Children out of school, primary in Guatemala
Guatemala: Children out of school, primary was 201,342 in 2024. ▼ Falling
Children out of school, primary 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 in Guatemala is 201,342, measured in 2024.
That represents a change of up 1.7% on the previous year and down 8.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, children out of school, primary in Guatemala peaked at 514,521 in 1997 and was at its lowest, 55,265, in 2011.
Guatemala ranks 38th of 197 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 35 years of available data.
Children out of school, primary in Guatemala, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 458,638 | — |
| 1971 | 457,977 | -0.1% |
| 1972 | 462,672 | +1.0% |
| 1974 | 478,079 | +3.3% |
| 1975 | 476,959 | -0.2% |
| 1978 | 462,864 | -3.0% |
| 1979 | 462,538 | -0.1% |
| 1980 | 447,415 | -3.3% |
| 1981 | 419,727 | -6.2% |
| 1982 | 464,759 | +10.7% |
| 1983 | 428,392 | -7.8% |
| 1997 | 514,521 | +20.1% |
| 1999 | 328,599 | -36.1% |
| 2000 | 292,825 | -10.9% |
| 2001 | 318,378 | +8.7% |
| 2002 | 256,938 | -19.3% |
| 2004 | 168,707 | -34.3% |
| 2005 | 141,789 | -16.0% |
| 2006 | 114,237 | -19.4% |
| 2007 | 92,775 | -18.8% |
| 2008 | 88,802 | -4.3% |
| 2011 | 55,265 | -37.8% |
| 2012 | 117,926 | +113.4% |
| 2013 | 170,353 | +44.5% |
| 2014 | 218,977 | +28.5% |
| 2015 | 233,950 | +6.8% |
| 2016 | 260,599 | +11.4% |
| 2017 | 245,390 | -5.8% |
| 2018 | 221,556 | -9.7% |
| 2019 | 227,941 | +2.9% |
| 2020 | 226,098 | -0.8% |
| 2021 | 198,635 | -12.1% |
| 2022 | 198,772 | +0.1% |
| 2023 | 197,954 | -0.4% |
| 2024 | 201,342 | +1.7% |
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Children out of school, primary in Guatemala changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2012 | +113.4% | 55,265 | 117,926 |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 465,675 | 457,977 | 478,079 | 7 |
| 1980s | 440,073 | 419,727 | 464,759 | 4 |
| 1990s | 421,560 | 328,599 | 514,521 | 2 |
| 2000s | 184,306 | 88,802 | 318,378 | 8 |
| 2010s | 194,662 | 55,265 | 260,599 | 9 |
| 2020s | 204,560 | 197,954 | 226,098 | 5 |
Countries ranked near Guatemala
More education data for Guatemala
- Gender gap education levels, gaps filled 91.64 (2024)
- Primary enrollment selected countries, gaps filled 91.57 (2024)
- Teachers in secondary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 122,548 (2024)
- Repeaters in primary education, all grades, both sexes (number), gaps 247,917 (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, male (number), gaps filled 335,306 (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, female (number), gaps filled 328,468 (2024)
- Secondary education, pupils, gaps filled 1.13 million (2024)
- Primary education, duration (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Primary education, pupils, gaps filled 2.42 million (2024)
- Primary education, pupils, annual growth rate 0.3948 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is children out of school, primary in Guatemala?
- Children out of school, primary in Guatemala was 201,342 in 2024, according to Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO).
- What is the highest children out of school, primary recorded in Guatemala?
- The highest recorded value was 514,521 in 1997.
- What is the lowest children out of school, primary recorded in Guatemala?
- The lowest recorded value was 55,265 in 2011.
- How does Guatemala rank for children out of school, primary?
- Guatemala ranks 38th out of 197 countries with data for 2024.
- Is children out of school, primary rising or falling in Guatemala?
- Over the last ten years it is down 8.1%. 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. 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.