School life expectancy, primary, gender parity index in Guatemala
Guatemala: School life expectancy, primary, gender parity index was 0.9782 GPI in 2019. ▲ Rising
School life expectancy, primary, gender parity index in Guatemala, 1970–2019
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in GPI.
Analysis
The most recent figure for school life expectancy, primary, gender parity index in Guatemala is 0.9782 GPI, measured in 2019.
The figure is up 0.4% on the previous year and up 1.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school life expectancy, primary, gender parity index in Guatemala peaked at 0.9816 GPI in 2011 and was at its lowest, 0.8196 GPI, in 1971.
That places Guatemala 121st out of 197 countries with data for 2019, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 44 years of available data.
School life expectancy, primary, gender parity index in Guatemala, year by year
| Year | GPI | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 0.8206 GPI | — |
| 1971 | 0.8196 GPI | -0.1% |
| 1972 | 0.8223 GPI | +0.3% |
| 1973 | 0.8276 GPI | +0.6% |
| 1974 | 0.8347 GPI | +0.9% |
| 1975 | 0.8359 GPI | +0.1% |
| 1976 | 0.8468 GPI | +1.3% |
| 1977 | 0.8466 GPI | -0.0% |
| 1978 | 0.8453 GPI | -0.1% |
| 1979 | 0.8463 GPI | +0.1% |
| 1980 | 0.847 GPI | +0.1% |
| 1981 | 0.8439 GPI | -0.4% |
| 1982 | 0.8633 GPI | +2.3% |
| 1983 | 0.8464 GPI | -2.0% |
| 1985 | 0.8471 GPI | +0.1% |
| 1986 | 0.849 GPI | +0.2% |
| 1991 | 0.8692 GPI | +2.4% |
| 1992 | 0.8681 GPI | -0.1% |
| 1993 | 0.8693 GPI | +0.1% |
| 1994 | 0.8635 GPI | -0.7% |
| 1995 | 0.8664 GPI | +0.3% |
| 1996 | 0.8659 GPI | -0.1% |
| 1997 | 0.8649 GPI | -0.1% |
| 1998 | 0.877 GPI | +1.4% |
| 1999 | 0.8716 GPI | -0.6% |
| 2000 | 0.8979 GPI | +3.0% |
| 2001 | 0.9045 GPI | +0.7% |
| 2002 | 0.9138 GPI | +1.0% |
| 2004 | 0.9258 GPI | +1.3% |
| 2005 | 0.9332 GPI | +0.8% |
| 2006 | 0.9407 GPI | +0.8% |
| 2007 | 0.9492 GPI | +0.9% |
| 2008 | 0.9553 GPI | +0.6% |
| 2009 | 0.9687 GPI | +1.4% |
| 2010 | 0.9769 GPI | +0.8% |
| 2011 | 0.9816 GPI | +0.5% |
| 2012 | 0.9758 GPI | -0.6% |
| 2013 | 0.9707 GPI | -0.5% |
| 2014 | 0.9691 GPI | -0.2% |
| 2015 | 0.9683 GPI | -0.1% |
| 2016 | 0.9681 GPI | -0.0% |
| 2017 | 0.9701 GPI | +0.2% |
| 2018 | 0.9744 GPI | +0.4% |
| 2019 | 0.9782 GPI | +0.4% |
Guatemala compared with similar countries
- Guatemala's 0.9782 GPI is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 0.9846 GPI, 99% of the median. (56 countries reporting)
- Guatemala's 0.9782 GPI is below the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 0.9784 GPI, 100% of the median. (38 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 0.8346 GPI | 0.8196 GPI | 0.8468 GPI | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.8495 GPI | 0.8439 GPI | 0.8633 GPI | 6 |
| 1990s | 0.8684 GPI | 0.8635 GPI | 0.877 GPI | 9 |
| 2000s | 0.9321 GPI | 0.8979 GPI | 0.9687 GPI | 9 |
| 2010s | 0.9733 GPI | 0.9681 GPI | 0.9816 GPI | 10 |
Countries ranked near Guatemala
More reference data data for Guatemala
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 0.9286 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 1.39 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 3.72 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0.1246 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Agricultural Soils 3.72 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 3.11 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure Management 1.9 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 7.68 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 18.61 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0.6786 (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is school life expectancy, primary, gender parity index in Guatemala?
- School life expectancy, primary, gender parity index in Guatemala was 0.9782 GPI in 2019, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest school life expectancy, primary, gender parity index recorded in Guatemala?
- The highest recorded value was 0.9816 GPI in 2011.
- What is the lowest school life expectancy, primary, gender parity index recorded in Guatemala?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.8196 GPI in 1971.
- How does Guatemala rank for school life expectancy, primary, gender parity index?
- Guatemala ranks 121st out of 197 countries with data for 2019.
- Is school life expectancy, primary, gender parity index rising or falling in Guatemala?
- Over the last ten years it is up 1.0%. 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, gender parity index (GPI). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
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.