Social mobility index in Guatemala by area 2020

Guatemala is one of the countries with the worst social mobility scores in Latin America. In 2020, the average social mobility score in Guatemala reached 43.5 points, out of a maximum of 100. The lower the score, the less a particular economy provides equal opportunities for social advancement. Among the different areas analyzed to construct this index, Guatemala scored best in work opportunities, where it was awarded 71 points out of 100. In turn, social protection was the worst social mobility area for this Central American nation, at only 22.6 points.

Social mobility index score in Guatemala in 2020, by area

Characteristic	Index points
Work opportunities	71
Health	55.2
Education quality and equity	53.8
Technology access	51
Lifelong learning	47.1
Average	43.5
Inclusive institutions	41.4
Working conditions	37.7
Education access	29.9
Fair wage distribution	25.4
Social protection	22.6

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January 2020

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Guatemala

Survey time period

January 2020

Special properties

0 represents the worst possible social mobility score and 100, the best

Supplementary notes

The Global Social Mobility Index is an aggregate index score calculated based on a selection of indicators that measure a country's social mobility. The areas measured include health, education, technology, work, social protection, and inclusive institutions. The aggregation of indicators in these focus areas allows to calculate a "progress score" which ranges from 0 to 100; the higher the score, the more that particular economy provides equal opportunities for social advancement.

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