Children out of school — all countries

Children out of school — Guatemala

Children out of school in Guatemala in 2024 — 201,342 people. Ranked 100 in the world out of 120. Since 1970, the indicator has fallen by 56.1%.

2024 201,342 people +1.71% vs 2023
World rank 100of 120
Period maximum 514,521 people1997
Period minimum 55,265 people2011

Trend over time

1970–2024 · people

Children out of school — Guatemala, 1970–20240200,000400,000600,00019701976198219881994200020062012201820241970: 458,638 people1971: 457,977 people1972: 462,672 people1974: 478,079 people1975: 476,959 people1978: 462,864 people1979: 462,538 people1980: 447,415 people1981: 419,727 people1982: 464,759 people1983: 428,392 people1997: 514,521 people1999: 328,599 people2000: 292,825 people2001: 318,378 people2002: 256,938 people2004: 168,707 people2005: 141,789 people2006: 114,237 people2007: 92,775 people2008: 88,802 people2011: 55,265 people2012: 117,926 people2013: 170,353 people2014: 218,977 people2015: 233,950 people2016: 260,599 people2017: 245,390 people2018: 221,556 people2019: 227,941 people2020: 226,098 people2021: 198,635 people2022: 198,772 people2023: 197,954 people2024: 201,342 people
Change over the period: −257,296 (−56.1%) Average annual rate: -1.51 %

Comparison, 2024

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

Guatemala 201,342 people
Central America computed 712,483 people
Upper-middle-income countries computed 1.83M people
Children out of school — Guatemala, by year Guatemala All countries CSV XLSX
Year people Change Change, %
2024 201,342 +3,388 +1.71%
2023 197,954 −818 −0.41%
2022 198,772 +137 +0.07%
2021 198,635 −27,463 −12.15%
2020 226,098 −1,843 −0.81%
2019 227,941 +6,385 +2.88%
2018 221,556 −23,834 −9.71%
2017 245,390 −15,209 −5.84%
2016 260,599 +26,649 +11.39%
2015 233,950 +14,973 +6.84%
2014 218,977 +48,624 +28.54%
2013 170,353 +52,427 +44.46%
2012 117,926 +62,661 +113.38%
2011 55,265
2008 88,802 −3,973 −4.28%
2007 92,775 −21,462 −18.79%
2006 114,237 −27,552 −19.43%
2005 141,789 −26,918 −15.96%
2004 168,707
2002 256,938 −61,440 −19.3%
2001 318,378 +25,553 +8.73%
2000 292,825 −35,774 −10.89%
1999 328,599
1997 514,521
1983 428,392 −36,367 −7.82%
1982 464,759 +45,032 +10.73%
1981 419,727 −27,688 −6.19%
1980 447,415 −15,123 −3.27%
1979 462,538 −326 −0.07%
1978 462,864
1975 476,959 −1,120 −0.23%
1974 478,079
1972 462,672 +4,695 +1.03%
1971 457,977 −661 −0.14%
1970 458,638

Central America, 2024

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

About the indicator

The number of children of primary school age who attend neither primary nor secondary school. The absolute count answers the question of the scale of the task rather than of the state of a country, and for that reason it diverges from the share: a large part of all out-of-school children in the world lives in a few big countries where the share is low, not in those where the share is high. Both numbers matter for planning, and together they produce different lists of priorities.

Important: Primary school age only. Adolescents who do not attend secondary school are not part of this series, although there are more of them.

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