School life expectancy, primary to tertiary, female in Guatemala

Guatemala: School life expectancy, primary to tertiary, female was 10.6 years in 2015. β–² Rising

Latest (2015)
10.6 years
Change on year
up 0.9%
World rank
139th
of 175 countries
All-time high
10.6 years
in 2015
All-time low
3.54 years
in 1970
Years of data
14
1970–2015

School life expectancy, primary to tertiary, female in Guatemala, 1970–2015

468101970199220151970: 3.5 years1971: 3.6 years1972: 3.7 years1973: 3.7 years1974: 3.9 years1975: 4.1 years1976: 4.1 years1977: 4.2 years1978: 4.6 years2002: 8.5 years2007: 10.1 years2013: 10.5 years2014: 10.5 years2015: 10.6 years

Source: Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO). Measured in years.

Analysis

Guatemala recorded 10.6 years for school life expectancy, primary to tertiary, female in 2015. That is the highest value across all 14 years on record.

Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.9% on the previous year and up 5.5% over ten years.

Over the whole period, school life expectancy, primary to tertiary, female in Guatemala peaked at 10.6 years in 2015 and was at its lowest, 3.54 years, in 1970.

Guatemala ranks 139th of 175 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 14 years of available data.

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1970s 3.95 years 3.54 years 4.62 years 9
2000s 9.26 years 8.46 years 10.05 years 2
2010s 10.52 years 10.45 years 10.6 years 3

Countries ranked near Guatemala

  1. 136 Myanmar 10.87 years compare
  2. 137 Malawi 10.83 years compare
  3. 138 Tajikistan 10.7 years compare
  4. 140 Congo 10.58 years compare
  5. 141 Jordan 10.57 years compare
  6. 142 Uganda 10.53 years compare

See the full ranking of 220 places β†’

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All data for Guatemala β†’

Frequently asked questions

What is school life expectancy, primary to tertiary, female in Guatemala?
School life expectancy, primary to tertiary, female in Guatemala was 10.6 years in 2015, according to Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO).
What is the highest school life expectancy, primary to tertiary, female recorded in Guatemala?
The highest recorded value was 10.6 years in 2015.
What is the lowest school life expectancy, primary to tertiary, female recorded in Guatemala?
The lowest recorded value was 3.54 years in 1970.
How does Guatemala rank for school life expectancy, primary to tertiary, female?
Guatemala ranks 139th out of 175 countries with data for 2015.
Is school life expectancy, primary to tertiary, female rising or falling in Guatemala?
Over the last ten years it is up 5.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Guatemala data come from?
The figures come from Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO), published as part of School life expectancy, primary to tertiary, female (years). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
School life expectancy, primary to tertiary, female (years)
Unit
years
Source
Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO)
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
220 places, 6,052 data points, 1970–2019
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Expected years of schooling is the number of years a child of school entrance age is expected to spend at school, or university, including years spent on repetition. It is the sum of the age-specific enrolment ratios for primary, secondary, post-secondary non-tertiary and tertiary education.