Guatemala vs Uganda: Out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age
Guatemala
30.2%
in 2025
Uganda
32.5%
in 2025
Guatemala rank
38th
Uganda rank
35th
Out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age over time
- Guatemala
- Uganda
How they compare
Uganda currently reports 32.5% against 30.2% in Guatemala, a difference of 2.3%.
That makes Uganda's figure about 1.1 times Guatemala's.
The two have swapped places 5 times across 26 shared years of data; in 2000 it was Guatemala ahead.
Guatemala ranks 38th and Uganda ranks 35th of 206 countries.
Across the 3 decades both report, Guatemala averaged higher in 1 and Uganda in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Guatemala | Uganda | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 26.8% | 22.2% | 4.6% | Guatemala |
| 2010s | 24.1% | 25.4% | 1.2% | Uganda |
| 2020s | 32.9% | 33.8% | 0.8% | Uganda |
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 Uganda?
- Uganda, at 32.5% against 30.2% in Guatemala as of 2025.
- What is the difference in out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age between Guatemala and Uganda?
- 2.3%, with Uganda ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Guatemala and Uganda?
- 26 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2025.
- How do Guatemala and Uganda rank globally for out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age?
- Guatemala ranks 38th and Uganda 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, male (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