Literacy rate, youth (ages 15-24), gender parity index in Guatemala
Guatemala: Literacy rate, youth (ages 15-24), gender parity index was 0.99 GPI in 2024. ▲ Rising
Literacy rate, youth (ages 15-24), gender parity index in Guatemala, 1994–2024
Source: Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO). Measured in GPI.
Analysis
Guatemala recorded 0.99 GPI for literacy rate, youth (ages 15-24), gender parity index in 2024.
That represents a change of down 0.4% on the previous year and up 1.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, literacy rate, youth (ages 15-24), gender parity index in Guatemala peaked at 0.9938 GPI in 2023 and was at its lowest, 0.87 GPI, in 2000.
Guatemala ranks 64th of 96 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 12 years of available data.
Literacy rate, youth (ages 15-24), gender parity index in Guatemala, year by year
| Year | GPI | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1994 | 0.87 GPI | — |
| 2000 | 0.87 GPI | +0.0% |
| 2002 | 0.91 GPI | +4.6% |
| 2006 | 0.9278 GPI | +2.0% |
| 2012 | 0.96 GPI | +3.5% |
| 2013 | 0.95 GPI | -1.0% |
| 2014 | 0.98 GPI | +3.2% |
| 2015 | 0.97 GPI | -1.0% |
| 2018 | 0.98 GPI | +1.0% |
| 2022 | 0.98 GPI | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 0.9938 GPI | +1.4% |
| 2024 | 0.99 GPI | -0.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.87 GPI | 0.87 GPI | 0.87 GPI | 1 |
| 2000s | 0.9026 GPI | 0.87 GPI | 0.9278 GPI | 3 |
| 2010s | 0.968 GPI | 0.95 GPI | 0.98 GPI | 5 |
| 2020s | 0.9879 GPI | 0.98 GPI | 0.9938 GPI | 3 |
Countries ranked near Guatemala
More education data for Guatemala
- 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)
- 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)
Frequently asked questions
- What is literacy rate, youth (ages 15-24), gender parity index in Guatemala?
- Literacy rate, youth (ages 15-24), gender parity index in Guatemala was 0.99 GPI in 2024, according to Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO).
- What is the highest literacy rate, youth (ages 15-24), gender parity index recorded in Guatemala?
- The highest recorded value was 0.9938 GPI in 2023.
- What is the lowest literacy rate, youth (ages 15-24), gender parity index recorded in Guatemala?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.87 GPI in 2000.
- How does Guatemala rank for literacy rate, youth (ages 15-24), gender parity index?
- Guatemala ranks 64th out of 96 countries with data for 2024.
- Is literacy rate, youth (ages 15-24), 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 Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO), published as part of Literacy rate, youth (ages 15-24), gender parity index (GPI). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Gender parity index for youth literacy rate is the ratio of females to males ages 15-24 who can both read and write with understanding a short simple statement about their everyday life.