Guatemala vs World: Out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age
Guatemala
35.3%
in 2018
World
15.4%
in 2019
Guatemala rank
17th
World rank
17th
Out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age over time
- Guatemala
- World
How they compare
Guatemala currently reports 35.3% against 15.4% in World, a difference of 19.9%.
That makes Guatemala's figure about 2.3 times World's.
Across all 15 years both countries report, Guatemala has been ahead every year.
Guatemala ranks 17th and World ranks 17th of 134 countries.
Guatemala has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Guatemala | World | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 54.4% | 29.0% | 25.4% | Guatemala |
| 2000s | 40.5% | 24.1% | 16.4% | Guatemala |
| 2010s | 31.2% | 16.4% | 14.7% | 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 World?
- Guatemala, at 35.3% against 15.4% in World as of 2018.
- What is the difference in out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age between Guatemala and World?
- 19.9%, with Guatemala ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Guatemala and World?
- 15 years are reported by both, from 1999 to 2018.
- How do Guatemala and World rank globally for out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age?
- Guatemala ranks 17th and World ranks 17th of 134 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as Out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age, female (%). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Number of females of official lower secondary school age who are not enrolled in lower secondary school expressed as a percentage of the female population of official lower secondary school age.