School life expectancy, primary and secondary, female (years) (School) in Guatemala
Guatemala: School life expectancy, primary and secondary, female (years) (School) was 9.05 years in 2019. ▲ Rising
School life expectancy, primary and secondary, female in Guatemala, 1970–2019
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in years.
Analysis
Guatemala recorded 9.05 years for school life expectancy, primary and secondary, female in 2019.
The figure is down 1.0% on the previous year and down 6.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school life expectancy, primary and secondary, female in Guatemala peaked at 10.02 years in 2010 and was at its lowest, 3.48 years, in 1970.
That places Guatemala 163rd out of 193 countries with data for 2019, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 37 years of available data.
School life expectancy, primary and secondary, female (years) (School) in Guatemala, year by year
| Year | years | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 3.48 years | — |
| 1971 | 3.53 years | +1.4% |
| 1972 | 3.67 years | +3.8% |
| 1973 | 3.6 years | -1.7% |
| 1974 | 3.87 years | +7.4% |
| 1975 | 3.98 years | +2.8% |
| 1976 | 3.97 years | -0.2% |
| 1977 | 4.13 years | +3.9% |
| 1978 | 4.47 years | +8.3% |
| 1979 | 4.5 years | +0.6% |
| 1980 | 4.62 years | +2.7% |
| 1981 | 4.99 years | +7.9% |
| 1982 | 4.74 years | -4.8% |
| 1983 | 4.97 years | +4.7% |
| 1993 | 5.89 years | +18.5% |
| 1996 | 6.14 years | +4.3% |
| 1998 | 6.59 years | +7.4% |
| 1999 | 7 years | +6.2% |
| 2000 | 7.48 years | +6.8% |
| 2001 | 7.69 years | +2.9% |
| 2002 | 8.07 years | +4.9% |
| 2004 | 8.63 years | +7.0% |
| 2005 | 8.83 years | +2.3% |
| 2006 | 9.03 years | +2.3% |
| 2007 | 9.18 years | +1.6% |
| 2008 | 9.33 years | +1.7% |
| 2009 | 9.69 years | +3.9% |
| 2010 | 10.02 years | +3.4% |
| 2011 | 9.91 years | -1.1% |
| 2012 | 9.64 years | -2.7% |
| 2013 | 9.45 years | -2.0% |
| 2014 | 9.19 years | -2.8% |
| 2015 | 9.2 years | +0.1% |
| 2016 | 9.11 years | -0.9% |
| 2017 | 9.1 years | -0.2% |
| 2018 | 9.14 years | +0.5% |
| 2019 | 9.05 years | -1.0% |
Guatemala compared with similar countries
- Guatemala's 9.05 years is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 11.73 years, 77% of the median. (55 countries reporting)
- Guatemala's 9.05 years is below the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 11.67 years, 78% of the median. (37 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 3.92 years | 3.48 years | 4.5 years | 10 |
| 1980s | 4.83 years | 4.62 years | 4.99 years | 4 |
| 1990s | 6.4 years | 5.89 years | 7 years | 4 |
| 2000s | 8.66 years | 7.48 years | 9.69 years | 9 |
| 2010s | 9.38 years | 9.05 years | 10.02 years | 10 |
Countries ranked near Guatemala
- 160 Cote d'Ivoire 9.27 years compare
- 161 Mozambique 9.17 years compare
- 162 Bahamas 9.12 years compare
- 164 Honduras 9.01 years compare
- 165 Tanzania 8.98 years compare
- 166 Burkina Faso 8.88 years compare
More education data for Guatemala
- Gender gap education levels, gaps filled 91.64 (2024)
- Primary enrollment selected countries, gaps filled 91.57 (2024)
- 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)
Frequently asked questions
- What is school life expectancy, primary and secondary, female in Guatemala?
- School life expectancy, primary and secondary, female in Guatemala was 9.05 years in 2019, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest school life expectancy, primary and secondary, female recorded in Guatemala?
- The highest recorded value was 10.02 years in 2010.
- What is the lowest school life expectancy, primary and secondary, female recorded in Guatemala?
- The lowest recorded value was 3.48 years in 1970.
- How does Guatemala rank for school life expectancy, primary and secondary, female?
- Guatemala ranks 163rd out of 193 countries with data for 2019.
- Is school life expectancy, primary and secondary, female rising or falling in Guatemala?
- Over the last ten years it is down 6.6%. 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 and secondary, female (years). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Number of years a person of school entrance age can expect to spend within the specified level of education. For a child of a certain age a, the school life expectancy is calculated as the sum of the age specific enrolment rates for the levels of education specified. The part of the enrolment that is not distributed by age is divided by the school-age population for the level of education they are enrolled in, and multiplied by the duration of that level of education. The result is then added to the sum of the age-specific enrolment rates. A relatively high SLE indicates greater probability for children to spend more years in education and higher overall retention within the education system. It must be noted that the expected number of years does not necessarily coincide with the expected number of grades of education completed, because of repetition. Since school life expectancy is an average based on participation in different levels of education, the expected number of years of schooling may be pulled down by the magnitude of children who never go to school. Those children who are in school may benefit from many more years of education than the average.