Out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, female in Guatemala
Guatemala: Out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, female was 65.1% in 2024. ▼ Falling
Out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, female in Guatemala, 1999–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
Guatemala recorded 65.1% for out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, female in 2024.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 4.6% on the previous year and up 5.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, female in Guatemala peaked at 83.9% in 2019 and was at its lowest, 60.6%, in 2018.
That places Guatemala 22nd out of 179 countries with data for 2024, 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 youth of upper secondary school age, female in Guatemala, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1999 | 78.8% | — |
| 2000 | 75.3% | -4.5% |
| 2001 | 73.6% | -2.2% |
| 2002 | 71.8% | -2.5% |
| 2008 | 65.7% | -8.5% |
| 2009 | 64.4% | -2.0% |
| 2010 | 63.8% | -1.0% |
| 2011 | 63.3% | -0.8% |
| 2012 | 61.0% | -3.5% |
| 2013 | 61.9% | +1.4% |
| 2014 | 61.9% | +0.1% |
| 2015 | 61.5% | -0.7% |
| 2016 | 61.1% | -0.5% |
| 2017 | 60.7% | -0.8% |
| 2018 | 60.6% | -0.1% |
| 2019 | 83.9% | +38.3% |
| 2020 | 63.2% | -24.6% |
| 2021 | 65.7% | +3.9% |
| 2022 | 63.9% | -2.6% |
| 2023 | 62.2% | -2.7% |
| 2024 | 65.1% | +4.6% |
Guatemala compared with similar countries
- Guatemala's 65.1% is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 15.6%, 4.2× the median. (51 countries reporting)
- Guatemala's 65.1% is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 18.6%, 3.5× the median. (37 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, female in Guatemala changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2019 | +38.3% | 60.6% | 83.9% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 78.8% | 78.8% | 78.8% | 1 |
| 2000s | 70.1% | 64.4% | 75.3% | 5 |
| 2010s | 64.0% | 60.6% | 83.9% | 10 |
| 2020s | 64.0% | 62.2% | 65.7% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Guatemala
- 19 Cameroon 67.3% compare
- 20 Lao People's Democratic Republic 66.9% compare
- 21 Ghana 66.7% compare
- 23 Papua New Guinea 62.8% compare
- 24 San Marino 62.0% compare
- 25 Iraq 60.3% 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 youth of upper secondary school age, female in Guatemala?
- Out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, female in Guatemala was 65.1% in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, female recorded in Guatemala?
- The highest recorded value was 83.9% in 2019.
- What is the lowest out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, female recorded in Guatemala?
- The lowest recorded value was 60.6% in 2018.
- How does Guatemala rank for out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, female?
- Guatemala ranks 22nd out of 179 countries with data for 2024.
- Is out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, female rising or falling in Guatemala?
- Over the last ten years it is up 5.1%. 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 youth of upper secondary school age, female (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release