Gross enrolment ratio, primary and lower secondary, gender parity in Guatemala

Guatemala: Gross enrolment ratio, primary and lower secondary, gender parity was 0.9601 GPI in 2019. ▲ Rising

Latest (2019)
0.9601 GPI
Change on year
up 0.4%
World rank
158th
of 188 countries
All-time high
0.9647 GPI
in 2011
All-time low
0.861 GPI
in 1996
Years of data
22
1996–2019

Gross enrolment ratio, primary and lower secondary, gender parity in Guatemala, 1996–2019

00.20.40.60.811996200720191996: 0.861 GPI1998: 0.878 GPI1999: 0.867 GPI2000: 0.894 GPI2001: 0.9 GPI2002: 0.907 GPI2004: 0.918 GPI2005: 0.926 GPI2006: 0.933 GPI2007: 0.941 GPI2008: 0.949 GPI2009: 0.961 GPI2010: 0.964 GPI2011: 0.965 GPI2012: 0.96 GPI2013: 0.954 GPI2014: 0.954 GPI2015: 0.951 GPI2016: 0.95 GPI2017: 0.952 GPI2018: 0.956 GPI2019: 0.96 GPI

Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in GPI.

Analysis

Guatemala recorded 0.9601 GPI for gross enrolment ratio, primary and lower secondary, gender parity in 2019.

The figure is up 0.4% on the previous year and down 0.1% over ten years.

Over the whole period, gross enrolment ratio, primary and lower secondary, gender parity in Guatemala peaked at 0.9647 GPI in 2011 and was at its lowest, 0.861 GPI, in 1996.

Guatemala ranks 158th of 188 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 22 years of available data.

Gross enrolment ratio, primary and lower secondary, gender parity in Guatemala, year by year

Annual values for Gross enrolment ratio, primary and lower secondary, gender parity index (GPI) in Guatemala, 1996 to 2019.
Year GPI Change
1996 0.861 GPI
1998 0.8781 GPI +2.0%
1999 0.8668 GPI -1.3%
2000 0.8939 GPI +3.1%
2001 0.9001 GPI +0.7%
2002 0.9071 GPI +0.8%
2004 0.918 GPI +1.2%
2005 0.9256 GPI +0.8%
2006 0.9331 GPI +0.8%
2007 0.9414 GPI +0.9%
2008 0.9486 GPI +0.8%
2009 0.961 GPI +1.3%
2010 0.9639 GPI +0.3%
2011 0.9647 GPI +0.1%
2012 0.96 GPI -0.5%
2013 0.9536 GPI -0.7%
2014 0.9542 GPI +0.1%
2015 0.9514 GPI -0.3%
2016 0.9499 GPI -0.2%
2017 0.9518 GPI +0.2%
2018 0.9559 GPI +0.4%
2019 0.9601 GPI +0.4%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 0.8687 GPI 0.861 GPI 0.8781 GPI 3
2000s 0.9254 GPI 0.8939 GPI 0.961 GPI 9
2010s 0.9566 GPI 0.9499 GPI 0.9647 GPI 10

Countries ranked near Guatemala

  1. 155 Syrian Arab Republic 0.9657 GPI compare
  2. 156 Lao People's Democratic Republic 0.9627 GPI compare
  3. 157 Liechtenstein 0.961 GPI compare
  4. 159 Cape Verde 0.9578 GPI compare
  5. 160 Dominica 0.9571 GPI compare
  6. 161 Cuba 0.9541 GPI compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is gross enrolment ratio, primary and lower secondary, gender parity in Guatemala?
Gross enrolment ratio, primary and lower secondary, gender parity in Guatemala was 0.9601 GPI in 2019, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
What is the highest gross enrolment ratio, primary and lower secondary, gender parity recorded in Guatemala?
The highest recorded value was 0.9647 GPI in 2011.
What is the lowest gross enrolment ratio, primary and lower secondary, gender parity recorded in Guatemala?
The lowest recorded value was 0.861 GPI in 1996.
How does Guatemala rank for gross enrolment ratio, primary and lower secondary, gender parity?
Guatemala ranks 158th out of 188 countries with data for 2019.
Is gross enrolment ratio, primary and lower secondary, gender parity rising or falling in Guatemala?
Over the last ten years it is down 0.1%. 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, published as part of Gross enrolment ratio, primary and lower secondary, gender parity index (GPI). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Gross enrolment ratio, primary and lower secondary, gender parity index (GPI)
Unit
GPI
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
233 places, 4,500 data points, 1981–2020
Last refreshed

Ratio of female gross enrolment ratio for primary and lower secondary to male gross enrolment ratio for primary and lower secondary. It is calculated by dividing the female value for the indicator by the male value for the indicator. A GPI equal to 1 indicates parity between females and males. In general, a value less than 1 indicates disparity in favor of males and a value greater than 1 indicates disparity in favor of females.