Out-of-school youth of upper secondary school age, both sexes in Guatemala
Guatemala: Out-of-school youth of upper secondary school age, both sexes was 743,687 in 2024. ▲ Rising
Out-of-school youth of upper secondary school age, both sexes in Guatemala, 1999–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
Analysis
The most recent figure for out-of-school youth of upper secondary school age, both sexes in Guatemala is 743,687, measured in 2024.
That represents a change of up 3.6% on the previous year and up 16.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, out-of-school youth of upper secondary school age, both sexes in Guatemala peaked at 915,798 in 2019 and was at its lowest, 574,792, in 1999.
Guatemala ranks 29th of 184 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 21 years of available data.
Out-of-school youth of upper secondary school age, both sexes in Guatemala, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1999 | 574,792 | — |
| 2000 | 575,682 | +0.2% |
| 2001 | 579,776 | +0.7% |
| 2002 | 575,108 | -0.8% |
| 2008 | 620,877 | +8.0% |
| 2009 | 614,310 | -1.1% |
| 2010 | 617,172 | +0.5% |
| 2011 | 624,832 | +1.2% |
| 2012 | 610,250 | -2.3% |
| 2013 | 629,685 | +3.2% |
| 2014 | 639,625 | +1.6% |
| 2015 | 639,226 | -0.1% |
| 2016 | 643,347 | +0.6% |
| 2017 | 646,903 | +0.6% |
| 2018 | 654,286 | +1.1% |
| 2019 | 915,798 | +40.0% |
| 2020 | 699,229 | -23.6% |
| 2021 | 738,167 | +5.6% |
| 2022 | 734,677 | -0.5% |
| 2023 | 717,716 | -2.3% |
| 2024 | 743,687 | +3.6% |
Guatemala compared with similar countries
- Guatemala's 743,687 is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 31,742, 23.4× the median. (52 countries reporting)
- Guatemala's 743,687 is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 16,895, 44.0× the median. (37 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Out-of-school youth of upper secondary school age, both sexes 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 | +40.0% | 654,286 | 915,798 |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 574,792 | 574,792 | 574,792 | 1 |
| 2000s | 593,151 | 575,108 | 620,877 | 5 |
| 2010s | 662,112 | 610,250 | 915,798 | 10 |
| 2020s | 726,695 | 699,229 | 743,687 | 5 |
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 youth of upper secondary school age, both sexes in Guatemala?
- Out-of-school youth of upper secondary school age, both sexes in Guatemala was 743,687 in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest out-of-school youth of upper secondary school age, both sexes recorded in Guatemala?
- The highest recorded value was 915,798 in 2019.
- What is the lowest out-of-school youth of upper secondary school age, both sexes recorded in Guatemala?
- The lowest recorded value was 574,792 in 1999.
- How does Guatemala rank for out-of-school youth of upper secondary school age, both sexes?
- Guatemala ranks 29th out of 184 countries with data for 2024.
- Is out-of-school youth of upper secondary school age, both sexes rising or falling in Guatemala?
- Over the last ten years it is up 16.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Guatemala data come from?
- The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of Out-of-school youth of upper secondary school age, both sexes (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release