Lower secondary school completion rates, adjusted gender parity index in Guatemala
Guatemala: Lower secondary school completion rates, adjusted gender parity index was 0.9842 index in 2025. ▲ Rising
Lower secondary school completion rates, adjusted gender parity index in Guatemala, 1981–2025
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data. Measured in index.
Analysis
The most recent figure for lower secondary school completion rates, adjusted gender parity index in Guatemala is 0.9842 index, measured in 2025. That is the highest value across all 45 years on record.
The figure is up 0.3% on the previous year and up 5.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, lower secondary school completion rates, adjusted gender parity index in Guatemala peaked at 0.9842 index in 2025 and was at its lowest, 0.6964 index, in 1981.
That places Guatemala 142nd out of 164 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 45 years of available data.
Lower secondary school completion rates, adjusted gender parity index in Guatemala, year by year
| Year | index | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1981 | 0.6964 index | — |
| 1982 | 0.7052 index | +1.3% |
| 1983 | 0.7168 index | +1.6% |
| 1984 | 0.7227 index | +0.8% |
| 1985 | 0.7251 index | +0.3% |
| 1986 | 0.723 index | -0.3% |
| 1987 | 0.7259 index | +0.4% |
| 1988 | 0.7333 index | +1.0% |
| 1989 | 0.7434 index | +1.4% |
| 1990 | 0.7505 index | +1.0% |
| 1991 | 0.7512 index | +0.1% |
| 1992 | 0.7522 index | +0.1% |
| 1993 | 0.7565 index | +0.6% |
| 1994 | 0.7621 index | +0.7% |
| 1995 | 0.769 index | +0.9% |
| 1996 | 0.7731 index | +0.5% |
| 1997 | 0.7751 index | +0.2% |
| 1998 | 0.7823 index | +0.9% |
| 1999 | 0.7888 index | +0.8% |
| 2000 | 0.7936 index | +0.6% |
| 2001 | 0.8043 index | +1.3% |
| 2002 | 0.8185 index | +1.8% |
| 2003 | 0.8361 index | +2.1% |
| 2004 | 0.8548 index | +2.2% |
| 2005 | 0.8684 index | +1.6% |
| 2006 | 0.886 index | +2.0% |
| 2007 | 0.9004 index | +1.6% |
| 2008 | 0.9175 index | +1.9% |
| 2009 | 0.9276 index | +1.1% |
| 2010 | 0.9299 index | +0.2% |
| 2011 | 0.9315 index | +0.2% |
| 2012 | 0.9305 index | -0.1% |
| 2013 | 0.9292 index | -0.1% |
| 2014 | 0.9318 index | +0.3% |
| 2015 | 0.9375 index | +0.6% |
| 2016 | 0.9465 index | +1.0% |
| 2017 | 0.9528 index | +0.7% |
| 2018 | 0.9565 index | +0.4% |
| 2019 | 0.9614 index | +0.5% |
| 2020 | 0.9637 index | +0.2% |
| 2021 | 0.9669 index | +0.3% |
| 2022 | 0.969 index | +0.2% |
| 2023 | 0.9751 index | +0.6% |
| 2024 | 0.9812 index | +0.6% |
| 2025 | 0.9842 index | +0.3% |
Guatemala compared with similar countries
- Guatemala's 0.9842 index is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 1.03 index, 96% of the median. (50 countries reporting)
- Guatemala's 0.9842 index is below the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 1.07 index, 92% of the median. (27 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 0.7213 index | 0.6964 index | 0.7434 index | 9 |
| 1990s | 0.7661 index | 0.7505 index | 0.7888 index | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.8607 index | 0.7936 index | 0.9276 index | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.9408 index | 0.9292 index | 0.9614 index | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.9734 index | 0.9637 index | 0.9842 index | 6 |
Countries ranked near Guatemala
- 139 Azerbaijan 0.9901 index compare
- 140 Tajikistan 0.9891 index compare
- 141 Laos 0.9856 index compare
- 143 Morocco 0.9642 index compare
- 144 Mauritania 0.9549 index compare
- 145 Angola 0.9209 index compare
More gender data for Guatemala
- Child population (UN estimates and projections) 5,681 (2030)
- Child population (UN estimates and projections) (0-14), annual growth -0.5138 % change on previous year (2030)
- Population 14,386 (2030)
- Working-age population (UN estimates and projections) 14,386 (2030)
- Population (UN estimates and projections), annual growth rate 2.14 % change on previous year (2030)
- Age population, age 00, female, interpolated 183,639 (2025)
- Age population, age 00, male, interpolated 190,265 (2025)
- Age population, age 01, female, interpolated 182,353 (2025)
- Age population, age 01, male, interpolated 188,776 (2025)
- Age population, age 02, female, interpolated 181,168 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is lower secondary school completion rates, adjusted gender parity index in Guatemala?
- Lower secondary school completion rates, adjusted gender parity index in Guatemala was 0.9842 index in 2025, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest lower secondary school completion rates, adjusted gender parity index recorded in Guatemala?
- The highest recorded value was 0.9842 index in 2025.
- What is the lowest lower secondary school completion rates, adjusted gender parity index recorded in Guatemala?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.6964 index in 1981.
- How does Guatemala rank for lower secondary school completion rates, adjusted gender parity index?
- Guatemala ranks 142nd out of 164 countries with data for 2025.
- Is lower secondary school completion rates, adjusted gender parity index rising or falling in Guatemala?
- Over the last ten years it is up 5.0%. 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 (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Lower secondary school completion rates, adjusted gender parity index. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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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.