Children out of school, primary in Guatemala
Guatemala: Children out of school, primary was 201,342 in 2024. ▼ Falling
Children out of school, primary in Guatemala, 1970–2024
Source: Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO).
Analysis
The most recent figure for children out of school, primary in Guatemala is 201,342, measured in 2024.
That represents a change of up 1.7% on the previous year and down 8.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, children out of school, primary in Guatemala peaked at 514,521 in 1997 and was at its lowest, 55,265, in 2011.
Guatemala ranks 38th of 197 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 35 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 465,675 | 457,977 | 478,079 | 7 |
| 1980s | 440,073 | 419,727 | 464,759 | 4 |
| 1990s | 421,560 | 328,599 | 514,521 | 2 |
| 2000s | 184,306 | 88,802 | 318,378 | 8 |
| 2010s | 194,662 | 55,265 | 260,599 | 9 |
| 2020s | 204,560 | 197,954 | 226,098 | 5 |
Countries ranked near Guatemala
More education data for Guatemala
- Lower secondary school starting age 13 years (2025)
- Primary school starting age 7 years (2025)
- Population ages 0-14 31.0% (2025)
- Population ages 15-64 64.0% (2025)
- School enrollment, primary 101.5% (2024)
- Primary education, teachers 122,362 (2024)
- School enrollment, primary, female 100.6% (2024)
- School enrollment, primary, male 102.4% (2024)
- Labor force, total 7.68 million (2025)
- Labor force, female 32.7% (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is children out of school, primary in Guatemala?
- Children out of school, primary in Guatemala was 201,342 in 2024, according to Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO).
- What is the highest children out of school, primary recorded in Guatemala?
- The highest recorded value was 514,521 in 1997.
- What is the lowest children out of school, primary recorded in Guatemala?
- The lowest recorded value was 55,265 in 2011.
- How does Guatemala rank for children out of school, primary?
- Guatemala ranks 38th out of 197 countries with data for 2024.
- Is children out of school, primary rising or falling in Guatemala?
- Over the last ten years it is down 8.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Guatemala data come from?
- The figures come from Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO), published as part of Children out of school, primary. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Children out of school are the number of primary-school-age children not enrolled in primary or secondary school.