Guatemala and Suriname?
- 26 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2025.
- How do Guatemala and Suriname rank globally for out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age?
- Guatemala ranks 38th and Suriname ranks 35th of 206 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as Out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age, both sexes (modelled data) (%). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release