Out-of-school adolescents in Guatemala

In Guatemala, 32.4% of adolescents of lower secondary school age were not in school in 2024. The value for 2024 is the lowest since 2018.

Measure: Out-of-school rate, adolescents of lower secondary school age Unit: % of adolescents of lower secondary school age Data: 1972 to 2024 Source: UNESCO UIS
Guatemala, 2024 32.4% % of adolescents of lower secondary school age
Change from 2023 −5.0percentage points 2023: 37.4%

Out-of-school adolescents in Guatemala over time

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% of adolescents of lower secondary school age. Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics (UIS), databrowser.uis.unesco.org. Gaps mean no published value; points are not joined across missing years.

Out-of-school rate, adolescents of lower secondary school age (% of adolescents of lower secondary school age), 2001 to 2024
Period Guatemala
2024 32.4%
2023 37.4%
2022 37.7%
2021 34.0%
2020 33.4%
2019 36.3%
2018 30.9%
2017 31.5%
2016 29.5%
2015 26.6%
2014 26.5%
2013 26.8%
2012 27.0%
2011 23.0%
2010 19.3%
2009 24.4%
2008 29.0%
2002 39.2%
2001 39.7%uis_est (UIS estimate)

Flags: uis_est UIS estimate . A dash means no value was published.

In short

  • That is a change of −5.0 percentage points from 37.4% in 2023.
  • Since 2014, when it was 26.5%, the figure has changed by +5.9 percentage points.

Source and dates

Original producer
UNESCO UIS
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics (UIS)
Dataset or series code
ROFST.2.CP · dataset details · view at source
Observation period
1972 to 2024 for Guatemala
Provider update
Not stated by the provider
Retrieved
9 November 2026
Published here
9 November 2026
Licence
CC BY-SA 4.0
Attribution
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics (UIS), databrowser.uis.unesco.org