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 30.2% in 2025. ▲ Rising
Out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age in Guatemala, 2000–2025
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age in Guatemala is 30.2%, measured in 2025.
That represents a change of down 5.3% on the previous year and up 30.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age in Guatemala peaked at 34.9% in 2000 and was at its lowest, 18.8%, in 2012.
Guatemala ranks 38th of 206 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 26 years of available data.
Out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age in Guatemala, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 34.9% | — |
| 2001 | 34.1% | -2.3% |
| 2002 | 32.6% | -4.4% |
| 2003 | 29.9% | -8.3% |
| 2004 | 26.3% | -12.0% |
| 2005 | 22.9% | -12.9% |
| 2006 | 21.1% | -7.9% |
| 2007 | 21.6% | +2.4% |
| 2008 | 22.4% | +3.7% |
| 2009 | 22.1% | -1.3% |
| 2010 | 20.5% | -7.2% |
| 2011 | 19.0% | -7.3% |
| 2012 | 18.8% | -1.1% |
| 2013 | 19.7% | +4.8% |
| 2014 | 21.0% | +6.6% |
| 2015 | 23.1% | +10.0% |
| 2016 | 25.9% | +12.1% |
| 2017 | 28.8% | +11.2% |
| 2018 | 31.3% | +8.7% |
| 2019 | 33.2% | +6.1% |
| 2020 | 34.1% | +2.7% |
| 2021 | 34.3% | +0.6% |
| 2022 | 34.0% | -0.9% |
| 2023 | 33.2% | -2.4% |
| 2024 | 31.9% | -3.9% |
| 2025 | 30.2% | -5.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 26.8% | 21.1% | 34.9% | 10 |
| 2010s | 24.1% | 18.8% | 33.2% | 10 |
| 2020s | 32.9% | 30.2% | 34.3% | 6 |
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 30.2% in 2025, 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 34.9% in 2000.
- What is the lowest out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age recorded in Guatemala?
- The lowest recorded value was 18.8% in 2012.
- How does Guatemala rank for out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age?
- Guatemala ranks 38th out of 206 countries with data for 2025.
- 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 30.7%. 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 rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age, male (modelled data) (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release