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

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

Guatemala vs World: Out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age, male

Guatemala

30.3%

in 2018

World

15.3%

in 2019

Guatemala rank

18th

World rank

20th

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

Guatemala
World

How they compare

Guatemala currently reports 30.3% against 15.3% in World, a difference of 15.0%.

That makes Guatemala's figure about 2.0 times World's.

The two have swapped places 2 times across 15 shared years of data; in 1999 it was Guatemala ahead.

Guatemala ranks 18th and World ranks 20th 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	39.1%	23.4%	15.7%	Guatemala
2000s	29.8%	20.3%	9.4%	Guatemala
2010s	24.4%	16.3%	8.1%	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, male, Guatemala or World?: Guatemala, at 30.3% against 15.3% in World as of 2018.
What is the difference in out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age, male between Guatemala and World?: 15.0%, 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, male?: Guatemala ranks 18th and World ranks 20th 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, male (%). 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, male (%)
Unit: %
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage: 179 places, 2,994 data points, 1970–2019
Last refreshed: 04 September 2026

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