Out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, male in Guatemala
Guatemala: Out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, male was 61.5% in 2025. ▼ Falling
Out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, male in Guatemala, 2000–2025
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2025, out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, male in Guatemala stood at 61.5%.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 2.4% on the previous year and up 14.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, male in Guatemala peaked at 66.5% in 2003 and was at its lowest, 53.6%, in 2014.
Guatemala ranks 21st of 206 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 26 years of available data.
Out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, male in Guatemala, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 66.1% | — |
| 2001 | 66.1% | +0.0% |
| 2002 | 66.4% | +0.5% |
| 2003 | 66.5% | +0.2% |
| 2004 | 66.3% | -0.3% |
| 2005 | 65.2% | -1.7% |
| 2006 | 62.9% | -3.5% |
| 2007 | 59.0% | -6.2% |
| 2008 | 55.9% | -5.3% |
| 2009 | 55.0% | -1.6% |
| 2010 | 56.7% | +3.1% |
| 2011 | 58.1% | +2.5% |
| 2012 | 57.2% | -1.5% |
| 2013 | 55.1% | -3.7% |
| 2014 | 53.6% | -2.7% |
| 2015 | 53.7% | +0.2% |
| 2016 | 54.8% | +2.0% |
| 2017 | 56.6% | +3.3% |
| 2018 | 59.2% | +4.6% |
| 2019 | 62.1% | +4.9% |
| 2020 | 64.8% | +4.3% |
| 2021 | 63.2% | -2.5% |
| 2022 | 63.9% | +1.1% |
| 2023 | 63.8% | -0.2% |
| 2024 | 63.0% | -1.3% |
| 2025 | 61.5% | -2.4% |
Guatemala compared with similar countries
- Guatemala's 61.5% is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 20.0%, 3.1× the median. (58 countries reporting)
- Guatemala's 61.5% is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 15.2%, 4.0× the median. (39 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 62.9% | 55.0% | 66.5% | 10 |
| 2010s | 56.7% | 53.6% | 62.1% | 10 |
| 2020s | 63.4% | 61.5% | 64.8% | 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 youth of upper secondary school age, male in Guatemala?
- Out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, male in Guatemala was 61.5% in 2025, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, male recorded in Guatemala?
- The highest recorded value was 66.5% in 2003.
- What is the lowest out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, male recorded in Guatemala?
- The lowest recorded value was 53.6% in 2014.
- How does Guatemala rank for out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, male?
- Guatemala ranks 21st out of 206 countries with data for 2025.
- Is out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, male rising or falling in Guatemala?
- Over the last ten years it is up 14.5%. 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, male (modelled data) (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release