Barro-Lee: Average years of primary schooling, age 25+, female in Guatemala
Guatemala: Barro-Lee: Average years of primary schooling, age 25+, female was 2.99 in 2010. ▲ Rising
Barro-Lee: Average years of primary schooling, age 25+, female in Guatemala, 1960–2010
Source: Robert J. Barro and Jong-Wha Lee: http://www.barrolee.com/.
Analysis
Guatemala recorded 2.99 for barro-lee: average years of primary schooling, age 25+, 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 25+, female in Guatemala peaked at 2.99 in 2010 and was at its lowest, 0.88, in 1960.
Guatemala ranks 114th of 144 countries on this measure, 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 25+, female in Guatemala, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1960 | 0.88 | — |
| 1965 | 0.89 | +1.1% |
| 1970 | 0.92 | +3.4% |
| 1975 | 1.05 | +14.1% |
| 1980 | 1.64 | +56.2% |
| 1985 | 1.84 | +12.2% |
| 1990 | 2.03 | +10.3% |
| 1995 | 2.24 | +10.3% |
| 2000 | 2.44 | +8.9% |
| 2005 | 2.42 | -0.8% |
| 2010 | 2.99 | +23.6% |
Guatemala compared with similar countries
- Guatemala's 2.99 is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 4.79, 62% of the median. (40 countries reporting)
- Guatemala's 2.99 is below the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 5.11, 59% of the median. (25 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.885 | 0.88 | 0.89 | 2 |
| 1970s | 0.985 | 0.92 | 1.05 | 2 |
| 1980s | 1.74 | 1.64 | 1.84 | 2 |
| 1990s | 2.13 | 2.03 | 2.24 | 2 |
| 2000s | 2.43 | 2.42 | 2.44 | 2 |
| 2010s | 2.99 | 2.99 | 2.99 | 1 |
Countries ranked near Guatemala
More education data for Guatemala
- Gender gap education levels, gaps filled 91.64 (2024)
- Primary enrollment selected countries, gaps filled 91.57 (2024)
- Teachers in secondary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 122,548 (2024)
- Repeaters in primary education, all grades, both sexes (number), gaps 247,917 (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, male (number), gaps filled 335,306 (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, female (number), gaps filled 328,468 (2024)
- Secondary education, pupils, gaps filled 1.13 million (2024)
- Primary education, duration (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Primary education, pupils, gaps filled 2.42 million (2024)
- Primary education, pupils, annual growth rate 0.3948 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is barro-lee: average years of primary schooling, age 25+, female in Guatemala?
- Barro-lee: average years of primary schooling, age 25+, female in Guatemala was 2.99 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 25+, female recorded in Guatemala?
- The highest recorded value was 2.99 in 2010.
- What is the lowest barro-lee: average years of primary schooling, age 25+, female recorded in Guatemala?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.88 in 1960.
- How does Guatemala rank for barro-lee: average years of primary schooling, age 25+, female?
- Guatemala ranks 114th out of 144 countries with data for 2010.
- Is barro-lee: average years of primary schooling, age 25+, 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 25+, female. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Average years of primary schooling, 25+, female is the average years of primary education completed among females over age 25.