Out-of-school adolescents of lower secondary school age, female in Guatemala
Guatemala: Out-of-school adolescents of lower secondary school age, female was 203,853 number in 2018. ▲ Rising
Out-of-school adolescents of lower secondary school age, female in Guatemala, 1972–2018
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in number.
Analysis
In 2018, out-of-school adolescents of lower secondary school age, female in Guatemala stood at 203,853 number.
That represents a change of down 2.2% on the previous year and up 20.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, out-of-school adolescents of lower secondary school age, female in Guatemala peaked at 228,039 number in 1999 and was at its lowest, 120,233 number, in 2010.
Guatemala ranks 18th of 134 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 18 years of available data.
Out-of-school adolescents of lower secondary school age, female in Guatemala, year by year
| Year | number | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1972 | 162,295 number | — |
| 1974 | 165,083 number | +1.7% |
| 1975 | 166,963 number | +1.1% |
| 1999 | 228,039 number | +36.6% |
| 2000 | 215,568 number | -5.5% |
| 2001 | 193,451 number | -10.3% |
| 2002 | 190,957 number | -1.3% |
| 2008 | 168,777 number | -11.6% |
| 2009 | 151,950 number | -10.0% |
| 2010 | 120,233 number | -20.9% |
| 2011 | 142,036 number | +18.1% |
| 2012 | 166,075 number | +16.9% |
| 2013 | 171,779 number | +3.4% |
| 2014 | 174,887 number | +1.8% |
| 2015 | 180,128 number | +3.0% |
| 2016 | 197,347 number | +9.6% |
| 2017 | 208,479 number | +5.6% |
| 2018 | 203,853 number | -2.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 164,780 number | 162,295 number | 166,963 number | 3 |
| 1990s | 228,039 number | 228,039 number | 228,039 number | 1 |
| 2000s | 184,141 number | 151,950 number | 215,568 number | 5 |
| 2010s | 173,869 number | 120,233 number | 208,479 number | 9 |
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 of lower secondary school age, female in Guatemala?
- Out-of-school adolescents of lower secondary school age, female in Guatemala was 203,853 number in 2018, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest out-of-school adolescents of lower secondary school age, female recorded in Guatemala?
- The highest recorded value was 228,039 number in 1999.
- What is the lowest out-of-school adolescents of lower secondary school age, female recorded in Guatemala?
- The lowest recorded value was 120,233 number in 2010.
- How does Guatemala rank for out-of-school adolescents of lower secondary school age, female?
- Guatemala ranks 18th out of 134 countries with data for 2018.
- Is out-of-school adolescents of lower secondary school age, female rising or falling in Guatemala?
- Over the last ten years it is up 20.8%. 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 of lower secondary school age, female (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Total number of female lower secondary school age adolescents who are not enrolled in lower secondary education.