Net enrollment rates in lower secondary education, adjusted gender parity index in Guatemala
Guatemala: Net enrollment rates in lower secondary education, adjusted gender parity index was 0.9703 index in 2024. ▲ Rising
Net enrollment rates in lower secondary education, adjusted gender parity index in Guatemala, 1972–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data. Measured in index.
Analysis
Guatemala recorded 0.9703 index for net enrollment rates in lower secondary education, adjusted gender parity index in 2024. That is the highest value across all 24 years on record.
That represents a change of up 1.1% on the previous year and up 8.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, net enrollment rates in lower secondary education, adjusted gender parity index in Guatemala peaked at 0.9703 index in 2024 and was at its lowest, 0.7529 index, in 1972.
That places Guatemala 140th out of 163 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 24 years of available data.
Net enrollment rates in lower secondary education, adjusted gender parity index in Guatemala, year by year
| Year | index | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1972 | 0.7529 index | — |
| 1974 | 0.7533 index | +0.1% |
| 1975 | 0.777 index | +3.1% |
| 1999 | 0.7562 index | -2.7% |
| 2000 | 0.8065 index | +6.7% |
| 2001 | 0.8288 index | +2.8% |
| 2002 | 0.8264 index | -0.3% |
| 2008 | 0.8821 index | +6.7% |
| 2009 | 0.8996 index | +2.0% |
| 2010 | 0.8995 index | -0.0% |
| 2011 | 0.8993 index | -0.0% |
| 2012 | 0.8978 index | -0.2% |
| 2013 | 0.8923 index | -0.6% |
| 2014 | 0.8957 index | +0.4% |
| 2015 | 0.8984 index | +0.3% |
| 2016 | 0.8959 index | -0.3% |
| 2017 | 0.9041 index | +0.9% |
| 2018 | 0.9114 index | +0.8% |
| 2019 | 0.8995 index | -1.3% |
| 2020 | 0.922 index | +2.5% |
| 2021 | 0.9331 index | +1.2% |
| 2022 | 0.9477 index | +1.6% |
| 2023 | 0.9601 index | +1.3% |
| 2024 | 0.9703 index | +1.1% |
Guatemala compared with similar countries
- Guatemala's 0.9703 index is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 1.01 index, 96% of the median. (48 countries reporting)
- Guatemala's 0.9703 index is below the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 1.01 index, 96% of the median. (31 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 0.7611 index | 0.7529 index | 0.777 index | 3 |
| 1990s | 0.7562 index | 0.7562 index | 0.7562 index | 1 |
| 2000s | 0.8487 index | 0.8065 index | 0.8996 index | 5 |
| 2010s | 0.8994 index | 0.8923 index | 0.9114 index | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.9467 index | 0.922 index | 0.9703 index | 5 |
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 net enrollment rates in lower secondary education, adjusted gender parity index in Guatemala?
- Net enrollment rates in lower secondary education, adjusted gender parity index in Guatemala was 0.9703 index in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest net enrollment rates in lower secondary education, adjusted gender parity index recorded in Guatemala?
- The highest recorded value was 0.9703 index in 2024.
- What is the lowest net enrollment rates in lower secondary education, adjusted gender parity index recorded in Guatemala?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.7529 index in 1972.
- How does Guatemala rank for net enrollment rates in lower secondary education, adjusted gender parity index?
- Guatemala ranks 140th out of 163 countries with data for 2024.
- Is net enrollment rates in lower secondary education, adjusted gender parity index rising or falling in Guatemala?
- Over the last ten years it is up 8.3%. 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 Net enrollment rates in lower secondary education, adjusted gender parity index. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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An adjusted gender parity index of 1 indicates equal net enrollment rates in lower secondary school between boys and girls. Values below 1 favor boys, and above 1 favor girls.