Barro-Lee: Average years of primary schooling, age 60-64, total in Guatemala
Guatemala: Barro-Lee: Average years of primary schooling, age 60-64, total was 2.35 in 2010. ▲ Rising
Barro-Lee: Average years of primary schooling, age 60-64, total in Guatemala, 1960–2010
Source: Robert J. Barro and Jong-Wha Lee: http://www.barrolee.com/.
Analysis
The most recent figure for barro-lee: average years of primary schooling, age 60-64, total in Guatemala is 2.35, measured in 2010. That is the highest value across all 11 years on record.
That represents a change of up 18.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, barro-lee: average years of primary schooling, age 60-64, total in Guatemala peaked at 2.35 in 2010 and was at its lowest, 0.41, in 1975.
That places Guatemala 107th out of 144 countries with data for 2010, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 11 years of available data.
Barro-Lee: Average years of primary schooling, age 60-64, total in Guatemala, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1960 | 0.76 | — |
| 1965 | 0.61 | -19.7% |
| 1970 | 0.48 | -21.3% |
| 1975 | 0.41 | -14.6% |
| 1980 | 1.39 | +239.0% |
| 1985 | 1.44 | +3.6% |
| 1990 | 1.68 | +16.7% |
| 1995 | 1.7 | +1.2% |
| 2000 | 1.99 | +17.1% |
| 2005 | 1.96 | -1.5% |
| 2010 | 2.35 | +19.9% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.685 | 0.61 | 0.76 | 2 |
| 1970s | 0.445 | 0.41 | 0.48 | 2 |
| 1980s | 1.42 | 1.39 | 1.44 | 2 |
| 1990s | 1.69 | 1.68 | 1.7 | 2 |
| 2000s | 1.98 | 1.96 | 1.99 | 2 |
| 2010s | 2.35 | 2.35 | 2.35 | 1 |
Countries ranked near Guatemala
More education data for Guatemala
- Theoretical duration of pre-primary education (years), annual growth 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Start of the academic school year (pre-primary to post-secondary non) 0.0494 % change on previous year (2025)
- Theoretical duration of lower secondary education (years), annual 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Theoretical duration of upper secondary education (years), annual 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Theoretical duration of secondary education (years), annual growth 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Start of the academic school year (tertiary education), gaps filled 2,023 tertiary education (2023)
- Start of the academic school year (tertiary education), annual growth 0.0495 % change on previous year (2023)
- Primary education, teachers, gaps filled 122,362 (2024)
- Duration of pre primary education, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Duration of pre-primary education 3 years (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is barro-lee: average years of primary schooling, age 60-64, total in Guatemala?
- Barro-lee: average years of primary schooling, age 60-64, total in Guatemala was 2.35 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 60-64, total recorded in Guatemala?
- The highest recorded value was 2.35 in 2010.
- What is the lowest barro-lee: average years of primary schooling, age 60-64, total recorded in Guatemala?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.41 in 1975.
- How does Guatemala rank for barro-lee: average years of primary schooling, age 60-64, total?
- Guatemala ranks 107th out of 144 countries with data for 2010.
- Is barro-lee: average years of primary schooling, age 60-64, total rising or falling in Guatemala?
- Over the last ten years it is up 18.1%. 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 60-64, total. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Average years of primary schooling, 60-64, total is the average years of primary education completed among people age 60-64.