School life expectancy, pre-primary, adjusted … pre-primary adjusted in Guatemala
Guatemala: School life expectancy, pre-primary, adjusted … pre-primary adjusted was 1.01 GPIA in 2024. ▲ Rising
Latest (2024)
1.01 GPIA
Change on year
up 0.2%
World rank
90th
of 205 countries
All-time high
1.01 GPIA
in 2009
All-time low
0.9264 GPIA
in 1986
Years of data
34
1985–2024
School life expectancy, pre-primary, adjusted gender parity index in Guatemala, 1985–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in GPIA.
Analysis
In 2024, school life expectancy, pre-primary, adjusted gender parity index in Guatemala stood at 1.01 GPIA.
The figure is up 0.2% on the previous year and up 0.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school life expectancy, pre-primary, adjusted gender parity index in Guatemala peaked at 1.01 GPIA in 2009 and was at its lowest, 0.9264 GPIA, in 1986.
That places Guatemala 90th out of 205 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 34 years of available data.
School life expectancy, pre-primary, adjusted … pre-primary adjusted in Guatemala, year by year
| Year | GPIA | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1985 | 0.9304 GPIA | — |
| 1986 | 0.9264 GPIA | -0.4% |
| 1991 | 0.964 GPIA | +4.1% |
| 1992 | 0.9356 GPIA | -2.9% |
| 1993 | 0.9519 GPIA | +1.7% |
| 1994 | 0.9477 GPIA | -0.4% |
| 1995 | 0.9563 GPIA | +0.9% |
| 1996 | 0.9597 GPIA | +0.4% |
| 1998 | 0.9718 GPIA | +1.3% |
| 1999 | 0.9732 GPIA | +0.1% |
| 2000 | 0.9913 GPIA | +1.9% |
| 2001 | 0.9964 GPIA | +0.5% |
| 2002 | 1 GPIA | +0.4% |
| 2004 | 1.01 GPIA | +0.6% |
| 2005 | 0.9996 GPIA | -0.7% |
| 2006 | 1.01 GPIA | +0.9% |
| 2007 | 1.01 GPIA | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 1 GPIA | -0.4% |
| 2009 | 1.01 GPIA | +0.8% |
| 2010 | 1.01 GPIA | -0.1% |
| 2011 | 1.01 GPIA | -0.6% |
| 2012 | 1.01 GPIA | -0.0% |
| 2013 | 1 GPIA | -0.3% |
| 2014 | 1.01 GPIA | +0.5% |
| 2015 | 0.9949 GPIA | -1.3% |
| 2016 | 1 GPIA | +0.6% |
| 2017 | 1 GPIA | +0.1% |
| 2018 | 0.9982 GPIA | -0.3% |
| 2019 | 1 GPIA | +0.4% |
| 2020 | 1 GPIA | +0.1% |
| 2021 | 1.01 GPIA | +0.3% |
| 2022 | 1.01 GPIA | +0.3% |
| 2023 | 1.01 GPIA | -0.1% |
| 2024 | 1.01 GPIA | +0.2% |
Guatemala compared with similar countries
- Guatemala's 1.01 GPIA is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 1.01 GPIA, 1.0× the median. (56 countries reporting)
- Guatemala's 1.01 GPIA is below the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 1.02 GPIA, 99% of the median. (37 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 0.9284 GPIA | 0.9264 GPIA | 0.9304 GPIA | 2 |
| 1990s | 0.9575 GPIA | 0.9356 GPIA | 0.9732 GPIA | 8 |
| 2000s | 1 GPIA | 0.9913 GPIA | 1.01 GPIA | 9 |
| 2010s | 1 GPIA | 0.9949 GPIA | 1.01 GPIA | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.01 GPIA | 1 GPIA | 1.01 GPIA | 5 |
Countries ranked near Guatemala
More education data for Guatemala
- Teachers in secondary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 122,548 (2024)
- Repeaters in primary education, all grades, both sexes (number), gaps 247,917 (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, male (number), gaps filled 335,306 (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, female (number), gaps filled 328,468 (2024)
- Secondary education, pupils, gaps filled 1.13 million (2024)
- Primary education, duration (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Primary education, pupils, gaps filled 2.42 million (2024)
- Primary education, pupils, annual growth rate 0.3948 % change on previous year (2024)
- Primary education, pupils, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Primary education, pupils, per capita 0.1317 units per person (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is school life expectancy, pre-primary, adjusted gender parity index in Guatemala?
- School life expectancy, pre-primary, adjusted gender parity index in Guatemala was 1.01 GPIA in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest school life expectancy, pre-primary, adjusted gender parity index recorded in Guatemala?
- The highest recorded value was 1.01 GPIA in 2009.
- What is the lowest school life expectancy, pre-primary, adjusted gender parity index recorded in Guatemala?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.9264 GPIA in 1986.
- How does Guatemala rank for school life expectancy, pre-primary, adjusted gender parity index?
- Guatemala ranks 90th out of 205 countries with data for 2024.
- Is school life expectancy, pre-primary, adjusted gender parity index rising or falling in Guatemala?
- Over the last ten years it is up 0.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Guatemala data come from?
- The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of School life expectancy, pre-primary, adjusted gender parity index (GPIA). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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February 2026 Data Release