School life expectancy, pre-primary, both sexes in Guatemala
Guatemala: School life expectancy, pre-primary, both sexes was 1.48 years in 2019. ▲ Rising
School life expectancy, pre-primary, both sexes in Guatemala, 1975–2019
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in years.
Analysis
In 2019, school life expectancy, pre-primary, both sexes in Guatemala stood at 1.48 years.
That represents a change of down 3.3% on the previous year and up 0.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school life expectancy, pre-primary, both sexes in Guatemala peaked at 1.52 years in 2018 and was at its lowest, 0.3168 years, in 1975.
Guatemala ranks 109th of 191 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 34 years of available data.
School life expectancy, pre-primary, both sexes in Guatemala, year by year
| Year | years | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1975 | 0.3168 years | — |
| 1983 | 0.5229 years | +65.0% |
| 1984 | 0.5061 years | -3.2% |
| 1985 | 0.4991 years | -1.4% |
| 1986 | 0.4743 years | -5.0% |
| 1987 | 0.5134 years | +8.2% |
| 1991 | 0.485 years | -5.5% |
| 1992 | 0.625 years | +28.9% |
| 1993 | 0.6302 years | +0.8% |
| 1994 | 0.6426 years | +2.0% |
| 1995 | 0.6638 years | +3.3% |
| 1996 | 0.6768 years | +2.0% |
| 1997 | 0.6733 years | -0.5% |
| 1998 | 0.7216 years | +7.2% |
| 1999 | 0.8852 years | +22.7% |
| 2000 | 0.9874 years | +11.5% |
| 2001 | 1.07 years | +8.1% |
| 2002 | 1.07 years | +0.2% |
| 2004 | 1.13 years | +5.9% |
| 2005 | 1.15 years | +1.2% |
| 2006 | 1.17 years | +2.2% |
| 2007 | 1.17 years | -0.1% |
| 2008 | 1.21 years | +3.5% |
| 2009 | 1.47 years | +21.3% |
| 2010 | 1.38 years | -6.1% |
| 2011 | 1.36 years | -1.9% |
| 2012 | 1.28 years | -5.8% |
| 2013 | 1.31 years | +2.5% |
| 2014 | 1.35 years | +3.1% |
| 2015 | 1.39 years | +2.9% |
| 2016 | 1.36 years | -2.2% |
| 2017 | 1.47 years | +8.4% |
| 2018 | 1.52 years | +3.6% |
| 2019 | 1.48 years | -3.3% |
Guatemala compared with similar countries
- Guatemala's 1.48 years is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 1.8 years, 82% of the median. (54 countries reporting)
- Guatemala's 1.48 years is below the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 1.88 years, 78% of the median. (37 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where School life expectancy, pre-primary, both sexes 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1983 | +65.0% | 0.3168 years | 0.5229 years |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 0.3168 years | 0.3168 years | 0.3168 years | 1 |
| 1980s | 0.5031 years | 0.4743 years | 0.5229 years | 5 |
| 1990s | 0.6671 years | 0.485 years | 0.8852 years | 9 |
| 2000s | 1.16 years | 0.9874 years | 1.47 years | 9 |
| 2010s | 1.39 years | 1.28 years | 1.52 years | 10 |
Countries ranked near Guatemala
- 106 Greece 1.54 years compare
- 107 Sao Tome and Principe 1.51 years compare
- 108 Bolivia 1.49 years compare
- 110 Laos 1.45 years compare
- 111 Saint Lucia 1.45 years compare
- 112 Antigua and Barbuda 1.4 years compare
More reference data data for Guatemala
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 0.9286 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 1.39 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 3.72 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0.1246 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Agricultural Soils 3.72 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 3.11 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure Management 1.9 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 7.68 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 18.61 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0.6786 (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is school life expectancy, pre-primary, both sexes in Guatemala?
- School life expectancy, pre-primary, both sexes in Guatemala was 1.48 years in 2019, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest school life expectancy, pre-primary, both sexes recorded in Guatemala?
- The highest recorded value was 1.52 years in 2018.
- What is the lowest school life expectancy, pre-primary, both sexes recorded in Guatemala?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.3168 years in 1975.
- How does Guatemala rank for school life expectancy, pre-primary, both sexes?
- Guatemala ranks 109th out of 191 countries with data for 2019.
- Is school life expectancy, pre-primary, both sexes rising or falling in Guatemala?
- Over the last ten years it is up 0.3%. 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, pre-primary, 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.