School enrollment, primary (gross), gender parity index in Guatemala
Guatemala: School enrollment, primary (gross), gender parity index was 0.9846 GPI in 2021. ▲ Rising
School enrollment, primary (gross), gender parity index in Guatemala, 1970–2021
Source: Stat Bulk Data Download Service, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO). Measured in GPI.
Analysis
Guatemala recorded 0.9846 GPI for school enrollment, primary (gross), gender parity index in 2021. That is the highest value across all 46 years on record.
That represents a change of up 0.3% on the previous year and up 0.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school enrollment, primary (gross), gender parity index in Guatemala peaked at 0.9846 GPI in 2021 and was at its lowest, 0.8251 GPI, in 1971.
Guatemala ranks 117th of 198 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 46 years of available data.
School enrollment, primary (gross), gender parity index in Guatemala, year by year
| Year | GPI | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 0.8261 GPI | — |
| 1971 | 0.8251 GPI | -0.1% |
| 1972 | 0.8278 GPI | +0.3% |
| 1973 | 0.8276 GPI | -0.0% |
| 1974 | 0.84 GPI | +1.5% |
| 1975 | 0.8412 GPI | +0.1% |
| 1976 | 0.8468 GPI | +0.7% |
| 1977 | 0.8466 GPI | -0.0% |
| 1978 | 0.8512 GPI | +0.6% |
| 1979 | 0.8463 GPI | -0.6% |
| 1980 | 0.847 GPI | +0.1% |
| 1981 | 0.8506 GPI | +0.4% |
| 1982 | 0.8706 GPI | +2.4% |
| 1983 | 0.8546 GPI | -1.8% |
| 1985 | 0.8471 GPI | -0.9% |
| 1986 | 0.849 GPI | +0.2% |
| 1991 | 0.8692 GPI | +2.4% |
| 1992 | 0.8681 GPI | -0.1% |
| 1993 | 0.8693 GPI | +0.1% |
| 1994 | 0.8635 GPI | -0.7% |
| 1995 | 0.8664 GPI | +0.3% |
| 1996 | 0.8659 GPI | -0.1% |
| 1997 | 0.8703 GPI | +0.5% |
| 1998 | 0.877 GPI | +0.8% |
| 1999 | 0.8783 GPI | +0.1% |
| 2000 | 0.9042 GPI | +3.0% |
| 2001 | 0.9114 GPI | +0.8% |
| 2002 | 0.9208 GPI | +1.0% |
| 2004 | 0.9321 GPI | +1.2% |
| 2005 | 0.9383 GPI | +0.7% |
| 2006 | 0.9451 GPI | +0.7% |
| 2007 | 0.9531 GPI | +0.8% |
| 2008 | 0.9589 GPI | +0.6% |
| 2009 | 0.9715 GPI | +1.3% |
| 2010 | 0.9797 GPI | +0.9% |
| 2011 | 0.984 GPI | +0.4% |
| 2012 | 0.9783 GPI | -0.6% |
| 2013 | 0.9724 GPI | -0.6% |
| 2014 | 0.9705 GPI | -0.2% |
| 2015 | 0.9689 GPI | -0.2% |
| 2016 | 0.9677 GPI | -0.1% |
| 2017 | 0.9699 GPI | +0.2% |
| 2018 | 0.9742 GPI | +0.4% |
| 2019 | 0.9781 GPI | +0.4% |
| 2020 | 0.9816 GPI | +0.4% |
| 2021 | 0.9846 GPI | +0.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 0.8379 GPI | 0.8251 GPI | 0.8512 GPI | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.8532 GPI | 0.847 GPI | 0.8706 GPI | 6 |
| 1990s | 0.8698 GPI | 0.8635 GPI | 0.8783 GPI | 9 |
| 2000s | 0.9373 GPI | 0.9042 GPI | 0.9715 GPI | 9 |
| 2010s | 0.9744 GPI | 0.9677 GPI | 0.984 GPI | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.9831 GPI | 0.9816 GPI | 0.9846 GPI | 2 |
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More education data for Guatemala
- Primary education, teachers, gaps filled 122,362 (2024)
- Duration of pre primary education, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Duration of pre primary education 3 (2025)
- Official entrance age to pre primary education 4 (2025)
- Population ages 15-64 64.0% (2025)
- Population ages 0-14 31.0% (2025)
- Lower secondary school starting age 13 years (2025)
- Primary school starting age 7 years (2025)
- Primary secondary enrollment completion rates, gaps filled 101.49 (2024)
- School enrollment, primary 101.5% (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is school enrollment, primary (gross), gender parity index in Guatemala?
- School enrollment, primary (gross), gender parity index in Guatemala was 0.9846 GPI in 2021, according to Stat Bulk Data Download Service, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO).
- What is the highest school enrollment, primary (gross), gender parity index recorded in Guatemala?
- The highest recorded value was 0.9846 GPI in 2021.
- What is the lowest school enrollment, primary (gross), gender parity index recorded in Guatemala?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.8251 GPI in 1971.
- How does Guatemala rank for school enrollment, primary (gross), gender parity index?
- Guatemala ranks 117th out of 198 countries with data for 2021.
- Is school enrollment, primary (gross), gender parity index rising or falling in Guatemala?
- Over the last ten years it is up 0.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Guatemala data come from?
- The figures come from Stat Bulk Data Download Service, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO), published as part of School enrollment, primary (gross), gender parity index (GPI). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Gender parity index for gross enrollment ratio in primary education is the ratio of girls to boys enrolled at primary level in public and private schools.