El Salvador vs Guatemala: Barro-Lee: Average years of primary schooling, age 15-19, total

El Salvador
4.77
in 2010
Guatemala
4.8
in 2010
El Salvador rank
88th
Guatemala rank
87th

Barro-Lee: Average years of primary schooling, age 15-19, total over time

  • El Salvador
  • Guatemala
2468196019852010

How they compare

Guatemala currently reports 4.8 against 4.77 in El Salvador, a difference of 0.03.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 11 shared years of data; in 1960 it was El Salvador ahead.

El Salvador ranks 88th and Guatemala ranks 87th of 144 countries.

Across the 6 decades both report, El Salvador averaged higher in 5 and Guatemala in 1.

Head to head by decade

Decade El Salvador Guatemala Difference Ahead
1960s 2.58 1.62 0.96 El Salvador
1970s 3.41 2.22 1.19 El Salvador
1980s 4.88 3.08 1.79 El Salvador
1990s 5.81 3.46 2.35 El Salvador
2000s 7.32 3.85 3.47 El Salvador
2010s 4.77 4.8 0.03 Guatemala

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher barro-lee: average years of primary schooling, age 15-19, total, El Salvador or Guatemala?
Guatemala, at 4.8 against 4.77 in El Salvador as of 2010.
What is the difference in barro-lee: average years of primary schooling, age 15-19, total between El Salvador and Guatemala?
0.03, with Guatemala ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for El Salvador and Guatemala?
11 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2010.
How do El Salvador and Guatemala rank globally for barro-lee: average years of primary schooling, age 15-19, total?
El Salvador ranks 88th and Guatemala ranks 87th of 144 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Robert J. Barro and Jong-Wha Lee: http://www.barrolee.com/, published as Barro-Lee: Average years of primary schooling, age 15-19, total. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Barro-Lee: Average years of primary schooling, age 15-19, total
Source
Robert J. Barro and Jong-Wha Lee: http://www.barrolee.com/
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
144 places, 1,584 data points, 1960–2010
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Average years of primary schooling, 15-19, total is the average years of primary education completed among people age 15-19.