Half of Guatemalan girls have a child before the age of 19.

Guatemala ranks 3rd globally in the killing of women.

Guatemala ranks 112th, out of the 135 countries world-wide in gender equality, making it the most gender unequal country in Latin America.

By age fifteen, 6 out of 10 Indigenous girls have dropped out of school.

There is a high number of pregnancies between the ages of 10 and 14. Guatemala has the highest rate of teenage pregnancy in Latin America, and it is on the rise. 

According to the USAID, the average length of education is four years and only one third graduate from sixth grade. 

In Guatemala, 53.7% of the population lives in poverty. And 75% of the indigenous population live in poverty.

Widespread poverty means that many children are forced to leave school due to either their parents inability to pay for school expenses, or just the necessity of children to work.