Guatemala - School enrollment, primary (gross), gender parity index (GPI)

School enrollment, primary (gross), gender parity index (GPI) in Guatemala was 0.982 as of 2020. Its highest value over the past 50 years was 0.984 in 2011, while its lowest value was 0.825 in 1971.

Definition: Gender parity index for gross enrollment ratio in primary education is the ratio of girls to boys enrolled at primary level in public and private schools.

Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics (http://uis.unesco.org/)

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Year Value
1970 0.826
1971 0.825
1972 0.828
1973 0.828
1974 0.840
1975 0.841
1976 0.847
1977 0.847
1978 0.851
1979 0.846
1980 0.847
1981 0.851
1982 0.871
1983 0.855
1985 0.847
1986 0.849
1991 0.869
1992 0.868
1993 0.869
1994 0.864
1995 0.866
1996 0.866
1997 0.870
1998 0.877
1999 0.878
2000 0.904
2001 0.911
2002 0.921
2004 0.932
2005 0.938
2006 0.945
2007 0.953
2008 0.959
2009 0.971
2010 0.980
2011 0.984
2012 0.978
2013 0.972
2014 0.971
2015 0.969
2016 0.968
2017 0.970
2018 0.974
2019 0.978
2020 0.982

Development Relevance: The Gender Parity Index (GPI) indicates parity between girls and boys. A GPI of less than 1 suggests girls are more disadvantaged than boys in learning opportunities and a GPI of greater than 1 suggests the other way around. Eliminating gender disparities in education would help increase the status and capabilities of women.

Other Notes: Data retrieved via API in March 2019. For detailed information on the observation level (e.g. National Estimation, UIS Estimation, or Category not applicable), please visit UIS.Stat (http://data.uis.unesco.org/).

Statistical Concept and Methodology: This indicator is calculated by dividing female gross enrollment ratio in primary education by male gross enrollment ratio in primary education. Data on education are collected by the UNESCO Institute for Statistics from official responses to its annual education survey. All the data are mapped to the International Standard Classification of Education (ISCED) to ensure the comparability of education programs at the international level. The current version was formally adopted by UNESCO Member States in 2011. The reference years reflect the school year for which the data are presented. In some countries the school year spans two calendar years (for example, from September 2010 to June 2011); in these cases the reference year refers to the year in which the school year ended (2011 in the example).

Aggregation method: Weighted average

Periodicity: Annual

Classification

Topic: Education Indicators

Sub-Topic: Participation