School life expectancy, secondary, male (years) (life male years) in Guatemala
Guatemala: School life expectancy, secondary, male (years) (life male years) was 3.04 years in 2024. ▲ Rising
School life expectancy, secondary, male in Guatemala, 1970–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in years.
Analysis
The most recent figure for school life expectancy, secondary, male in Guatemala is 3.04 years, measured in 2024.
That represents a change of up 8.6% on the previous year and down 8.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school life expectancy, secondary, male in Guatemala peaked at 3.48 years in 2015 and was at its lowest, 0.562 years, in 1971.
That places Guatemala 187th out of 213 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 42 years of available data.
School life expectancy, secondary, male (years) (life male years) in Guatemala, year by year
| Year | years | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 0.7123 years | — |
| 1971 | 0.562 years | -21.1% |
| 1972 | 0.6229 years | +10.8% |
| 1973 | 0.6103 years | -2.0% |
| 1974 | 0.7197 years | +17.9% |
| 1975 | 0.7715 years | +7.2% |
| 1976 | 0.8327 years | +7.9% |
| 1977 | 0.8695 years | +4.4% |
| 1978 | 1.2 years | +38.6% |
| 1979 | 1.24 years | +3.1% |
| 1980 | 1.24 years | -0.4% |
| 1981 | 1.26 years | +1.7% |
| 1982 | 1.2 years | -4.4% |
| 1983 | 1.22 years | +1.7% |
| 1993 | 1.62 years | +32.5% |
| 1996 | 1.64 years | +1.1% |
| 1998 | 1.63 years | -0.5% |
| 1999 | 1.82 years | +11.4% |
| 2000 | 2 years | +10.1% |
| 2001 | 2.12 years | +5.7% |
| 2002 | 2.29 years | +8.2% |
| 2004 | 2.41 years | +5.1% |
| 2005 | 2.52 years | +4.8% |
| 2006 | 2.62 years | +4.1% |
| 2007 | 2.73 years | +4.0% |
| 2008 | 2.82 years | +3.3% |
| 2009 | 3 years | +6.5% |
| 2010 | 3.32 years | +10.7% |
| 2011 | 3.35 years | +1.0% |
| 2012 | 3.38 years | +0.8% |
| 2013 | 3.39 years | +0.3% |
| 2014 | 3.33 years | -1.6% |
| 2015 | 3.48 years | +4.3% |
| 2016 | 3.43 years | -1.4% |
| 2017 | 3.39 years | -1.1% |
| 2018 | 3.39 years | -0.1% |
| 2019 | 3.23 years | -4.6% |
| 2020 | 3.2 years | -1.2% |
| 2021 | 2.91 years | -9.0% |
| 2022 | 2.71 years | -6.8% |
| 2023 | 2.8 years | +3.3% |
| 2024 | 3.04 years | +8.6% |
Guatemala compared with similar countries
- Guatemala's 3.04 years is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 5.52 years, 55% of the median. (58 countries reporting)
- Guatemala's 3.04 years is below the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 5.12 years, 59% of the median. (38 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where School life expectancy, secondary, male (years) (life male years) 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1978 | +38.6% | 0.8695 years | 1.2 years |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 0.8148 years | 0.562 years | 1.24 years | 10 |
| 1980s | 1.23 years | 1.2 years | 1.26 years | 4 |
| 1990s | 1.68 years | 1.62 years | 1.82 years | 4 |
| 2000s | 2.5 years | 2 years | 3 years | 9 |
| 2010s | 3.37 years | 3.23 years | 3.48 years | 10 |
| 2020s | 2.93 years | 2.71 years | 3.2 years | 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, secondary, male in Guatemala?
- School life expectancy, secondary, male in Guatemala was 3.04 years in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest school life expectancy, secondary, male recorded in Guatemala?
- The highest recorded value was 3.48 years in 2015.
- What is the lowest school life expectancy, secondary, male recorded in Guatemala?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.562 years in 1971.
- How does Guatemala rank for school life expectancy, secondary, male?
- Guatemala ranks 187th out of 213 countries with data for 2024.
- Is school life expectancy, secondary, male rising or falling in Guatemala?
- Over the last ten years it is down 8.8%. 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, secondary, male (years). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release