Out-of-school rate for children one year before the official primary in Guatemala
Guatemala: Out-of-school rate for children one year before the official primary was 15.9% in 2024. ▼ Falling
Latest (2024)
15.9%
Change on year
up 2.8%
World rank
77th
of 175 countries
All-time high
47.9%
in 1999
All-time low
9.5%
in 2009
Years of data
25
1999–2024
Out-of-school rate for children one year before the official primary in Guatemala, 1999–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2024, out-of-school rate for children one year before the official primary in Guatemala stood at 15.9%.
The figure is up 2.8% on the previous year and down 28.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, out-of-school rate for children one year before the official primary in Guatemala peaked at 47.9% in 1999 and was at its lowest, 9.5%, in 2009.
That places Guatemala 77th out of 175 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 25 years of available data.
Out-of-school rate for children one year before the official primary in Guatemala, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1999 | 47.9% | — |
| 2000 | 41.1% | -14.4% |
| 2001 | 36.3% | -11.6% |
| 2002 | 35.1% | -3.3% |
| 2004 | 25.8% | -26.5% |
| 2005 | 26.6% | +3.1% |
| 2006 | 20.2% | -24.1% |
| 2007 | 20.4% | +0.9% |
| 2008 | 20.2% | -0.8% |
| 2009 | 9.5% | -52.8% |
| 2010 | 11.2% | +17.0% |
| 2011 | 16.2% | +45.3% |
| 2012 | 22.3% | +37.3% |
| 2013 | 24.0% | +7.7% |
| 2014 | 22.2% | -7.4% |
| 2015 | 19.6% | -11.6% |
| 2016 | 22.0% | +12.2% |
| 2017 | 19.0% | -13.9% |
| 2018 | 15.2% | -19.7% |
| 2019 | 16.1% | +6.0% |
| 2020 | 17.2% | +6.4% |
| 2021 | 17.5% | +1.9% |
| 2022 | 15.8% | -9.6% |
| 2023 | 15.4% | -2.4% |
| 2024 | 15.9% | +2.8% |
Guatemala compared with similar countries
- Guatemala's 15.9% is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 13.1%, 1.2× the median. (52 countries reporting)
- Guatemala's 15.9% is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 5.6%, 2.8× the median. (37 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 47.9% | 47.9% | 47.9% | 1 |
| 2000s | 26.1% | 9.5% | 41.1% | 9 |
| 2010s | 18.8% | 11.2% | 24.0% | 10 |
| 2020s | 16.4% | 15.4% | 17.5% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Guatemala
- 74 Tonga 17.9% compare
- 75 Azerbaijan 16.7% compare
- 76 Russian Federation 16.6% compare
- 78 Montenegro 15.2% compare
- 79 Malaysia 15.0% compare
- 80 Nicaragua 14.4% compare
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 one year before the official primary in Guatemala?
- Out-of-school rate for children one year before the official primary in Guatemala was 15.9% in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest out-of-school rate for children one year before the official primary recorded in Guatemala?
- The highest recorded value was 47.9% in 1999.
- What is the lowest out-of-school rate for children one year before the official primary recorded in Guatemala?
- The lowest recorded value was 9.5% in 2009.
- How does Guatemala rank for out-of-school rate for children one year before the official primary?
- Guatemala ranks 77th out of 175 countries with data for 2024.
- Is out-of-school rate for children one year before the official primary rising or falling in Guatemala?
- Over the last ten years it is down 28.6%. 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 one year before the official primary entry age, female (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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February 2026 Data Release