Gender ratios for mean years of schooling in Guatemala
Guatemala: Gender ratios for mean years of schooling was 0.8594 in 2024. ▲ Rising
Gender ratios for mean years of schooling in Guatemala, 1973–2024
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
Guatemala recorded 0.8594 for gender ratios for mean years of schooling in 2024. That is the highest value across all 10 years on record.
That represents a change of up 4.0% on the previous year and up 14.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, gender ratios for mean years of schooling in Guatemala peaked at 0.8594 in 2024 and was at its lowest, 0.7245, in 1973.
That places Guatemala 98th out of 121 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 10 years of available data.
Gender ratios for mean years of schooling in Guatemala, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1973 | 0.7245 | — |
| 2002 | 0.7858 | +8.5% |
| 2006 | 0.7559 | -3.8% |
| 2012 | 0.782 | +3.4% |
| 2013 | 0.8205 | +4.9% |
| 2014 | 0.7495 | -8.7% |
| 2015 | 0.798 | +6.5% |
| 2019 | 0.8393 | +5.2% |
| 2022 | 0.8265 | -1.5% |
| 2024 | 0.8594 | +4.0% |
Guatemala compared with similar countries
- Guatemala's 0.8594 is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 0.9879, 87% of the median. (37 countries reporting)
- Guatemala's 0.8594 is below the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 1.02, 84% of the median. (25 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 0.7245 | 0.7245 | 0.7245 | 1 |
| 2000s | 0.7709 | 0.7559 | 0.7858 | 2 |
| 2010s | 0.7979 | 0.7495 | 0.8393 | 5 |
| 2020s | 0.8429 | 0.8265 | 0.8594 | 2 |
Countries ranked near Guatemala
More education data for Guatemala
- Gender gap education levels, gaps filled 91.64 (2024)
- Primary enrollment selected countries, gaps filled 91.57 (2024)
- Teachers in secondary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 122,548 (2024)
- Repeaters in primary education, all grades, both sexes (number), gaps 247,917 (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, male (number), gaps filled 335,306 (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, female (number), gaps filled 328,468 (2024)
- Secondary education, pupils, gaps filled 1.13 million (2024)
- Primary education, duration (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Primary education, pupils, gaps filled 2.42 million (2024)
- Primary education, pupils, annual growth rate 0.3948 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is gender ratios for mean years of schooling in Guatemala?
- Gender ratios for mean years of schooling in Guatemala was 0.8594 in 2024, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest gender ratios for mean years of schooling recorded in Guatemala?
- The highest recorded value was 0.8594 in 2024.
- What is the lowest gender ratios for mean years of schooling recorded in Guatemala?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.7245 in 1973.
- How does Guatemala rank for gender ratios for mean years of schooling?
- Guatemala ranks 98th out of 121 countries with data for 2024.
- Is gender ratios for mean years of schooling rising or falling in Guatemala?
- Over the last ten years it is up 14.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Guatemala data come from?
- The figures come from Our World in Data, published as part of Gender ratios for mean years of schooling. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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