School life expectancy, primary, adjusted gender parity index in Guatemala
Guatemala: School life expectancy, primary, adjusted gender parity index was 0.9812 GPIA in 2024. β² Rising
School life expectancy, primary, adjusted gender parity index in Guatemala, 1970β2024
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 137th of 209 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.
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
- 134 Cabo Verde 0.9822 GPIA compare
- 135 Armenia, Republic of 0.9821 GPIA compare
- 136 Morocco 0.9821 GPIA compare
- 138 Liechtenstein, Principality of 0.9808 GPIA compare
- 139 Tunisia 0.9807 GPIA compare
- 140 Barbados 0.9807 GPIA compare
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, 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 137th out of 209 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