Guatemala vs Yemen: Average years of schooling vs. expected years of schooling

Guatemala

5.85 years

in 2023

Yemen

5.48 years

in 2023

Guatemala rank

161st

Yemen rank

164th

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

Guatemala currently reports 5.85 years against 5.48 years in Yemen, a difference of 0.3632 years.

That makes Guatemala's figure about 1.1 times Yemen's.

Across all 34 years both countries report, Guatemala has been ahead every year.

Guatemala ranks 161st and Yemen ranks 164th 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.