School life expectancy, pre-primary, female (years) (years female) in Guatemala
Guatemala: School life expectancy, pre-primary, female (years) (years female) was 1.69 years in 2024. ▲ Rising
School life expectancy, pre-primary, female in Guatemala, 1985–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in years.
Analysis
Guatemala recorded 1.69 years for school life expectancy, pre-primary, female in 2024. That is the highest value across all 34 years on record.
That represents a change of up 0.5% on the previous year and up 24.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school life expectancy, pre-primary, female in Guatemala peaked at 1.69 years in 2024 and was at its lowest, 0.4906 years, in 1986.
Guatemala ranks 112th of 205 countries on this measure, 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, female (years) (years female) in Guatemala, year by year
| Year | years | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1985 | 0.521 years | — |
| 1986 | 0.4906 years | -5.8% |
| 1991 | 0.5008 years | +2.1% |
| 1992 | 0.6304 years | +25.9% |
| 1993 | 0.6292 years | -0.2% |
| 1994 | 0.6267 years | -0.4% |
| 1995 | 0.6409 years | +2.3% |
| 1996 | 0.6548 years | +2.2% |
| 1998 | 0.7179 years | +9.6% |
| 1999 | 0.8839 years | +23.1% |
| 2000 | 0.9952 years | +12.6% |
| 2001 | 1.08 years | +8.3% |
| 2002 | 1.08 years | +0.3% |
| 2004 | 1.15 years | +6.2% |
| 2005 | 1.16 years | +1.0% |
| 2006 | 1.19 years | +3.0% |
| 2007 | 1.2 years | +0.3% |
| 2008 | 1.24 years | +3.9% |
| 2009 | 1.53 years | +22.9% |
| 2010 | 1.44 years | -6.0% |
| 2011 | 1.4 years | -2.3% |
| 2012 | 1.31 years | -6.5% |
| 2013 | 1.33 years | +1.3% |
| 2014 | 1.36 years | +2.6% |
| 2015 | 1.39 years | +1.9% |
| 2016 | 1.36 years | -2.2% |
| 2017 | 1.48 years | +8.4% |
| 2018 | 1.53 years | +3.7% |
| 2019 | 1.49 years | -2.7% |
| 2020 | 1.44 years | -3.0% |
| 2021 | 1.51 years | +4.6% |
| 2022 | 1.66 years | +10.1% |
| 2023 | 1.68 years | +1.1% |
| 2024 | 1.69 years | +0.5% |
Guatemala compared with similar countries
- Guatemala's 1.69 years is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 1.81 years, 93% of the median. (56 countries reporting)
- Guatemala's 1.69 years is below the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 1.99 years, 85% of the median. (37 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where School life expectancy, pre-primary, female (years) (years female) 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1992 | +25.9% | 0.5008 years | 0.6304 years |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 0.5058 years | 0.4906 years | 0.521 years | 2 |
| 1990s | 0.6606 years | 0.5008 years | 0.8839 years | 8 |
| 2000s | 1.18 years | 0.9952 years | 1.53 years | 9 |
| 2010s | 1.41 years | 1.31 years | 1.53 years | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.6 years | 1.44 years | 1.69 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, female in Guatemala?
- School life expectancy, pre-primary, female in Guatemala was 1.69 years in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest school life expectancy, pre-primary, female recorded in Guatemala?
- The highest recorded value was 1.69 years in 2024.
- What is the lowest school life expectancy, pre-primary, female recorded in Guatemala?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.4906 years in 1986.
- How does Guatemala rank for school life expectancy, pre-primary, female?
- Guatemala ranks 112th out of 205 countries with data for 2024.
- Is school life expectancy, pre-primary, female rising or falling in Guatemala?
- Over the last ten years it is up 24.0%. 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, female (years). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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February 2026 Data Release