Survival rate to Grade 5 of primary education, gender parity index in Guatemala

Guatemala: Survival rate to Grade 5 of primary education, gender parity index was 1.03 GPI in 2018. ▬ Flat

Latest (2018)
1.03 GPI
Change on year
up 0.2%
World rank
47th
of 141 countries
All-time high
1.06 GPI
in 1999
All-time low
0.9167 GPI
in 1995
Years of data
21
1975–2018

Survival rate to Grade 5 of primary education, gender parity index in Guatemala, 1975–2018

00.250.50.7511975199620181975: 1 GPI1976: 0.987 GPI1977: 1 GPI1995: 0.917 GPI1999: 1.1 GPI2000: 0.938 GPI2001: 0.954 GPI2004: 0.952 GPI2005: 0.962 GPI2006: 0.976 GPI2007: 0.979 GPI2008: 1 GPI2009: 1 GPI2010: 0.996 GPI2011: 0.971 GPI2012: 0.982 GPI2013: 0.999 GPI2014: 1 GPI2016: 1 GPI2017: 1 GPI2018: 1 GPI

Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in GPI.

Analysis

In 2018, survival rate to grade 5 of primary education, gender parity index in Guatemala stood at 1.03 GPI.

That represents a change of up 0.2% on the previous year and up 2.7% over ten years.

Over the whole period, survival rate to grade 5 of primary education, gender parity index in Guatemala peaked at 1.06 GPI in 1999 and was at its lowest, 0.9167 GPI, in 1995.

Guatemala ranks 47th of 141 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.

Survival rate to Grade 5 of primary education, gender parity index in Guatemala, year by year

Annual values for Survival rate to Grade 5 of primary education, gender parity index (GPI) in Guatemala, 1975 to 2018.
Year GPI Change
1975 1.01 GPI
1976 0.9873 GPI -2.7%
1977 1.02 GPI +3.0%
1995 0.9167 GPI -9.8%
1999 1.06 GPI +15.5%
2000 0.9377 GPI -11.5%
2001 0.9536 GPI +1.7%
2004 0.9517 GPI -0.2%
2005 0.9622 GPI +1.1%
2006 0.9762 GPI +1.5%
2007 0.9787 GPI +0.3%
2008 1 GPI +2.3%
2009 1 GPI +0.0%
2010 0.9962 GPI -0.6%
2011 0.9709 GPI -2.5%
2012 0.9821 GPI +1.2%
2013 0.9993 GPI +1.8%
2014 0.9998 GPI +0.0%
2016 1.02 GPI +2.3%
2017 1.03 GPI +0.4%
2018 1.03 GPI +0.2%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1970s 1.01 GPI 0.9873 GPI 1.02 GPI 3
1990s 0.9879 GPI 0.9167 GPI 1.06 GPI 2
2000s 0.9704 GPI 0.9377 GPI 1 GPI 8
2010s 1 GPI 0.9709 GPI 1.03 GPI 8

Countries ranked near Guatemala

  1. 44 Honduras 1.03 GPI compare
  2. 45 Paraguay 1.03 GPI compare
  3. 46 Zimbabwe 1.03 GPI compare
  4. 48 Malta 1.03 GPI compare
  5. 49 United Arab Emirates 1.03 GPI compare
  6. 50 Dominican Republic 1.03 GPI compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is survival rate to grade 5 of primary education, gender parity index in Guatemala?
Survival rate to grade 5 of primary education, gender parity index in Guatemala was 1.03 GPI in 2018, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
What is the highest survival rate to grade 5 of primary education, gender parity index recorded in Guatemala?
The highest recorded value was 1.06 GPI in 1999.
What is the lowest survival rate to grade 5 of primary education, gender parity index recorded in Guatemala?
The lowest recorded value was 0.9167 GPI in 1995.
How does Guatemala rank for survival rate to grade 5 of primary education, gender parity index?
Guatemala ranks 47th out of 141 countries with data for 2018.
Is survival rate to grade 5 of primary education, gender parity index rising or falling in Guatemala?
Over the last ten years it is up 2.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
Where does this Guatemala data come from?
The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of Survival rate to Grade 5 of primary education, gender parity index (GPI). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Survival rate to Grade 5 of primary education, gender parity index (GPI)
Unit
GPI
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
141 places, 2,700 data points, 1970–2018
Last refreshed

Ratio of female survival rate to grade 5 to the male survival rate to grade 5. 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.