School life expectancy, primary, adjusted gender parity index (GPIA) in Guatemala
Guatemala: School life expectancy, primary, adjusted gender parity index (GPIA) was 0.9812 GPIA in 2024. ▲ Rising
Latest (2024)
0.9812 GPIA
Change on year
up 0.1%
World rank
140th
of 215 countries
All-time high
0.9812 GPIA
in 2024
All-time low
0.8127 GPIA
in 1971
Years of data
49
1970–2024
School life expectancy, primary, adjusted gender parity index in Guatemala, 1970–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in GPIA.
Analysis
Guatemala recorded 0.9812 GPIA for school life expectancy, primary, adjusted gender parity index in 2024. That is the highest value across all 49 years on record.
The figure is up 0.1% on the previous year and up 3.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school life expectancy, primary, adjusted gender parity index in Guatemala peaked at 0.9812 GPIA in 2024 and was at its lowest, 0.8127 GPIA, in 1971.
Guatemala ranks 140th of 215 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 49 years of available data.
School life expectancy, primary, adjusted gender parity index (GPIA) in Guatemala, year by year
| Year | GPIA | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 0.8131 GPIA | — |
| 1971 | 0.8127 GPIA | -0.1% |
| 1972 | 0.8161 GPIA | +0.4% |
| 1973 | 0.8219 GPIA | +0.7% |
| 1974 | 0.8299 GPIA | +1.0% |
| 1975 | 0.831 GPIA | +0.1% |
| 1976 | 0.8426 GPIA | +1.4% |
| 1977 | 0.8448 GPIA | +0.3% |
| 1978 | 0.8442 GPIA | -0.1% |
| 1979 | 0.8477 GPIA | +0.4% |
| 1980 | 0.8489 GPIA | +0.1% |
| 1981 | 0.8454 GPIA | -0.4% |
| 1982 | 0.8651 GPIA | +2.3% |
| 1983 | 0.8461 GPIA | -2.2% |
| 1985 | 0.8459 GPIA | -0.0% |
| 1986 | 0.847 GPIA | +0.1% |
| 1991 | 0.862 GPIA | +1.8% |
| 1992 | 0.8607 GPIA | -0.1% |
| 1993 | 0.8628 GPIA | +0.2% |
| 1994 | 0.8579 GPIA | -0.6% |
| 1995 | 0.8628 GPIA | +0.6% |
| 1996 | 0.8645 GPIA | +0.2% |
| 1997 | 0.8635 GPIA | -0.1% |
| 1998 | 0.8777 GPIA | +1.6% |
| 1999 | 0.872 GPIA | -0.7% |
| 2000 | 0.8988 GPIA | +3.1% |
| 2001 | 0.9061 GPIA | +0.8% |
| 2002 | 0.915 GPIA | +1.0% |
| 2004 | 0.924 GPIA | +1.0% |
| 2005 | 0.9285 GPIA | +0.5% |
| 2006 | 0.9337 GPIA | +0.6% |
| 2007 | 0.9402 GPIA | +0.7% |
| 2008 | 0.9446 GPIA | +0.5% |
| 2009 | 0.955 GPIA | +1.1% |
| 2010 | 0.9634 GPIA | +0.9% |
| 2011 | 0.9669 GPIA | +0.4% |
| 2012 | 0.9605 GPIA | -0.7% |
| 2013 | 0.9548 GPIA | -0.6% |
| 2014 | 0.9521 GPIA | -0.3% |
| 2015 | 0.9504 GPIA | -0.2% |
| 2016 | 0.95 GPIA | -0.0% |
| 2017 | 0.9516 GPIA | +0.2% |
| 2018 | 0.9561 GPIA | +0.5% |
| 2019 | 0.9605 GPIA | +0.5% |
| 2020 | 0.9638 GPIA | +0.4% |
| 2021 | 0.9671 GPIA | +0.3% |
| 2022 | 0.9743 GPIA | +0.7% |
| 2023 | 0.9798 GPIA | +0.6% |
| 2024 | 0.9812 GPIA | +0.1% |
Guatemala compared with similar countries
- Guatemala's 0.9812 GPIA is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 0.9951 GPIA, 99% of the median. (58 countries reporting)
- Guatemala's 0.9812 GPIA is below the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 0.9945 GPIA, 99% of the median. (38 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 0.8304 GPIA | 0.8127 GPIA | 0.8477 GPIA | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.8497 GPIA | 0.8454 GPIA | 0.8651 GPIA | 6 |
| 1990s | 0.8649 GPIA | 0.8579 GPIA | 0.8777 GPIA | 9 |
| 2000s | 0.9273 GPIA | 0.8988 GPIA | 0.955 GPIA | 9 |
| 2010s | 0.9566 GPIA | 0.95 GPIA | 0.9669 GPIA | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.9733 GPIA | 0.9638 GPIA | 0.9812 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, primary, adjusted gender parity index in Guatemala?
- School life expectancy, primary, adjusted gender parity index in Guatemala was 0.9812 GPIA in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest school life expectancy, primary, adjusted gender parity index recorded in Guatemala?
- The highest recorded value was 0.9812 GPIA in 2024.
- What is the lowest school life expectancy, primary, adjusted gender parity index recorded in Guatemala?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.8127 GPIA in 1971.
- How does Guatemala rank for school life expectancy, primary, adjusted gender parity index?
- Guatemala ranks 140th out of 215 countries with data for 2024.
- Is school life expectancy, primary, adjusted gender parity index rising or falling in Guatemala?
- Over the last ten years it is up 3.1%. 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, primary, adjusted gender parity index (GPIA). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release