School life expectancy, pre-primary, both sexes in Guatemala
Guatemala: School life expectancy, pre-primary, both sexes was 1.68 years in 2024. β² Rising
School life expectancy, pre-primary, both sexes in Guatemala, 1975β2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in years.
Analysis
Guatemala recorded 1.68 years for school life expectancy, pre-primary, both sexes in 2024. That is the highest value across all 39 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.4% on the previous year and up 23.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school life expectancy, pre-primary, both sexes in Guatemala peaked at 1.68 years in 2024 and was at its lowest, 0.3346 years, in 1975.
That places Guatemala 115th out of 207 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 39 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 0.3346 years | 0.3346 years | 0.3346 years | 1 |
| 1980s | 0.5455 years | 0.5104 years | 0.5742 years | 5 |
| 1990s | 0.6749 years | 0.5103 years | 0.8963 years | 9 |
| 2000s | 1.18 years | 0.9996 years | 1.52 years | 9 |
| 2010s | 1.41 years | 1.31 years | 1.53 years | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.59 years | 1.44 years | 1.68 years | 5 |
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More education data for Guatemala
- Primary education, teachers, gaps filled 122,362 (2024)
- Duration of pre primary education, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- 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, per capita 0.0066 units per person (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is school life expectancy, pre-primary, both sexes in Guatemala?
- School life expectancy, pre-primary, both sexes in Guatemala was 1.68 years in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest school life expectancy, pre-primary, both sexes recorded in Guatemala?
- The highest recorded value was 1.68 years in 2024.
- What is the lowest school life expectancy, pre-primary, both sexes recorded in Guatemala?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.3346 years in 1975.
- How does Guatemala rank for school life expectancy, pre-primary, both sexes?
- Guatemala ranks 115th out of 207 countries with data for 2024.
- Is school life expectancy, pre-primary, both sexes rising or falling in Guatemala?
- Over the last ten years it is up 23.8%. 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, both sexes (years). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release