Children out of school, primary, female in Guatemala
Guatemala: Children out of school, primary, female was 98,449 in 2024. ▼ Falling
Children out of school, primary, female in Guatemala, 1970–2024
Source: Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO).
Analysis
The most recent figure for children out of school, primary, female in Guatemala is 98,449, measured in 2024.
The figure is up 0.5% on the previous year and down 14.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, children out of school, primary, female in Guatemala peaked at 285,486 in 1997 and was at its lowest, 32,056, in 2011.
That places Guatemala 42nd out of 177 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 33 years of available data.
Children out of school, primary, female in Guatemala, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 243,402 | — |
| 1971 | 244,404 | +0.4% |
| 1972 | 247,084 | +1.1% |
| 1974 | 254,166 | +2.9% |
| 1975 | 254,698 | +0.2% |
| 1978 | 248,199 | -2.6% |
| 1981 | 229,992 | -7.3% |
| 1982 | 247,789 | +7.7% |
| 1983 | 234,566 | -5.3% |
| 1997 | 285,486 | +21.7% |
| 1999 | 192,130 | -32.7% |
| 2000 | 170,626 | -11.2% |
| 2001 | 182,199 | +6.8% |
| 2002 | 148,202 | -18.7% |
| 2004 | 102,806 | -30.6% |
| 2005 | 88,110 | -14.3% |
| 2006 | 73,605 | -16.5% |
| 2007 | 61,002 | -17.1% |
| 2008 | 57,952 | -5.0% |
| 2011 | 32,056 | -44.7% |
| 2012 | 64,018 | +99.7% |
| 2013 | 90,488 | +41.3% |
| 2014 | 115,061 | +27.2% |
| 2015 | 123,247 | +7.1% |
| 2016 | 136,320 | +10.6% |
| 2017 | 128,654 | -5.6% |
| 2018 | 115,636 | -10.1% |
| 2019 | 118,948 | +2.9% |
| 2020 | 114,744 | -3.5% |
| 2021 | 99,809 | -13.0% |
| 2022 | 98,881 | -0.9% |
| 2023 | 97,975 | -0.9% |
| 2024 | 98,449 | +0.5% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 248,659 | 243,402 | 254,698 | 6 |
| 1980s | 237,449 | 229,992 | 247,789 | 3 |
| 1990s | 238,808 | 192,130 | 285,486 | 2 |
| 2000s | 110,563 | 57,952 | 182,199 | 8 |
| 2010s | 102,714 | 32,056 | 136,320 | 9 |
| 2020s | 101,972 | 97,975 | 114,744 | 5 |
Countries ranked near Guatemala
More education data for Guatemala
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 22.73 % change on previous year (2015)
- Teachers in primary education, female (number), gaps filled 82,077 (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, male (number), gaps filled 40,285 (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) 279,477 (2023)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) 25.62 % change on previous year (2015)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number), gaps 225,289 (2023)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number) 19.56 % change on previous year (2015)
- Theoretical duration of primary education (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Theoretical duration of pre-primary education (years), annual growth 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Start of the academic school year (pre-primary to post-secondary non) 0.0494 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is children out of school, primary, female in Guatemala?
- Children out of school, primary, female in Guatemala was 98,449 in 2024, according to Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO).
- What is the highest children out of school, primary, female recorded in Guatemala?
- The highest recorded value was 285,486 in 1997.
- What is the lowest children out of school, primary, female recorded in Guatemala?
- The lowest recorded value was 32,056 in 2011.
- How does Guatemala rank for children out of school, primary, female?
- Guatemala ranks 42nd out of 177 countries with data for 2024.
- Is children out of school, primary, female rising or falling in Guatemala?
- Over the last ten years it is down 14.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Guatemala data come from?
- The figures come from Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO), published as part of Children out of school, primary, female. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Children out of school are the number of primary-school-age children not enrolled in primary or secondary school.