El Salvador vs Guatemala: Barro-Lee: Percentage of female population age 35-39 with primary

El Salvador
49.9%
in 2010
Guatemala
48.6%
in 2010
El Salvador rank
17th
Guatemala rank
20th

Barro-Lee: Percentage of female population age 35-39 with primary over time

  • El Salvador
  • Guatemala
0204060196019852010

How they compare

El Salvador currently reports 49.9% against 48.6% in Guatemala, a difference of 1.3%.

The two have swapped places 2 times across 11 shared years of data; in 1960 it was El Salvador ahead.

El Salvador ranks 17th and Guatemala ranks 20th of 144 countries.

El Salvador has averaged higher in every one of the 6 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade El Salvador Guatemala Difference Ahead
1960s 29.3% 18.6% 10.7% El Salvador
1970s 36.5% 21.8% 14.7% El Salvador
1980s 47.8% 32.1% 15.7% El Salvador
1990s 51.1% 36.7% 14.4% El Salvador
2000s 43.7% 42.6% 1.1% El Salvador
2010s 49.9% 48.6% 1.3% El Salvador

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher barro-lee: percentage of female population age 35-39 with primary, El Salvador or Guatemala?
El Salvador, at 49.9% against 48.6% in Guatemala as of 2010.
What is the difference in barro-lee: percentage of female population age 35-39 with primary between El Salvador and Guatemala?
1.3%, 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 35-39 with primary?
El Salvador ranks 17th and Guatemala ranks 20th 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 35-39 with primary schooling. Total (Incomplete and 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 35-39 with primary schooling. Total (Incomplete and Completed Primary)
Unit
Incomplete and 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 35-39 with primary schooling. Total (Incomplete and Completed Primary)