Primary school life expectancy, adjusted gender parity index in Guatemala
Guatemala: Primary school life expectancy, adjusted gender parity index was 0.9812 index in 2024. ▲ Rising
Primary school life expectancy, adjusted gender parity index in Guatemala, 1970–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data. Measured in index.
Analysis
The most recent figure for primary school life expectancy, adjusted gender parity index in Guatemala is 0.9812 index, measured in 2024. That is the highest value across all 49 years on record.
That represents a change of up 0.1% on the previous year and up 3.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, primary school life expectancy, adjusted gender parity index in Guatemala peaked at 0.9812 index in 2024 and was at its lowest, 0.8127 index, in 1971.
That places Guatemala 140th out of 215 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 49 years of available data.
Primary school life expectancy, adjusted gender parity index in Guatemala, year by year
| Year | index | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 0.8131 index | — |
| 1971 | 0.8127 index | -0.1% |
| 1972 | 0.8161 index | +0.4% |
| 1973 | 0.8219 index | +0.7% |
| 1974 | 0.8299 index | +1.0% |
| 1975 | 0.831 index | +0.1% |
| 1976 | 0.8426 index | +1.4% |
| 1977 | 0.8448 index | +0.3% |
| 1978 | 0.8442 index | -0.1% |
| 1979 | 0.8477 index | +0.4% |
| 1980 | 0.8489 index | +0.1% |
| 1981 | 0.8454 index | -0.4% |
| 1982 | 0.8651 index | +2.3% |
| 1983 | 0.8461 index | -2.2% |
| 1985 | 0.8459 index | -0.0% |
| 1986 | 0.847 index | +0.1% |
| 1991 | 0.862 index | +1.8% |
| 1992 | 0.8607 index | -0.1% |
| 1993 | 0.8628 index | +0.2% |
| 1994 | 0.8579 index | -0.6% |
| 1995 | 0.8628 index | +0.6% |
| 1996 | 0.8645 index | +0.2% |
| 1997 | 0.8635 index | -0.1% |
| 1998 | 0.8777 index | +1.6% |
| 1999 | 0.872 index | -0.7% |
| 2000 | 0.8988 index | +3.1% |
| 2001 | 0.9061 index | +0.8% |
| 2002 | 0.915 index | +1.0% |
| 2004 | 0.924 index | +1.0% |
| 2005 | 0.9285 index | +0.5% |
| 2006 | 0.9337 index | +0.6% |
| 2007 | 0.9402 index | +0.7% |
| 2008 | 0.9446 index | +0.5% |
| 2009 | 0.955 index | +1.1% |
| 2010 | 0.9634 index | +0.9% |
| 2011 | 0.9669 index | +0.4% |
| 2012 | 0.9605 index | -0.7% |
| 2013 | 0.9548 index | -0.6% |
| 2014 | 0.9521 index | -0.3% |
| 2015 | 0.9504 index | -0.2% |
| 2016 | 0.95 index | -0.0% |
| 2017 | 0.9516 index | +0.2% |
| 2018 | 0.9561 index | +0.5% |
| 2019 | 0.9605 index | +0.5% |
| 2020 | 0.9638 index | +0.4% |
| 2021 | 0.9671 index | +0.3% |
| 2022 | 0.9743 index | +0.7% |
| 2023 | 0.9798 index | +0.6% |
| 2024 | 0.9812 index | +0.1% |
Guatemala compared with similar countries
- Guatemala's 0.9812 index is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 0.9951 index, 99% of the median. (58 countries reporting)
- Guatemala's 0.9812 index is below the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 0.9945 index, 99% of the median. (38 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 0.8304 index | 0.8127 index | 0.8477 index | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.8497 index | 0.8454 index | 0.8651 index | 6 |
| 1990s | 0.8649 index | 0.8579 index | 0.8777 index | 9 |
| 2000s | 0.9273 index | 0.8988 index | 0.955 index | 9 |
| 2010s | 0.9566 index | 0.95 index | 0.9669 index | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.9733 index | 0.9638 index | 0.9812 index | 5 |
Countries ranked near Guatemala
More health data for Guatemala
- Un projection of annual infant deaths, annual growth rate -1.92 % change on previous year (2100)
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates, annual growth rate 0.7968 % change on previous year (2090)
- Estimated changes in temperature-related death rates compared to projected death rates 1,202 deaths per 1,000 people (2090)
- Number of infants who die before age 1 1,022 deaths (2100)
- Neonatal tetanus - number of reported cases, gaps filled 0 (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, annual growth rate -0.4059 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, per capita 0.0487 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, annual growth rate -0.3488 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is primary school life expectancy, adjusted gender parity index in Guatemala?
- Primary school life expectancy, adjusted gender parity index in Guatemala was 0.9812 index in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest primary school life expectancy, adjusted gender parity index recorded in Guatemala?
- The highest recorded value was 0.9812 index in 2024.
- What is the lowest primary school life expectancy, adjusted gender parity index recorded in Guatemala?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.8127 index in 1971.
- How does Guatemala rank for primary school life expectancy, adjusted gender parity index?
- Guatemala ranks 140th out of 215 countries with data for 2024.
- Is primary school life expectancy, adjusted gender parity index rising or falling in Guatemala?
- Over the last ten years it is up 3.1%. 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 (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Primary school life expectancy, adjusted gender parity index. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
An adjusted gender parity index of 1 indicates equality in the expected number of years a child of school entrance age is likely to spend in primary school between boys and girls. Values below 1 favor boys, and above 1 favor girls.