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

Latest (2018)
203,853 number
Change on year
down 2.2%
World rank
18th
of 134 countries
All-time high
228,039 number
in 1999
All-time low
120,233 number
in 2010
Years of data
18
1972–2018

Out-of-school adolescents of lower secondary school age, female in Guatemala, 1972–2018

050.0k100.0k150.0k200.0k250.0k1972199520181972: 162.3k number1974: 165.1k number1975: 167.0k number1999: 228.0k number2000: 215.6k number2001: 193.5k number2002: 191.0k number2008: 168.8k number2009: 151.9k number2010: 120.2k number2011: 142.0k number2012: 166.1k number2013: 171.8k number2014: 174.9k number2015: 180.1k number2016: 197.3k number2017: 208.5k number2018: 203.9k number

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

Annual values for Out-of-school adolescents of lower secondary school age, female (number) in Guatemala, 1972 to 2018.
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

DecadeAverage LowestHighest 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

  1. 15 Yemen 323,011 number compare
  2. 16 Philippines 308,338 number compare
  3. 17 Mexico 225,315 number compare
  4. 19 Türkiye 178,745 number compare
  5. 20 Malawi 166,620 number compare
  6. 21 Central African Republic 144,491 number compare

See the full ranking of 179 places →

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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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Indicator
Out-of-school adolescents of lower secondary school age, female (number)
Unit
number
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
179 places, 3,028 data points, 1970–2019
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Total number of female lower secondary school age adolescents who are not enrolled in lower secondary education.