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

School enrollment, primary and secondary (gross), gender parity index (GPI) in Guatemala was 0.981 as of 2020. Its highest value over the past 50 years was 0.981 in 2020, while its lowest value was 0.811 in 1970.

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

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

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Year Value
1970 0.811
1971 0.826
1972 0.830
1973 0.829
1974 0.843
1975 0.846
1976 0.851
1977 0.854
1978 0.841
1979 0.840
1980 0.843
1981 0.850
1982 0.866
1983 0.857
1993 0.868
1996 0.866
1998 0.875
1999 0.866
2000 0.897
2001 0.905
2002 0.911
2004 0.924
2005 0.931
2006 0.938
2007 0.947
2008 0.954
2009 0.964
2010 0.966
2011 0.967
2012 0.964
2013 0.960
2014 0.962
2015 0.959
2016 0.960
2017 0.963
2018 0.966
2019 0.972
2020 0.981

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 and secondary education by male gross enrollment ratio in primary and secondary 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