How many years of comparable data are there for Eritrea and Guatemala?

14 years are reported by both, from 1999 to 2018.

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 (%). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

Eritrea vs Guatemala: Out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age

Eritrea

36.1%

in 2018

Guatemala

32.8%

in 2018

Eritrea rank

14th

Guatemala rank

17th

Out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age over time

Eritrea
Guatemala

How they compare

Eritrea currently reports 36.1% against 32.8% in Guatemala, a difference of 3.3%.

That makes Eritrea's figure about 1.1 times Guatemala's.

The two have swapped places 2 times across 14 shared years of data; in 1999 it was Eritrea ahead.

Eritrea ranks 14th and Guatemala ranks 17th of 150 countries.

Eritrea has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Eritrea	Guatemala	Difference	Ahead
1990s	48.2%	46.7%	1.5%	Eritrea
2000s	39.6%	35.1%	4.5%	Eritrea
2010s	31.6%	27.3%	4.3%	Eritrea

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, Eritrea or Guatemala?: Eritrea, at 36.1% against 32.8% in Guatemala as of 2018.
What is the difference in out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age between Eritrea and Guatemala?: 3.3%, with Eritrea ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Eritrea and Guatemala?: 14 years are reported by both, from 1999 to 2018.
How do Eritrea and Guatemala rank globally for out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age?: Eritrea ranks 14th and Guatemala ranks 17th of 150 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 (%). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator: Out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age, both sexes (%)
Unit: %
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage: 195 places, 3,656 data points, 1970–2019
Last refreshed: 04 September 2026

Number of adolescents of official lower secondary school age who are not enrolled in lower secondary school expressed as a percentage of the population of official lower secondary school age.