School life expectancy, tertiary, female in Guatemala
Guatemala: School life expectancy, tertiary, female was 1.41 years in 2015. ◆ Volatile
School life expectancy, tertiary, female in Guatemala, 1970–2015
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in years.
Analysis
In 2015, school life expectancy, tertiary, female in Guatemala stood at 1.41 years. That is the highest value across all 14 years on record.
That represents a change of up 6.8% on the previous year and up 60.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school life expectancy, tertiary, female in Guatemala peaked at 1.41 years in 2015 and was at its lowest, 0.0608 years, in 1970.
Guatemala ranks 106th of 177 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
School life expectancy, tertiary, female in Guatemala, year by year
| Year | years | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 0.0608 years | — |
| 1971 | 0.0688 years | +13.2% |
| 1972 | 0.0781 years | +13.5% |
| 1973 | 0.0868 years | +11.2% |
| 1974 | 0.074 years | -14.8% |
| 1975 | 0.0873 years | +18.0% |
| 1976 | 0.1027 years | +17.6% |
| 1977 | 0.1185 years | +15.4% |
| 1978 | 0.1473 years | +24.3% |
| 2002 | 0.39 years | +164.8% |
| 2007 | 0.876 years | +124.6% |
| 2013 | 1 years | +14.4% |
| 2014 | 1.32 years | +31.4% |
| 2015 | 1.41 years | +6.8% |
Guatemala compared with similar countries
- Guatemala's 1.41 years is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 2.33 years, 60% of the median. (52 countries reporting)
- Guatemala's 1.41 years is below the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 2.19 years, 64% of the median. (33 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where School life expectancy, tertiary, female 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 | +164.8% | 0.1473 years | 0.39 years |
| 2007 | +124.6% | 0.39 years | 0.876 years |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 0.0916 years | 0.0608 years | 0.1473 years | 9 |
| 2000s | 0.633 years | 0.39 years | 0.876 years | 2 |
| 2010s | 1.24 years | 1 years | 1.41 years | 3 |
Countries ranked near Guatemala
- 103 India 1.51 years compare
- 104 Saint Vincent and the Grenadines 1.49 years compare
- 105 South Africa 1.48 years compare
- 107 Tajikistan 1.4 years compare
- 108 Cape Verde 1.37 years compare
- 109 Sri Lanka 1.3 years compare
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, tertiary, female in Guatemala?
- School life expectancy, tertiary, female in Guatemala was 1.41 years in 2015, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest school life expectancy, tertiary, female recorded in Guatemala?
- The highest recorded value was 1.41 years in 2015.
- What is the lowest school life expectancy, tertiary, female recorded in Guatemala?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0608 years in 1970.
- How does Guatemala rank for school life expectancy, tertiary, female?
- Guatemala ranks 106th out of 177 countries with data for 2015.
- Is school life expectancy, tertiary, female rising or falling in Guatemala?
- Over the last ten years it is up 60.5%. 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, female (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.