School life expectancy, tertiary, male in Guatemala
Guatemala: School life expectancy, tertiary, male was 1.28 years in 2015. ◆ Volatile
School life expectancy, tertiary, male in Guatemala, 1970–2015
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in years.
Analysis
Guatemala recorded 1.28 years for school life expectancy, tertiary, male in 2015.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 3.9% on the previous year and up 49.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school life expectancy, tertiary, male in Guatemala peaked at 1.33 years in 2014 and was at its lowest, 0.2594 years, in 1970.
That places Guatemala 98th out of 177 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.
School life expectancy, tertiary, male in Guatemala, year by year
| Year | years | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 0.2594 years | — |
| 1971 | 0.2637 years | +1.7% |
| 1972 | 0.279 years | +5.8% |
| 1973 | 0.2968 years | +6.4% |
| 1974 | 0.2643 years | -10.9% |
| 1975 | 0.2864 years | +8.4% |
| 1976 | 0.313 years | +9.3% |
| 1977 | 0.3447 years | +10.1% |
| 1978 | 0.3911 years | +13.4% |
| 2002 | 0.5311 years | +35.8% |
| 2007 | 0.8558 years | +61.1% |
| 2013 | 0.9578 years | +11.9% |
| 2014 | 1.33 years | +39.2% |
| 2015 | 1.28 years | -3.9% |
Guatemala compared with similar countries
- Guatemala's 1.28 years is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 1.7 years, 75% of the median. (52 countries reporting)
- Guatemala's 1.28 years is below the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 1.68 years, 76% of the median. (33 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where School life expectancy, tertiary, male 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2007 | +61.1% | 0.5311 years | 0.8558 years |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 0.2998 years | 0.2594 years | 0.3911 years | 9 |
| 2000s | 0.6934 years | 0.5311 years | 0.8558 years | 2 |
| 2010s | 1.19 years | 0.9578 years | 1.33 years | 3 |
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, tertiary, male in Guatemala?
- School life expectancy, tertiary, male in Guatemala was 1.28 years in 2015, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest school life expectancy, tertiary, male recorded in Guatemala?
- The highest recorded value was 1.33 years in 2014.
- What is the lowest school life expectancy, tertiary, male recorded in Guatemala?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.2594 years in 1970.
- How does Guatemala rank for school life expectancy, tertiary, male?
- Guatemala ranks 98th out of 177 countries with data for 2015.
- Is school life expectancy, tertiary, male rising or falling in Guatemala?
- Over the last ten years it is up 49.8%. 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, male (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.