Out-of-school rate for adolescents and youth of lower and upper in Guatemala
Guatemala: Out-of-school rate for adolescents and youth of lower and upper was 48.9% in 2024. ▼ Falling
Out-of-school rate for adolescents and youth of lower and upper in Guatemala, 1999–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
Guatemala recorded 48.9% for out-of-school rate for adolescents and youth of lower and upper in 2024.
That represents a change of down 2.7% on the previous year and up 14.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, out-of-school rate for adolescents and youth of lower and upper in Guatemala peaked at 60.1% in 1999 and was at its lowest, 39.7%, in 2010.
That places Guatemala 18th out of 179 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 21 years of available data.
Out-of-school rate for adolescents and youth of lower and upper in Guatemala, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1999 | 60.1% | — |
| 2000 | 58.4% | -2.8% |
| 2001 | 55.4% | -5.1% |
| 2002 | 54.1% | -2.4% |
| 2008 | 46.1% | -14.7% |
| 2009 | 42.8% | -7.2% |
| 2010 | 39.7% | -7.1% |
| 2011 | 41.5% | +4.3% |
| 2012 | 42.3% | +2.0% |
| 2013 | 42.6% | +0.8% |
| 2014 | 42.6% | -0.1% |
| 2015 | 42.3% | -0.6% |
| 2016 | 43.7% | +3.3% |
| 2017 | 44.6% | +2.1% |
| 2018 | 44.4% | -0.5% |
| 2019 | 58.5% | +31.8% |
| 2020 | 47.5% | -18.8% |
| 2021 | 49.5% | +4.1% |
| 2022 | 51.2% | +3.5% |
| 2023 | 50.3% | -1.8% |
| 2024 | 48.9% | -2.7% |
Guatemala compared with similar countries
- Guatemala's 48.9% is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 13.6%, 3.6× the median. (52 countries reporting)
- Guatemala's 48.9% is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 14.0%, 3.5× the median. (36 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Out-of-school rate for adolescents and youth of lower and upper 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 | +31.8% | 44.4% | 58.5% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 60.1% | 60.1% | 60.1% | 1 |
| 2000s | 51.4% | 42.8% | 58.4% | 5 |
| 2010s | 44.2% | 39.7% | 58.5% | 10 |
| 2020s | 49.5% | 47.5% | 51.2% | 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 rate for adolescents and youth of lower and upper in Guatemala?
- Out-of-school rate for adolescents and youth of lower and upper in Guatemala was 48.9% in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest out-of-school rate for adolescents and youth of lower and upper recorded in Guatemala?
- The highest recorded value was 60.1% in 1999.
- What is the lowest out-of-school rate for adolescents and youth of lower and upper recorded in Guatemala?
- The lowest recorded value was 39.7% in 2010.
- How does Guatemala rank for out-of-school rate for adolescents and youth of lower and upper?
- Guatemala ranks 18th out of 179 countries with data for 2024.
- Is out-of-school rate for adolescents and youth of lower and upper rising or falling in Guatemala?
- Over the last ten years it is up 14.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Guatemala data come from?
- The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of Out-of-school rate for adolescents and youth of lower and upper secondary school age, both sexes (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release