School life expectancy, primary to tertiary, both sexes (years) (both) in Guatemala
Guatemala: School life expectancy, primary to tertiary, both sexes (years) (both) was 10.75 years in 2015. ▲ Rising
School life expectancy, primary to tertiary, both sexes in Guatemala, 1970–2015
Source: Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO). Measured in years.
Analysis
Guatemala recorded 10.75 years for school life expectancy, primary to tertiary, both sexes in 2015. That is the highest value across all 22 years on record.
The figure is up 0.5% on the previous year and up 4.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school life expectancy, primary to tertiary, both sexes in Guatemala peaked at 10.75 years in 2015 and was at its lowest, 4.07 years, in 1970.
Guatemala ranks 143rd of 183 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 22 years of available data.
School life expectancy, primary to tertiary, both sexes (years) (both) in Guatemala, year by year
| Year | years | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 4.07 years | — |
| 1971 | 4.09 years | +0.4% |
| 1972 | 4.24 years | +3.7% |
| 1973 | 4.17 years | -1.5% |
| 1974 | 4.42 years | +5.8% |
| 1975 | 4.55 years | +2.9% |
| 1976 | 4.53 years | -0.4% |
| 1977 | 4.71 years | +4.0% |
| 1978 | 5.18 years | +10.0% |
| 1981 | 5.71 years | +10.2% |
| 1983 | 5.71 years | +0.0% |
| 1984 | 5.72 years | +0.1% |
| 1985 | 5.77 years | +1.0% |
| 1986 | 5.84 years | +1.2% |
| 1993 | 6.71 years | +14.9% |
| 1994 | 6.78 years | +1.0% |
| 1995 | 6.94 years | +2.3% |
| 2002 | 8.94 years | +28.9% |
| 2007 | 10.31 years | +15.3% |
| 2013 | 10.64 years | +3.3% |
| 2014 | 10.7 years | +0.6% |
| 2015 | 10.75 years | +0.5% |
Guatemala compared with similar countries
- Guatemala's 10.75 years is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 13.93 years, 77% of the median. (51 countries reporting)
- Guatemala's 10.75 years is below the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 13.93 years, 77% of the median. (35 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where School life expectancy, primary to tertiary, both sexes (years) (both) 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2002 | +28.9% | 6.94 years | 8.94 years |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 4.44 years | 4.07 years | 5.18 years | 9 |
| 1980s | 5.75 years | 5.71 years | 5.84 years | 5 |
| 1990s | 6.81 years | 6.71 years | 6.94 years | 3 |
| 2000s | 9.62 years | 8.94 years | 10.31 years | 2 |
| 2010s | 10.7 years | 10.64 years | 10.75 years | 3 |
Countries ranked near Guatemala
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 to tertiary, both sexes in Guatemala?
- School life expectancy, primary to tertiary, both sexes in Guatemala was 10.75 years in 2015, according to Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO).
- What is the highest school life expectancy, primary to tertiary, both sexes recorded in Guatemala?
- The highest recorded value was 10.75 years in 2015.
- What is the lowest school life expectancy, primary to tertiary, both sexes recorded in Guatemala?
- The lowest recorded value was 4.07 years in 1970.
- How does Guatemala rank for school life expectancy, primary to tertiary, both sexes?
- Guatemala ranks 143rd out of 183 countries with data for 2015.
- Is school life expectancy, primary to tertiary, both sexes rising or falling in Guatemala?
- Over the last ten years it is up 4.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Guatemala data come from?
- The figures come from Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO), published as part of School life expectancy, primary to tertiary, both sexes (years). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Expected years of schooling is the number of years a child of school entrance age is expected to spend at school, or university, including years spent on repetition. It is the sum of the age-specific enrolment ratios for primary, secondary, post-secondary non-tertiary and tertiary education.