School life expectancy, primary … tertiary adjusted GPIA gender in Guatemala
Guatemala: School life expectancy, primary … tertiary adjusted GPIA gender was 1.03 GPIA in 2023. ▲ Rising
School life expectancy, primary to tertiary, adjusted gender parity in Guatemala, 1970–2023
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in GPIA.
Analysis
The most recent figure for school life expectancy, primary to tertiary, adjusted gender parity in Guatemala is 1.03 GPIA, measured in 2023. That is the highest value across all 20 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 7.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school life expectancy, primary to tertiary, adjusted gender parity in Guatemala peaked at 1.03 GPIA in 2023 and was at its lowest, 0.7681 GPIA, in 1970.
That places Guatemala 109th out of 179 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 20 years of available data.
School life expectancy, primary … tertiary adjusted GPIA gender in Guatemala, year by year
| Year | GPIA | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 0.7681 GPIA | — |
| 1971 | 0.7853 GPIA | +2.2% |
| 1972 | 0.7891 GPIA | +0.5% |
| 1973 | 0.7907 GPIA | +0.2% |
| 1974 | 0.8048 GPIA | +1.8% |
| 1975 | 0.8068 GPIA | +0.2% |
| 1976 | 0.8161 GPIA | +1.2% |
| 1977 | 0.8209 GPIA | +0.6% |
| 1978 | 0.8042 GPIA | -2.0% |
| 2002 | 0.904 GPIA | +12.4% |
| 2007 | 0.9511 GPIA | +5.2% |
| 2009 | 0.9611 GPIA | +1.1% |
| 2010 | 0.9602 GPIA | -0.1% |
| 2011 | 0.9583 GPIA | -0.2% |
| 2012 | 0.956 GPIA | -0.2% |
| 2013 | 0.9545 GPIA | -0.2% |
| 2014 | 0.9553 GPIA | +0.1% |
| 2015 | 0.9631 GPIA | +0.8% |
| 2019 | 0.9735 GPIA | +1.1% |
| 2023 | 1.03 GPIA | +5.8% |
Guatemala compared with similar countries
- Guatemala's 1.03 GPIA is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 1.06 GPIA, 97% of the median. (52 countries reporting)
- Guatemala's 1.03 GPIA is below the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 1.08 GPIA, 95% of the median. (31 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 0.7985 GPIA | 0.7681 GPIA | 0.8209 GPIA | 9 |
| 2000s | 0.9388 GPIA | 0.904 GPIA | 0.9611 GPIA | 3 |
| 2010s | 0.9601 GPIA | 0.9545 GPIA | 0.9735 GPIA | 7 |
| 2020s | 1.03 GPIA | 1.03 GPIA | 1.03 GPIA | 1 |
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 to tertiary, adjusted gender parity in Guatemala?
- School life expectancy, primary to tertiary, adjusted gender parity in Guatemala was 1.03 GPIA in 2023, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest school life expectancy, primary to tertiary, adjusted gender parity recorded in Guatemala?
- The highest recorded value was 1.03 GPIA in 2023.
- What is the lowest school life expectancy, primary to tertiary, adjusted gender parity recorded in Guatemala?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.7681 GPIA in 1970.
- How does Guatemala rank for school life expectancy, primary to tertiary, adjusted gender parity?
- Guatemala ranks 109th out of 179 countries with data for 2023.
- Is school life expectancy, primary to tertiary, adjusted gender parity rising or falling in Guatemala?
- Over the last ten years it is up 7.9%. 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 to tertiary, adjusted gender parity index (GPIA). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release