Total net enrolment rate, primary, gender parity index in Guatemala
Guatemala: Total net enrolment rate, primary, gender parity index was 1.01 GPI in 2019. ▲ Rising
Total net enrolment rate, primary, gender parity index in Guatemala, 1970–2019
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in GPI.
Analysis
In 2019, total net enrolment rate, primary, gender parity index in Guatemala stood at 1.01 GPI.
That represents a change of down 0.1% on the previous year and up 1.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, total net enrolment rate, primary, gender parity index in Guatemala peaked at 1.01 GPI in 2011 and was at its lowest, 0.849 GPI, in 1971.
Guatemala ranks 76th of 189 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 28 years of available data.
Total net enrolment rate, primary, gender parity index in Guatemala, year by year
| Year | GPI | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 0.8528 GPI | — |
| 1971 | 0.849 GPI | -0.4% |
| 1972 | 0.8516 GPI | +0.3% |
| 1974 | 0.8646 GPI | +1.5% |
| 1975 | 0.8634 GPI | -0.1% |
| 1978 | 0.87 GPI | +0.8% |
| 1981 | 0.8736 GPI | +0.4% |
| 1982 | 0.8934 GPI | +2.3% |
| 1983 | 0.8837 GPI | -1.1% |
| 1997 | 0.9047 GPI | +2.4% |
| 1999 | 0.9249 GPI | +2.2% |
| 2000 | 0.9384 GPI | +1.5% |
| 2001 | 0.9419 GPI | +0.4% |
| 2002 | 0.9541 GPI | +1.3% |
| 2004 | 0.9651 GPI | +1.1% |
| 2005 | 0.9714 GPI | +0.7% |
| 2006 | 0.9762 GPI | +0.5% |
| 2007 | 0.9827 GPI | +0.7% |
| 2008 | 0.9866 GPI | +0.4% |
| 2011 | 1.01 GPI | +2.1% |
| 2012 | 1.01 GPI | -0.1% |
| 2013 | 1.01 GPI | -0.0% |
| 2014 | 1.01 GPI | -0.0% |
| 2015 | 1 GPI | -0.1% |
| 2016 | 1 GPI | -0.0% |
| 2017 | 1.01 GPI | +0.1% |
| 2018 | 1.01 GPI | +0.2% |
| 2019 | 1.01 GPI | -0.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 0.8586 GPI | 0.849 GPI | 0.87 GPI | 6 |
| 1980s | 0.8836 GPI | 0.8736 GPI | 0.8934 GPI | 3 |
| 1990s | 0.9148 GPI | 0.9047 GPI | 0.9249 GPI | 2 |
| 2000s | 0.9646 GPI | 0.9384 GPI | 0.9866 GPI | 8 |
| 2010s | 1.01 GPI | 1 GPI | 1.01 GPI | 9 |
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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 total net enrolment rate, primary, gender parity index in Guatemala?
- Total net enrolment rate, primary, gender parity index in Guatemala was 1.01 GPI in 2019, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest total net enrolment rate, primary, gender parity index recorded in Guatemala?
- The highest recorded value was 1.01 GPI in 2011.
- What is the lowest total net enrolment rate, primary, gender parity index recorded in Guatemala?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.849 GPI in 1971.
- How does Guatemala rank for total net enrolment rate, primary, gender parity index?
- Guatemala ranks 76th out of 189 countries with data for 2019.
- Is total net enrolment rate, primary, gender parity index rising or falling in Guatemala?
- Over the last ten years it is up 1.9%. 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 Total net enrolment rate, primary, gender parity index (GPI). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Ratio of female total net enrolment rate for primary to the male total net enrolment rate for primary. 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.