Human capital composite index in Guatemala
Guatemala: Human capital composite index was -0.6582 standard deviations from the yearly mean in 2024. β² Rising
Human capital composite index in Guatemala, 1970β2024
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in standard deviations from the yearly mean.
Analysis
The most recent figure for human capital composite index in Guatemala is -0.6582 standard deviations from the yearly mean, measured in 2024.
The figure is down 32.1% on the previous year and down 64.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, human capital composite index in Guatemala peaked at 0.0331 standard deviations from the yearly mean in 2009 and was at its lowest, -1.08 standard deviations from the yearly mean, in 1976.
That places Guatemala 171st out of 202 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 49 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | -0.8026 standard deviations from the yearly mean | -1.08 standard deviations from the yearly mean | -0.6719 standard deviations from the yearly mean | 10 |
| 1980s | -0.6888 standard deviations from the yearly mean | -0.7545 standard deviations from the yearly mean | -0.6485 standard deviations from the yearly mean | 7 |
| 1990s | -0.7787 standard deviations from the yearly mean | -0.9502 standard deviations from the yearly mean | -0.535 standard deviations from the yearly mean | 8 |
| 2000s | -0.3425 standard deviations from the yearly mean | -0.5404 standard deviations from the yearly mean | 0.0331 standard deviations from the yearly mean | 9 |
| 2010s | -0.4466 standard deviations from the yearly mean | -0.6753 standard deviations from the yearly mean | -0.2208 standard deviations from the yearly mean | 10 |
| 2020s | -0.6074 standard deviations from the yearly mean | -0.6739 standard deviations from the yearly mean | -0.4983 standard deviations from the yearly mean | 5 |
Countries ranked near Guatemala
- 168 Malaysia -0.6015 standard deviations from the yearly mean compare
- 169 Congo -0.6106 standard deviations from the yearly mean compare
- 170 Bangladesh -0.6267 standard deviations from the yearly mean compare
- 172 Seychelles -0.6709 standard deviations from the yearly mean compare
- 173 Bermuda -0.6994 standard deviations from the yearly mean compare
- 174 Romania -0.7018 standard deviations from the yearly mean compare
More education data for Guatemala
- Duration of pre primary education 3 (2025)
- Official entrance age to pre primary education 4 (2025)
- Population ages 15-64 64.0% (2025)
- Population ages 0-14 31.0% (2025)
- Lower secondary school starting age 13 years (2025)
- Primary school starting age 7 years (2025)
- School enrollment, primary 101.5% (2024)
- Primary education, teachers 122,362 (2024)
- Fertility rate vs mean years of schooling 2.29 (2024)
- School enrollment, primary, female 100.6% (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is human capital composite index in Guatemala?
- Human capital composite index in Guatemala was -0.6582 standard deviations from the yearly mean in 2024, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest human capital composite index recorded in Guatemala?
- The highest recorded value was 0.0331 standard deviations from the yearly mean in 2009.
- What is the lowest human capital composite index recorded in Guatemala?
- The lowest recorded value was -1.08 standard deviations from the yearly mean in 1976.
- How does Guatemala rank for human capital composite index?
- Guatemala ranks 171st out of 202 countries with data for 2024.
- Is human capital composite index rising or falling in Guatemala?
- Over the last ten years it is down 64.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Guatemala data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Human capital composite index. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
An equal-weighted index of 4 indicators: Literacy rate, adult total; School enrollment, primary; School enrollment, secondary; Government expenditure on education, total. Each is standardised against that year's spread across all reporting countries before averaging, so a score of 0 is the average country and +1 is one standard deviation above it.
Equal-weighted mean of the standardised inputs below.
Computed from
- Literacy rate, adult total Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO)
- School enrollment, primary Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO)
- School enrollment, secondary Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO)
- Government expenditure on education, total Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO)
Statizoid computes this series; the underlying measurements belong to the publishers named above. The arithmetic is applied to every country and year where both inputs report, and nothing is estimated unless the page says so.
About this data
An equal-weighted index of 4 indicators: Literacy rate, adult total; School enrollment, primary; School enrollment, secondary; Government expenditure on education, total. Each is standardised against that year's spread across all reporting countries before averaging, so a score of 0 is the average country and +1 is one standard deviation above it.