Barro-Lee: Average years of primary schooling, age 15+, female in Guatemala
Guatemala: Barro-Lee: Average years of primary schooling, age 15+, female was 3.38 in 2010. ▲ Rising
Barro-Lee: Average years of primary schooling, age 15+, female in Guatemala, 1960–2010
Source: Robert J. Barro and Jong-Wha Lee: http://www.barrolee.com/.
Analysis
Guatemala recorded 3.38 for barro-lee: average years of primary schooling, age 15+, female in 2010. That is the highest value across all 11 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 22.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, barro-lee: average years of primary schooling, age 15+, female in Guatemala peaked at 3.38 in 2010 and was at its lowest, 1.03, in 1960.
That places Guatemala 114th out of 144 countries with data for 2010, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 11 years of available data.
Barro-Lee: Average years of primary schooling, age 15+, female in Guatemala, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1960 | 1.03 | — |
| 1965 | 1.09 | +5.8% |
| 1970 | 1.25 | +14.7% |
| 1975 | 1.46 | +16.8% |
| 1980 | 1.97 | +34.9% |
| 1985 | 2.18 | +10.7% |
| 1990 | 2.4 | +10.1% |
| 1995 | 2.61 | +8.8% |
| 2000 | 2.76 | +5.7% |
| 2005 | 2.8 | +1.4% |
| 2010 | 3.38 | +20.7% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 1.06 | 1.03 | 1.09 | 2 |
| 1970s | 1.35 | 1.25 | 1.46 | 2 |
| 1980s | 2.08 | 1.97 | 2.18 | 2 |
| 1990s | 2.5 | 2.4 | 2.61 | 2 |
| 2000s | 2.78 | 2.76 | 2.8 | 2 |
| 2010s | 3.38 | 3.38 | 3.38 | 1 |
Countries ranked near Guatemala
More education data for Guatemala
- Primary education, pupils, gaps filled 2.42 million (2024)
- Primary education, pupils, annual growth rate 0.3948 % change on previous year (2024)
- Primary education, pupils, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Primary education, pupils, per capita 0.1317 units per person (2024)
- Secondary education, duration (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Enrolment in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 2.42 million (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, both sexes (number), annual growth 0.3948 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, both sexes (number), per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, both sexes (number), per capita 0.1317 units per person (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, female (number), gaps filled 1.18 million (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is barro-lee: average years of primary schooling, age 15+, female in Guatemala?
- Barro-lee: average years of primary schooling, age 15+, female in Guatemala was 3.38 in 2010, according to Robert J. Barro and Jong-Wha Lee: http://www.barrolee.com/.
- What is the highest barro-lee: average years of primary schooling, age 15+, female recorded in Guatemala?
- The highest recorded value was 3.38 in 2010.
- What is the lowest barro-lee: average years of primary schooling, age 15+, female recorded in Guatemala?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.03 in 1960.
- How does Guatemala rank for barro-lee: average years of primary schooling, age 15+, female?
- Guatemala ranks 114th out of 144 countries with data for 2010.
- Is barro-lee: average years of primary schooling, age 15+, female rising or falling in Guatemala?
- Over the last ten years it is up 22.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Guatemala data come from?
- The figures come from Robert J. Barro and Jong-Wha Lee: http://www.barrolee.com/, published as part of Barro-Lee: Average years of primary schooling, age 15+, female. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Average years of primary schooling, 15+, female is the average years of primary education completed among females over age 15.