Guatemala vs Laos: Lower secondary school completion rates, adjusted gender parity index
Guatemala
0.9842 index
in 2025
Laos
0.9856 index
in 2025
Guatemala rank
142nd
Laos rank
141st
Lower secondary school completion rates, adjusted gender parity index over time
- Guatemala
- Laos
How they compare
Laos currently reports 0.9856 index against 0.9842 index in Guatemala, a difference of 0.0014 index.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 45 shared years of data; in 1981 it was Guatemala ahead.
Guatemala ranks 142nd and Laos ranks 141st of 164 countries.
Across the 5 decades both report, Guatemala averaged higher in 4 and Laos in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Guatemala | Laos | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 0.7213 index | 0.629 index | 0.0923 index | Guatemala |
| 1990s | 0.7661 index | 0.7166 index | 0.0495 index | Guatemala |
| 2000s | 0.8607 index | 0.8051 index | 0.0556 index | Guatemala |
| 2010s | 0.9408 index | 0.9061 index | 0.0346 index | Guatemala |
| 2020s | 0.9734 index | 0.9734 index | 0 index | Laos |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher lower secondary school completion rates, adjusted gender parity index, Guatemala or Laos?
- Laos, at 0.9856 index against 0.9842 index in Guatemala as of 2025.
- What is the difference in lower secondary school completion rates, adjusted gender parity index between Guatemala and Laos?
- 0.0014 index, with Laos ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Guatemala and Laos?
- 45 years are reported by both, from 1981 to 2025.
- How do Guatemala and Laos rank globally for lower secondary school completion rates, adjusted gender parity index?
- Guatemala ranks 142nd and Laos ranks 141st of 164 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- UNESCO Institute for Statistics (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data, published as Lower secondary school completion rates, adjusted gender parity index. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
An adjusted gender parity index of 1 indicates equal lower secondary school completion rates between boys and girls. Values below 1 favor boys, and values above 1 favor girls.