School life expectancy, primary to tertiary, gender parity index (GPI) in Guatemala
Guatemala: School life expectancy, primary to tertiary, gender parity index (GPI) was 0.9731 GPI in 2015. ▲ Rising
School life expectancy, primary to tertiary, gender parity index in Guatemala, 1970–2015
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in GPI.
Analysis
In 2015, school life expectancy, primary to tertiary, gender parity index in Guatemala stood at 0.9731 GPI. That is the highest value across all 14 years on record.
The figure is up 1.0% on the previous year and up 2.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school life expectancy, primary to tertiary, gender parity index in Guatemala peaked at 0.9731 GPI in 2015 and was at its lowest, 0.7734 GPI, in 1970.
Guatemala ranks 137th of 175 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 14 years of available data.
School life expectancy, primary to tertiary, gender parity index (GPI) in Guatemala, year by year
| Year | GPI | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 0.7734 GPI | — |
| 1971 | 0.7904 GPI | +2.2% |
| 1972 | 0.7942 GPI | +0.5% |
| 1973 | 0.7958 GPI | +0.2% |
| 1974 | 0.8093 GPI | +1.7% |
| 1975 | 0.8116 GPI | +0.3% |
| 1976 | 0.8203 GPI | +1.1% |
| 1977 | 0.823 GPI | +0.3% |
| 1978 | 0.8057 GPI | -2.1% |
| 2002 | 0.8976 GPI | +11.4% |
| 2007 | 0.9528 GPI | +6.2% |
| 2013 | 0.9652 GPI | +1.3% |
| 2014 | 0.9633 GPI | -0.2% |
| 2015 | 0.9731 GPI | +1.0% |
Guatemala compared with similar countries
- Guatemala's 0.9731 GPI is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 1.04 GPI, 93% of the median. (50 countries reporting)
- Guatemala's 0.9731 GPI is below the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 1.06 GPI, 92% of the median. (32 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 0.8026 GPI | 0.7734 GPI | 0.823 GPI | 9 |
| 2000s | 0.9252 GPI | 0.8976 GPI | 0.9528 GPI | 2 |
| 2010s | 0.9672 GPI | 0.9633 GPI | 0.9731 GPI | 3 |
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 school life expectancy, primary to tertiary, gender parity index in Guatemala?
- School life expectancy, primary to tertiary, gender parity index in Guatemala was 0.9731 GPI in 2015, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest school life expectancy, primary to tertiary, gender parity index recorded in Guatemala?
- The highest recorded value was 0.9731 GPI in 2015.
- What is the lowest school life expectancy, primary to tertiary, gender parity index recorded in Guatemala?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.7734 GPI in 1970.
- How does Guatemala rank for school life expectancy, primary to tertiary, gender parity index?
- Guatemala ranks 137th out of 175 countries with data for 2015.
- Is school life expectancy, primary to tertiary, gender parity index rising or falling in Guatemala?
- Over the last ten years it is up 2.1%. 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 School life expectancy, 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 school life expectancy to the male school life expectancy. 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.