Gross enrolment ratio, primary to tertiary, gender parity index in Guatemala
Guatemala: Gross enrolment ratio, primary to tertiary, gender parity index was 0.9735 GPI in 2015. ▲ Rising
Gross enrolment ratio, primary to tertiary, gender parity index in Guatemala, 1970–2015
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in GPI.
Analysis
Guatemala recorded 0.9735 GPI for gross enrolment ratio, primary to tertiary, gender parity index in 2015. That is the highest value across all 14 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.5% on the previous year and up 3.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, gross enrolment ratio, primary to tertiary, gender parity index in Guatemala peaked at 0.9735 GPI in 2015 and was at its lowest, 0.7868 GPI, in 1970.
That places Guatemala 136th out of 173 countries with data for 2015, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 14 years of available data.
Gross enrolment ratio, primary to tertiary, gender parity index in Guatemala, year by year
| Year | GPI | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 0.7868 GPI | — |
| 1971 | 0.8012 GPI | +1.8% |
| 1972 | 0.8043 GPI | +0.4% |
| 1973 | 0.8015 GPI | -0.3% |
| 1974 | 0.8175 GPI | +2.0% |
| 1975 | 0.8197 GPI | +0.3% |
| 1976 | 0.8236 GPI | +0.5% |
| 1977 | 0.8256 GPI | +0.2% |
| 1978 | 0.8142 GPI | -1.4% |
| 2002 | 0.8947 GPI | +9.9% |
| 2007 | 0.9451 GPI | +5.6% |
| 2013 | 0.9621 GPI | +1.8% |
| 2014 | 0.9688 GPI | +0.7% |
| 2015 | 0.9735 GPI | +0.5% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 0.8105 GPI | 0.7868 GPI | 0.8256 GPI | 9 |
| 2000s | 0.9199 GPI | 0.8947 GPI | 0.9451 GPI | 2 |
| 2010s | 0.9682 GPI | 0.9621 GPI | 0.9735 GPI | 3 |
Countries ranked near Guatemala
- 133 Syrian Arab Republic 0.9819 GPI compare
- 134 Uzbekistan 0.9811 GPI compare
- 135 Iran, Islamic Republic of 0.9757 GPI compare
- 137 San Marino 0.9641 GPI compare
- 138 Gabon 0.9612 GPI compare
- 139 Morocco 0.9568 GPI compare
More education data for Guatemala
- 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)
- Primary education, pupils, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Primary education, pupils, per capita 0.1317 units per person (2024)
- Secondary education, duration (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Enrolment in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 2.42 million (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, both sexes (number), annual growth 0.3948 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is gross enrolment ratio, primary to tertiary, gender parity index in Guatemala?
- Gross enrolment ratio, primary to tertiary, gender parity index in Guatemala was 0.9735 GPI in 2015, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest gross enrolment ratio, primary to tertiary, gender parity index recorded in Guatemala?
- The highest recorded value was 0.9735 GPI in 2015.
- What is the lowest gross enrolment ratio, primary to tertiary, gender parity index recorded in Guatemala?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.7868 GPI in 1970.
- How does Guatemala rank for gross enrolment ratio, primary to tertiary, gender parity index?
- Guatemala ranks 136th out of 173 countries with data for 2015.
- Is gross enrolment ratio, primary to tertiary, gender parity index rising or falling in Guatemala?
- Over the last ten years it is up 3.0%. 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 Gross enrolment ratio, primary to tertiary, gender parity index (GPI). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Ratio of female gross enrolment ratio for primary to tertiary to the male value for the same indicator. 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.