El Salvador vs Guatemala: Barro-Lee: Percentage of female population age 25+ with primary

El Salvador
15.1%
in 2010
Guatemala
14.3%
in 2010
El Salvador rank
62nd
Guatemala rank
65th

Barro-Lee: Percentage of female population age 25+ with primary over time

  • El Salvador
  • Guatemala
57.51012.515196019852010

How they compare

El Salvador currently reports 15.1% against 14.3% in Guatemala, a difference of 0.8%.

That makes El Salvador's figure about 1.1 times Guatemala's.

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

El Salvador ranks 62nd and Guatemala ranks 65th 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 4.6% 4.8% 0.2% Guatemala
1970s 7.8% 4.9% 2.9% El Salvador
1980s 11.2% 8.6% 2.6% El Salvador
1990s 12.6% 10.8% 1.8% El Salvador
2000s 14.8% 12.8% 2.0% El Salvador
2010s 15.1% 14.3% 0.7% El Salvador

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher barro-lee: percentage of female population age 25+ with primary, El Salvador or Guatemala?
El Salvador, at 15.1% against 14.3% in Guatemala as of 2010.
What is the difference in barro-lee: percentage of female population age 25+ with primary between El Salvador and Guatemala?
0.8%, with El Salvador 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: percentage of female population age 25+ with primary?
El Salvador ranks 62nd and Guatemala ranks 65th of 144 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Robert J. Barro and Jong-Wha Lee: http://www.barrolee.com/, published as Barro-Lee: Percentage of female population age 25+ with primary schooling. Completed Primary. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Barro-Lee: Percentage of female population age 25+ with primary schooling. Completed Primary
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
Last refreshed

Percentage of female population age 25+ with primary schooling. Completed Primary