Out-of-school rate for children of primary school age, both sexes in Guatemala
Guatemala: Out-of-school rate for children of primary school age, both sexes was 8.1% in 2025. ▼ Falling
Out-of-school rate for children of primary school age, both sexes in Guatemala, 2000–2025
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2025, out-of-school rate for children of primary school age, both sexes in Guatemala stood at 8.1%.
That represents a change of down 1.2% on the previous year and down 9.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, out-of-school rate for children of primary school age, both sexes in Guatemala peaked at 14.6% in 2000 and was at its lowest, 5.5%, in 2008.
That places Guatemala 74th out of 206 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 26 years of available data.
Out-of-school rate for children of primary school age, both sexes in Guatemala, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 14.6% | — |
| 2001 | 12.9% | -11.6% |
| 2002 | 11.1% | -14.0% |
| 2003 | 9.5% | -14.4% |
| 2004 | 8.5% | -10.5% |
| 2005 | 7.7% | -9.4% |
| 2006 | 6.9% | -10.4% |
| 2007 | 6.1% | -11.6% |
| 2008 | 5.5% | -9.8% |
| 2009 | 5.5% | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 5.8% | +5.5% |
| 2011 | 6.2% | +6.9% |
| 2012 | 6.8% | +9.7% |
| 2013 | 7.5% | +10.3% |
| 2014 | 8.3% | +10.7% |
| 2015 | 8.9% | +7.2% |
| 2016 | 9.5% | +6.7% |
| 2017 | 9.8% | +3.2% |
| 2018 | 9.9% | +1.0% |
| 2019 | 9.7% | -2.0% |
| 2020 | 9.4% | -3.1% |
| 2021 | 9.1% | -3.2% |
| 2022 | 8.8% | -3.3% |
| 2023 | 8.4% | -4.5% |
| 2024 | 8.2% | -2.4% |
| 2025 | 8.1% | -1.2% |
Guatemala compared with similar countries
- Guatemala's 8.1% is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 3.4%, 2.4× the median. (58 countries reporting)
- Guatemala's 8.1% is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 4.7%, 1.7× the median. (39 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 8.8% | 5.5% | 14.6% | 10 |
| 2010s | 8.2% | 5.8% | 9.9% | 10 |
| 2020s | 8.7% | 8.1% | 9.4% | 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 children of primary school age, both sexes in Guatemala?
- Out-of-school rate for children of primary school age, both sexes in Guatemala was 8.1% in 2025, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest out-of-school rate for children of primary school age, both sexes recorded in Guatemala?
- The highest recorded value was 14.6% in 2000.
- What is the lowest out-of-school rate for children of primary school age, both sexes recorded in Guatemala?
- The lowest recorded value was 5.5% in 2008.
- How does Guatemala rank for out-of-school rate for children of primary school age, both sexes?
- Guatemala ranks 74th out of 206 countries with data for 2025.
- Is out-of-school rate for children of primary school age, both sexes rising or falling in Guatemala?
- Over the last ten years it is down 9.0%. 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 children of primary school age, both sexes (modelled data) (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release