Share of children out of school — all countries

Share of children out of school — Guatemala

Share of children out of school in Guatemala in 2024 — 8.43%. Ranked 83 in the world out of 120. Since 1970, the indicator has fallen by 43.45 pp.

2024 8.43% +0.06 pp vs 2023
World rank 83of 120
Period maximum 51.88%1970
Period minimum 2.43%2011

Trend over time

1970–2024 · % of primary school-age children

Share of children out of school — Guatemala, 1970–2024020406019701976198219881994200020062012201820241970: 51.88%1971: 50.65%1972: 49.9%1974: 48.78%1975: 47.61%1978: 43.7%1979: 42.74%1980: 40.42%1981: 37%1982: 39.91%1983: 35.79%1997: 28.81%1999: 17.44%2000: 15.15%2001: 16.1%2002: 12.73%2004: 8.05%2005: 6.65%2006: 5.27%2007: 4.23%2008: 4%2011: 2.43%2012: 5.15%2013: 7.42%2014: 9.53%2015: 10.19%2016: 11.37%2017: 10.71%2018: 9.66%2019: 9.9%2020: 9.77%2021: 8.54%2022: 8.48%2023: 8.37%2024: 8.43%
Change over the period: −43.45 pp Annual average: -0.8 pp

Comparison, 2024

How the value compares with the world and the groups this territory belongs to: Guatemala

Guatemala 8.43%
Central America computed 3.93%
Share of children out of school — Guatemala, by year Guatemala All countries CSV XLSX
Year % Change, pp
2024 8.43 +0.06 pp
2023 8.37 −0.11 pp
2022 8.48 −0.06 pp
2021 8.54 −1.23 pp
2020 9.77 −0.13 pp
2019 9.9 +0.25 pp
2018 9.66 −1.05 pp
2017 10.71 −0.66 pp
2016 11.37 +1.17 pp
2015 10.19 +0.66 pp
2014 9.53 +2.11 pp
2013 7.42 +2.27 pp
2012 5.15 +2.72 pp
2011 2.43
2008 4 −0.23 pp
2007 4.23 −1.05 pp
2006 5.27 −1.37 pp
2005 6.65 −1.4 pp
2004 8.05
2002 12.73 −3.38 pp
2001 16.1 +0.95 pp
2000 15.15 −2.29 pp
1999 17.44
1997 28.81
1983 35.79 −4.12 pp
1982 39.91 +2.91 pp
1981 37 −3.42 pp
1980 40.42 −2.32 pp
1979 42.74 −0.96 pp
1978 43.7
1975 47.61 −1.17 pp
1974 48.78
1972 49.9 −0.74 pp
1971 50.65 −1.23 pp
1970 51.88

Central America, 2024

The same indicator for neighboring countries — with links to their pages

About the indicator

The share of children of primary school age not attending school. Unlike the absolute count, the indicator speaks to the state of the education system in a country, and it shows that the task does not reduce to poverty: at comparable income the shares differ severalfold, and the highest values come from countries where schooling is obstructed by conflict or by a nomadic way of life.

Important: The aggregate is weighted by the number of children aged 0–14: total population is the wrong weight here — the share of children differs fourfold across countries.

Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics (UIS), license CC BY-SA 3.0 IGO.