Primary school completion rates, adjusted gender parity index in Guatemala
Guatemala: Primary school completion rates, adjusted gender parity index was 1 index in 2025. ▲ Rising
Primary 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 primary school completion rates, adjusted gender parity index in Guatemala is 1 index, measured in 2025. That is the highest value across all 45 years on record.
That represents a change of up 0.2% on the previous year and up 3.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, primary school completion rates, adjusted gender parity index in Guatemala peaked at 1 index in 2025 and was at its lowest, 0.7226 index, in 1981.
That places Guatemala 102nd out of 165 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 45 years of available data.
Primary school completion rates, adjusted gender parity index in Guatemala, year by year
| Year | index | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1981 | 0.7226 index | — |
| 1982 | 0.7291 index | +0.9% |
| 1983 | 0.7372 index | +1.1% |
| 1984 | 0.7474 index | +1.4% |
| 1985 | 0.7535 index | +0.8% |
| 1986 | 0.7582 index | +0.6% |
| 1987 | 0.7626 index | +0.6% |
| 1988 | 0.7657 index | +0.4% |
| 1989 | 0.7687 index | +0.4% |
| 1990 | 0.7735 index | +0.6% |
| 1991 | 0.7791 index | +0.7% |
| 1992 | 0.7846 index | +0.7% |
| 1993 | 0.7894 index | +0.6% |
| 1994 | 0.7937 index | +0.5% |
| 1995 | 0.7991 index | +0.7% |
| 1996 | 0.805 index | +0.7% |
| 1997 | 0.8107 index | +0.7% |
| 1998 | 0.8175 index | +0.8% |
| 1999 | 0.8244 index | +0.8% |
| 2000 | 0.8354 index | +1.3% |
| 2001 | 0.8449 index | +1.1% |
| 2002 | 0.8525 index | +0.9% |
| 2003 | 0.8609 index | +1.0% |
| 2004 | 0.8731 index | +1.4% |
| 2005 | 0.8862 index | +1.5% |
| 2006 | 0.8986 index | +1.4% |
| 2007 | 0.9094 index | +1.2% |
| 2008 | 0.9195 index | +1.1% |
| 2009 | 0.9284 index | +1.0% |
| 2010 | 0.9375 index | +1.0% |
| 2011 | 0.9442 index | +0.7% |
| 2012 | 0.95 index | +0.6% |
| 2013 | 0.9561 index | +0.6% |
| 2014 | 0.9623 index | +0.6% |
| 2015 | 0.9681 index | +0.6% |
| 2016 | 0.9742 index | +0.6% |
| 2017 | 0.9792 index | +0.5% |
| 2018 | 0.9832 index | +0.4% |
| 2019 | 0.9867 index | +0.4% |
| 2020 | 0.9895 index | +0.3% |
| 2021 | 0.9916 index | +0.2% |
| 2022 | 0.9954 index | +0.4% |
| 2023 | 0.9971 index | +0.2% |
| 2024 | 0.9993 index | +0.2% |
| 2025 | 1 index | +0.2% |
Guatemala compared with similar countries
- Guatemala's 1 index is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 1.01 index, 100% of the median. (50 countries reporting)
- Guatemala's 1 index is below the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 1.02 index, 99% of the median. (27 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 0.7495 index | 0.7226 index | 0.7687 index | 9 |
| 1990s | 0.7977 index | 0.7735 index | 0.8244 index | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.8809 index | 0.8354 index | 0.9284 index | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.9641 index | 0.9375 index | 0.9867 index | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.9957 index | 0.9895 index | 1 index | 6 |
Countries ranked near Guatemala
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 primary school completion rates, adjusted gender parity index in Guatemala?
- Primary school completion rates, adjusted gender parity index in Guatemala was 1 index in 2025, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest primary school completion rates, adjusted gender parity index recorded in Guatemala?
- The highest recorded value was 1 index in 2025.
- What is the lowest primary school completion rates, adjusted gender parity index recorded in Guatemala?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.7226 index in 1981.
- How does Guatemala rank for primary school completion rates, adjusted gender parity index?
- Guatemala ranks 102nd out of 165 countries with data for 2025.
- Is primary school completion rates, adjusted gender parity index rising or falling in Guatemala?
- Over the last ten years it is up 3.4%. 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 Primary 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 primary school completion rates between boys and girls. Values below 1 favor boys, and values above 1 favor girls.