Out-of-school rate for children of primary school age, female in Guatemala
Guatemala: Out-of-school rate for children of primary school age, female was 8.2% in 2025. ▼ Falling
Out-of-school rate for children of primary school age, female in Guatemala, 2000–2025
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for out-of-school rate for children of primary school age, female in Guatemala is 8.2%, measured in 2025.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 1.2% on the previous year and down 13.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, out-of-school rate for children of primary school age, female in Guatemala peaked at 17.4% in 2000 and was at its lowest, 6.4%, in 2009.
Guatemala ranks 71st of 206 countries on this measure, 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, female in Guatemala, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 17.4% | — |
| 2001 | 15.3% | -12.1% |
| 2002 | 13.4% | -12.4% |
| 2003 | 11.5% | -14.2% |
| 2004 | 10.2% | -11.3% |
| 2005 | 9.3% | -8.8% |
| 2006 | 8.3% | -10.8% |
| 2007 | 7.3% | -12.0% |
| 2008 | 6.6% | -9.6% |
| 2009 | 6.4% | -3.0% |
| 2010 | 6.6% | +3.1% |
| 2011 | 6.9% | +4.5% |
| 2012 | 7.4% | +7.2% |
| 2013 | 8.1% | +9.5% |
| 2014 | 8.8% | +8.6% |
| 2015 | 9.5% | +8.0% |
| 2016 | 9.9% | +4.2% |
| 2017 | 10.2% | +3.0% |
| 2018 | 10.2% | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 10.0% | -2.0% |
| 2020 | 9.6% | -4.0% |
| 2021 | 9.3% | -3.1% |
| 2022 | 9.0% | -3.2% |
| 2023 | 8.6% | -4.4% |
| 2024 | 8.3% | -3.5% |
| 2025 | 8.2% | -1.2% |
Guatemala compared with similar countries
- Guatemala's 8.2% is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 3.1%, 2.6× the median. (58 countries reporting)
- Guatemala's 8.2% is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 5.2%, 1.6× the median. (39 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 10.6% | 6.4% | 17.4% | 10 |
| 2010s | 8.8% | 6.6% | 10.2% | 10 |
| 2020s | 8.8% | 8.2% | 9.6% | 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, female in Guatemala?
- Out-of-school rate for children of primary school age, female in Guatemala was 8.2% in 2025, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest out-of-school rate for children of primary school age, female recorded in Guatemala?
- The highest recorded value was 17.4% in 2000.
- What is the lowest out-of-school rate for children of primary school age, female recorded in Guatemala?
- The lowest recorded value was 6.4% in 2009.
- How does Guatemala rank for out-of-school rate for children of primary school age, female?
- Guatemala ranks 71st out of 206 countries with data for 2025.
- Is out-of-school rate for children of primary school age, female rising or falling in Guatemala?
- Over the last ten years it is down 13.7%. 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, female (modelled data) (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release