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Youth in Guatemala are the largest segment of the nation's population. Youth includes individuals between the ages of 15 and 24 [ 1 ] Over half of the population is under 19 years old in 2011, [ 1 ] the highest proportion of young people of any country in Latin America. [ 2 ]
According to the 2022 revision of the World Population Prospects [8] [9] the total population estimate was 17,608,483 in 2021. The proportion of the population below the age of 15 in 2010 was 41.5%, 54.1% were aged between 15 and 65 years of age, and 4.4% were aged 65 years or older.
[10] [11] [12] Indigenous people make up about 42% of the population in Guatemala and mostly reside in poor rural areas with little access to post-primary education. [13] [14] Compared to non-indigenous students who average 5.7 years of schooling, Indigenous students are at a disadvantage with an average of 2.5 years of schooling.
Guatemala's National Disaster Reduction Coordinator confirmed the three dead, including a young girl, in a statement Monday. The 5-year-old girl was recovered by firefighters partially buried in ...
The Northern Triangle refers to the countries of El Salvador, Guatemala, and Honduras, which since the late 20th century have undergone a series of crises and civil wars which the United States has intervened in. There has been a 120% increase in the number of children from Honduras, more than 100% increase in the number of children from El ...
The main argument for lowering is that, on average, young people are much more educated (both because of better individual educational outcomes and being raised by more educated parents) than in the past (the same argument was made in the 1970s when most countries lowered the age of majority from 21 to 18, which remains the age used for most ...
GUATEMALA CITY (AP) — Bernardo Arévalo's experience in peacebuilding and diplomacy eminently qualify him to lead Guatemala as the conflict-riven country's next president, those who know him say.
Academy programs are currently available in around half of the affiliates. The New York and Guatemala affiliates have expanded residential boarding operations. Network-wide, Boys Hope Girls Hope serves approximately 1,200 young people through its residential and academy pathways and in college.