School life expectancy, tertiary, both sexes in Guatemala
Guatemala: School life expectancy, tertiary, both sexes was 1.34 years in 2015. β Volatile
School life expectancy, tertiary, both sexes in Guatemala, 1970β2015
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in years.
Analysis
In 2015, school life expectancy, tertiary, both sexes in Guatemala stood at 1.34 years. That is the highest value across all 22 years on record.
That represents a change of up 1.7% on the previous year and up 55.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school life expectancy, tertiary, both sexes in Guatemala peaked at 1.34 years in 2015 and was at its lowest, 0.1613 years, in 1970.
That places Guatemala 105th out of 183 countries with data for 2015, putting it in the middle of the range.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 0.1966 years | 0.1613 years | 0.2695 years | 9 |
| 1980s | 0.3166 years | 0.2687 years | 0.3464 years | 5 |
| 1990s | 0.4012 years | 0.3886 years | 0.4091 years | 3 |
| 2000s | 0.6627 years | 0.4596 years | 0.8659 years | 2 |
| 2010s | 1.21 years | 0.9796 years | 1.34 years | 3 |
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More education data for Guatemala
- 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 122,362 (2024)
- Fertility rate vs mean years of schooling 2.29 (2024)
- School enrollment, primary, female 100.6% (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is school life expectancy, tertiary, both sexes in Guatemala?
- School life expectancy, tertiary, both sexes in Guatemala was 1.34 years in 2015, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest school life expectancy, tertiary, both sexes recorded in Guatemala?
- The highest recorded value was 1.34 years in 2015.
- What is the lowest school life expectancy, tertiary, both sexes recorded in Guatemala?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.1613 years in 1970.
- How does Guatemala rank for school life expectancy, tertiary, both sexes?
- Guatemala ranks 105th out of 183 countries with data for 2015.
- Is school life expectancy, tertiary, both sexes rising or falling in Guatemala?
- Over the last ten years it is up 55.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Guatemala data come from?
- The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of School life expectancy, tertiary, both sexes (years). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
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.