Literacy levels among young people, adjusted gender parity index in Guatemala
Guatemala: Literacy levels among young people, adjusted gender parity index was 0.99 index in 2024. ▲ Rising
Literacy levels among young people, adjusted gender parity index in Guatemala, 1994–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data. Measured in index.
Analysis
Guatemala recorded 0.99 index for literacy levels among young people, adjusted 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 levels among young people, adjusted gender parity index in Guatemala peaked at 0.9938 index in 2023 and was at its lowest, 0.87 index, in 1994.
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 levels among young people, adjusted gender parity index in Guatemala, year by year
| Year | index | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1994 | 0.87 index | — |
| 2000 | 0.87 index | +0.0% |
| 2002 | 0.91 index | +4.6% |
| 2006 | 0.9278 index | +2.0% |
| 2012 | 0.96 index | +3.5% |
| 2013 | 0.95 index | -1.0% |
| 2014 | 0.98 index | +3.2% |
| 2015 | 0.97 index | -1.0% |
| 2018 | 0.98 index | +1.0% |
| 2022 | 0.98 index | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 0.9938 index | +1.4% |
| 2024 | 0.99 index | -0.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.87 index | 0.87 index | 0.87 index | 1 |
| 2000s | 0.9026 index | 0.87 index | 0.9278 index | 3 |
| 2010s | 0.968 index | 0.95 index | 0.98 index | 5 |
| 2020s | 0.9879 index | 0.98 index | 0.9938 index | 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 levels among young people, adjusted gender parity index in Guatemala?
- Literacy levels among young people, adjusted gender parity index in Guatemala was 0.99 index in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest literacy levels among young people, adjusted gender parity index recorded in Guatemala?
- The highest recorded value was 0.9938 index in 2023.
- What is the lowest literacy levels among young people, adjusted gender parity index recorded in Guatemala?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.87 index in 1994.
- How does Guatemala rank for literacy levels among young people, adjusted gender parity index?
- Guatemala ranks 64th out of 96 countries with data for 2024.
- Is literacy levels among young people, adjusted 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 (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Literacy levels among young people, adjusted gender parity index. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
An adjusted gender parity index of 1 indicates equal basic literacy rates among young men and women aged 15–24. Values below 1 favor young men, and above 1 favor young women.