Guatemala vs Switzerland: School life expectancy, primary and secondary, gender parity index

Guatemala
0.9728 GPI
in 2019
Switzerland
0.9734 GPI
in 2018
Guatemala rank
149th
Switzerland rank
148th

School life expectancy, primary and secondary, gender parity index over time

  • Guatemala
  • Switzerland
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How they compare

Switzerland currently reports 0.9734 GPI against 0.9728 GPI in Guatemala, a difference of 0.0006 GPI.

Across all 27 years both countries report, Switzerland has been ahead every year.

Guatemala ranks 149th and Switzerland ranks 148th of 193 countries.

Switzerland has averaged higher in every one of the 5 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Guatemala Switzerland Difference Ahead
1970s 0.8387 GPI 0.9324 GPI 0.0937 GPI Switzerland
1980s 0.8517 GPI 0.9467 GPI 0.095 GPI Switzerland
1990s 0.8718 GPI 0.9601 GPI 0.0883 GPI Switzerland
2000s 0.9285 GPI 0.9699 GPI 0.0415 GPI Switzerland
2010s 0.9612 GPI 0.9815 GPI 0.0202 GPI Switzerland

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher school life expectancy, primary and secondary, gender parity index, Guatemala or Switzerland?
Switzerland, at 0.9734 GPI against 0.9728 GPI in Guatemala as of 2018.
What is the difference in school life expectancy, primary and secondary, gender parity index between Guatemala and Switzerland?
0.0006 GPI, with Switzerland ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Guatemala and Switzerland?
27 years are reported by both, from 1978 to 2018.
How do Guatemala and Switzerland rank globally for school life expectancy, primary and secondary, gender parity index?
Guatemala ranks 149th and Switzerland ranks 148th of 193 countries.
Where does this data come from?
UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as School life expectancy, primary and secondary, gender parity index (GPI). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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About this data

Indicator
School life expectancy, primary and secondary, gender parity index (GPI)
Unit
GPI
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
238 places, 7,783 data points, 1970–2020
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.