Guatemala vs South Sudan: Average years of schooling vs. expected years of schooling

Guatemala

5.85 years

in 2023

South Sudan

5.73 years

in 2023

Guatemala rank

161st

South Sudan rank

163rd

Average years of schooling vs. expected years of schooling over time

Guatemala currently reports 5.85 years against 5.73 years in South Sudan, a difference of 0.1173 years.

The two have swapped places 3 times across 16 shared years of data; in 2008 it was South Sudan ahead.

Guatemala ranks 161st and South Sudan ranks 163rd of 192 countries.

Indicator: Average years of schooling vs. expected years of schooling
Unit: years
Source: UNDP, Human Development Report (2025) – with minor processing by Our World in Data
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage: 192 places, 6,079 data points, 1990–2023
Last refreshed: 07 August 2026

Average number of years (excluding years spent repeating individual grades) adults over 25 years participated in formal education.