School life expectancy, tertiary, gender parity index (GPI) in Guatemala
Guatemala: School life expectancy, tertiary, gender parity index (GPI) was 1.1 GPI in 2015. ◆ Volatile
School life expectancy, tertiary, gender parity index in Guatemala, 1970–2015
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in GPI.
Analysis
In 2015, school life expectancy, tertiary, gender parity index in Guatemala stood at 1.1 GPI. That is the highest value across all 14 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 11.1% on the previous year and up 7.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school life expectancy, tertiary, gender parity index in Guatemala peaked at 1.1 GPI in 2015 and was at its lowest, 0.2344 GPI, in 1970.
That places Guatemala 112th out of 177 countries with data for 2015, putting it in the middle of the range.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
School life expectancy, tertiary, gender parity index (GPI) in Guatemala, year by year
| Year | GPI | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 0.2344 GPI | — |
| 1971 | 0.2609 GPI | +11.3% |
| 1972 | 0.2798 GPI | +7.2% |
| 1973 | 0.2926 GPI | +4.6% |
| 1974 | 0.2801 GPI | -4.3% |
| 1975 | 0.305 GPI | +8.9% |
| 1976 | 0.3281 GPI | +7.6% |
| 1977 | 0.3438 GPI | +4.8% |
| 1978 | 0.3766 GPI | +9.6% |
| 2002 | 0.7343 GPI | +95.0% |
| 2007 | 1.02 GPI | +39.4% |
| 2013 | 1.05 GPI | +2.2% |
| 2014 | 0.9871 GPI | -5.6% |
| 2015 | 1.1 GPI | +11.1% |
Guatemala compared with similar countries
- Guatemala's 1.1 GPI is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 1.32 GPI, 83% of the median. (52 countries reporting)
- Guatemala's 1.1 GPI is below the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 1.57 GPI, 70% of the median. (33 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where School life expectancy, tertiary, gender parity index (GPI) in Guatemala changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2002 | +95.0% | 0.3766 GPI | 0.7343 GPI |
| 2007 | +39.4% | 0.7343 GPI | 1.02 GPI |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 0.3001 GPI | 0.2344 GPI | 0.3766 GPI | 9 |
| 2000s | 0.8789 GPI | 0.7343 GPI | 1.02 GPI | 2 |
| 2010s | 1.04 GPI | 0.9871 GPI | 1.1 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, tertiary, gender parity index in Guatemala?
- School life expectancy, tertiary, gender parity index in Guatemala was 1.1 GPI in 2015, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest school life expectancy, tertiary, gender parity index recorded in Guatemala?
- The highest recorded value was 1.1 GPI in 2015.
- What is the lowest school life expectancy, tertiary, gender parity index recorded in Guatemala?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.2344 GPI in 1970.
- How does Guatemala rank for school life expectancy, tertiary, gender parity index?
- Guatemala ranks 112th out of 177 countries with data for 2015.
- Is school life expectancy, tertiary, gender parity index rising or falling in Guatemala?
- Over the last ten years it is up 7.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Guatemala data come from?
- The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of School life expectancy, 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.