Out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age in Guatemala
Guatemala: Out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age was 32.8% in 2018. ▼ Falling
Out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age in Guatemala, 1972–2018
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
Guatemala recorded 32.8% for out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age in 2018.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 1.0% on the previous year and up 13.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age in Guatemala peaked at 73.8% in 1972 and was at its lowest, 18.9%, in 2010.
That places Guatemala 17th out of 150 countries with data for 2018, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 21 years of available data.
Out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age in Guatemala, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1972 | 73.8% | — |
| 1974 | 71.4% | -3.2% |
| 1975 | 71.0% | -0.6% |
| 1979 | 64.4% | -9.3% |
| 1980 | 65.8% | +2.1% |
| 1982 | 63.8% | -3.0% |
| 1999 | 46.7% | -26.8% |
| 2000 | 44.7% | -4.3% |
| 2001 | 39.1% | -12.4% |
| 2002 | 37.6% | -3.9% |
| 2008 | 28.7% | -23.6% |
| 2009 | 25.2% | -12.3% |
| 2010 | 18.9% | -25.1% |
| 2011 | 22.9% | +21.2% |
| 2012 | 27.1% | +18.6% |
| 2013 | 27.4% | +1.2% |
| 2014 | 27.8% | +1.1% |
| 2015 | 28.4% | +2.1% |
| 2016 | 31.0% | +9.2% |
| 2017 | 33.1% | +6.9% |
| 2018 | 32.8% | -1.0% |
Guatemala compared with similar countries
- Guatemala's 32.8% is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 6.2%, 5.3× the median. (47 countries reporting)
- Guatemala's 32.8% is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 10.0%, 3.3× the median. (33 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 70.2% | 64.4% | 73.8% | 4 |
| 1980s | 64.8% | 63.8% | 65.8% | 2 |
| 1990s | 46.7% | 46.7% | 46.7% | 1 |
| 2000s | 35.1% | 25.2% | 44.7% | 5 |
| 2010s | 27.7% | 18.9% | 33.1% | 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 rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age in Guatemala?
- Out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age in Guatemala was 32.8% in 2018, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age recorded in Guatemala?
- The highest recorded value was 73.8% in 1972.
- What is the lowest out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age recorded in Guatemala?
- The lowest recorded value was 18.9% in 2010.
- How does Guatemala rank for out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age?
- Guatemala ranks 17th out of 150 countries with data for 2018.
- Is out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age rising or falling in Guatemala?
- Over the last ten years it is up 13.9%. 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 of lower secondary school age, both sexes (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Number of adolescents of official lower secondary school age who are not enrolled in lower secondary school expressed as a percentage of the population of official lower secondary school age.