School life expectancy, pre-primary, both sexes (years) (expectancy) in Guatemala
Guatemala: School life expectancy, pre-primary, both sexes (years) (expectancy) was 1.68 years in 2024. ▲ Rising
School life expectancy, pre-primary, both sexes in Guatemala, 1975–2024
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 118th out of 213 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.
School life expectancy, pre-primary, both sexes (years) (expectancy) in Guatemala, year by year
| Year | years | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1975 | 0.3346 years | — |
| 1983 | 0.5742 years | +71.6% |
| 1984 | 0.5528 years | -3.7% |
| 1985 | 0.5407 years | -2.2% |
| 1986 | 0.5104 years | -5.6% |
| 1987 | 0.5492 years | +7.6% |
| 1991 | 0.5103 years | -7.1% |
| 1992 | 0.6524 years | +27.8% |
| 1993 | 0.6453 years | -1.1% |
| 1994 | 0.6442 years | -0.2% |
| 1995 | 0.6558 years | +1.8% |
| 1996 | 0.6687 years | +2.0% |
| 1997 | 0.6721 years | +0.5% |
| 1998 | 0.7285 years | +8.4% |
| 1999 | 0.8963 years | +23.0% |
| 2000 | 0.9996 years | +11.5% |
| 2001 | 1.08 years | +8.0% |
| 2002 | 1.08 years | +0.1% |
| 2004 | 1.14 years | +5.9% |
| 2005 | 1.16 years | +1.4% |
| 2006 | 1.19 years | +2.6% |
| 2007 | 1.19 years | +0.3% |
| 2008 | 1.24 years | +4.1% |
| 2009 | 1.52 years | +22.4% |
| 2010 | 1.43 years | -6.0% |
| 2011 | 1.4 years | -2.0% |
| 2012 | 1.31 years | -6.5% |
| 2013 | 1.33 years | +1.4% |
| 2014 | 1.36 years | +2.3% |
| 2015 | 1.39 years | +2.6% |
| 2016 | 1.36 years | -2.4% |
| 2017 | 1.48 years | +8.4% |
| 2018 | 1.53 years | +3.9% |
| 2019 | 1.49 years | -2.9% |
| 2020 | 1.44 years | -3.1% |
| 2021 | 1.51 years | +4.4% |
| 2022 | 1.66 years | +9.9% |
| 2023 | 1.68 years | +1.2% |
| 2024 | 1.68 years | +0.4% |
Guatemala compared with similar countries
- Guatemala's 1.68 years is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 1.76 years, 95% of the median. (58 countries reporting)
- Guatemala's 1.68 years is below the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 1.88 years, 89% of the median. (38 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where School life expectancy, pre-primary, both sexes (years) (expectancy) in Guatemala changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1983 | +71.6% | 0.3346 years | 0.5742 years |
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 |
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, 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 118th out of 213 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