School life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, gender parity ind in Guatemala

Guatemala: School life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, gender parity ind was 0.9601 GPI in 2019. ▲ Rising

Latest (2019)
0.9601 GPI
Change on year
up 0.5%
World rank
159th
of 188 countries
All-time high
0.9604 GPI
in 2011
All-time low
0.86 GPI
in 1999
Years of data
22
1996–2019

School life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, gender parity ind in Guatemala, 1996–2019

00.20.40.60.811996200720191996: 0.863 GPI1998: 0.88 GPI1999: 0.86 GPI2000: 0.887 GPI2001: 0.895 GPI2002: 0.899 GPI2004: 0.913 GPI2005: 0.922 GPI2006: 0.928 GPI2007: 0.939 GPI2008: 0.945 GPI2009: 0.958 GPI2010: 0.96 GPI2011: 0.96 GPI2012: 0.956 GPI2013: 0.949 GPI2014: 0.951 GPI2015: 0.949 GPI2016: 0.948 GPI2017: 0.951 GPI2018: 0.955 GPI2019: 0.96 GPI

Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in GPI.

Analysis

In 2019, school life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, gender parity ind in Guatemala stood at 0.9601 GPI.

The figure is up 0.5% on the previous year and up 0.3% over ten years.

Over the whole period, school life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, gender parity ind in Guatemala peaked at 0.9604 GPI in 2011 and was at its lowest, 0.86 GPI, in 1999.

That places Guatemala 159th out of 188 countries with data for 2019, putting it in the bottom quarter.

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

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 0.8677 GPI 0.86 GPI 0.8803 GPI 3
2000s 0.9207 GPI 0.8872 GPI 0.9576 GPI 9
2010s 0.9539 GPI 0.9483 GPI 0.9604 GPI 10

Countries ranked near Guatemala

  1. 156 Dominica 0.9622 GPI compare
  2. 157 Maldives 0.9619 GPI compare
  3. 158 Lao People’s Democratic Republic 0.9609 GPI compare
  4. 160 Cabo Verde 0.9579 GPI compare
  5. 161 Cuba 0.9554 GPI compare
  6. 162 Antigua and Barbuda 0.9537 GPI compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is school life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, gender parity ind in Guatemala?
School life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, gender parity ind in Guatemala was 0.9601 GPI in 2019, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
What is the highest school life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, gender parity ind recorded in Guatemala?
The highest recorded value was 0.9604 GPI in 2011.
What is the lowest school life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, gender parity ind recorded in Guatemala?
The lowest recorded value was 0.86 GPI in 1999.
How does Guatemala rank for school life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, gender parity ind?
Guatemala ranks 159th out of 188 countries with data for 2019.
Is school life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, gender parity ind 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, primary and lower secondary, gender parity index (GPI). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
School life expectancy, 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, 4,492 data points, 1981–2020
Last refreshed

Ratio of female school life expectancy to the male school life expectancy. 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.