Out-of-school adolescents and youth of secondary school age, male in Guatemala
Guatemala: Out-of-school adolescents and youth of secondary school age, male was 560,584 in 2024. ▲ Rising
Out-of-school adolescents and youth of secondary school age, male in Guatemala, 1999–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
Analysis
In 2024, out-of-school adolescents and youth of secondary school age, male in Guatemala stood at 560,584.
The figure is down 2.9% on the previous year and up 28.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, out-of-school adolescents and youth of secondary school age, male in Guatemala peaked at 637,937 in 2019 and was at its lowest, 383,684, in 2010.
Guatemala ranks 28th of 175 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 21 years of available data.
Out-of-school adolescents and youth of secondary school age, male in Guatemala, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1999 | 438,609 | — |
| 2000 | 448,649 | +2.3% |
| 2001 | 439,145 | -2.1% |
| 2002 | 438,268 | -0.2% |
| 2008 | 437,720 | -0.1% |
| 2009 | 411,417 | -6.0% |
| 2010 | 383,684 | -6.7% |
| 2011 | 409,296 | +6.7% |
| 2012 | 423,379 | +3.4% |
| 2013 | 431,359 | +1.9% |
| 2014 | 437,137 | +1.3% |
| 2015 | 438,350 | +0.3% |
| 2016 | 458,968 | +4.7% |
| 2017 | 476,048 | +3.7% |
| 2018 | 478,007 | +0.4% |
| 2019 | 637,937 | +33.5% |
| 2020 | 522,624 | -18.1% |
| 2021 | 552,375 | +5.7% |
| 2022 | 583,773 | +5.7% |
| 2023 | 577,275 | -1.1% |
| 2024 | 560,584 | -2.9% |
Guatemala compared with similar countries
- Guatemala's 560,584 is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 27,150, 20.6× the median. (51 countries reporting)
- Guatemala's 560,584 is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 24,260, 23.1× the median. (35 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Out-of-school adolescents and youth of secondary school age, male 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2019 | +33.5% | 478,007 | 637,937 |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 438,609 | 438,609 | 438,609 | 1 |
| 2000s | 435,040 | 411,417 | 448,649 | 5 |
| 2010s | 457,416 | 383,684 | 637,937 | 10 |
| 2020s | 559,326 | 522,624 | 583,773 | 5 |
Countries ranked near Guatemala
More education data for Guatemala
- 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)
- Primary education, pupils, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Primary education, pupils, per capita 0.1317 units per person (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is out-of-school adolescents and youth of secondary school age, male in Guatemala?
- Out-of-school adolescents and youth of secondary school age, male in Guatemala was 560,584 in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest out-of-school adolescents and youth of secondary school age, male recorded in Guatemala?
- The highest recorded value was 637,937 in 2019.
- What is the lowest out-of-school adolescents and youth of secondary school age, male recorded in Guatemala?
- The lowest recorded value was 383,684 in 2010.
- How does Guatemala rank for out-of-school adolescents and youth of secondary school age, male?
- Guatemala ranks 28th out of 175 countries with data for 2024.
- Is out-of-school adolescents and youth of secondary school age, male rising or falling in Guatemala?
- Over the last ten years it is up 28.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Guatemala data come from?
- The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of Out-of-school adolescents and youth of secondary school age, male (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
Download this data
CSV · JSON — 21 observations, free to reuse under CC BY-SA 3.0 IGO (UNESCO Institute for Statistics).
About this data
February 2026 Data Release