School life expectancy, secondary, male in Guatemala
Guatemala: School life expectancy, secondary, male was 3.13 years in 2019. ◆ Volatile
School life expectancy, secondary, male in Guatemala, 1970–2019
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in years.
Analysis
Guatemala recorded 3.13 years for school life expectancy, secondary, male in 2019.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 4.8% on the previous year and up 6.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school life expectancy, secondary, male in Guatemala peaked at 3.42 years in 2015 and was at its lowest, 0.5302 years, in 1971.
That places Guatemala 168th out of 195 countries with data for 2019, putting it in the bottom quarter.
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 | 0.7735 years | 0.5302 years | 1.17 years | 10 |
| 1980s | 1.15 years | 1.13 years | 1.18 years | 4 |
| 1990s | 1.6 years | 1.5 years | 1.78 years | 4 |
| 2000s | 2.53 years | 1.98 years | 2.95 years | 9 |
| 2010s | 3.32 years | 3.13 years | 3.42 years | 10 |
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- Summer temperature anomalies 1.04 °C (2026)
- Spring temperature anomalies -0.4881 °C (2026)
- Autumn temperature anomalies 0.5692 °C (2025)
- Winter temperature anomalies 0.8885 °C (2025)
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- Universal right to vote 2 (2025)
- Annual precipitation 1,721 millimeters (2025)
- Civil liberties rating 4 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is school life expectancy, secondary, male in Guatemala?
- School life expectancy, secondary, male in Guatemala was 3.13 years in 2019, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest school life expectancy, secondary, male recorded in Guatemala?
- The highest recorded value was 3.42 years in 2015.
- What is the lowest school life expectancy, secondary, male recorded in Guatemala?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.5302 years in 1971.
- How does Guatemala rank for school life expectancy, secondary, male?
- Guatemala ranks 168th out of 195 countries with data for 2019.
- Is school life expectancy, secondary, male rising or falling in Guatemala?
- Over the last ten years it is up 6.0%. 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, secondary, male (years). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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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.