Barro-Lee: Average years of secondary schooling, age 15-19, total in Guatemala
Guatemala: Barro-Lee: Average years of secondary schooling, age 15-19, total was 1.01 in 2010. ▲ Rising
Barro-Lee: Average years of secondary schooling, age 15-19, total in Guatemala, 1960–2010
Source: Robert J. Barro and Jong-Wha Lee: http://www.barrolee.com/.
Analysis
In 2010, barro-lee: average years of secondary schooling, age 15-19, total in Guatemala stood at 1.01. That is the highest value across all 11 years on record.
That represents a change of up 9.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, barro-lee: average years of secondary schooling, age 15-19, total in Guatemala peaked at 1.01 in 2010 and was at its lowest, 0.21, in 1960.
That places Guatemala 126th 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 secondary schooling, age 15-19, total in Guatemala, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1960 | 0.21 | — |
| 1965 | 0.24 | +14.3% |
| 1970 | 0.37 | +54.2% |
| 1975 | 0.48 | +29.7% |
| 1980 | 0.77 | +60.4% |
| 1985 | 0.65 | -15.6% |
| 1990 | 0.78 | +20.0% |
| 1995 | 0.68 | -12.8% |
| 2000 | 0.92 | +35.3% |
| 2005 | 0.66 | -28.3% |
| 2010 | 1.01 | +53.0% |
Guatemala compared with similar countries
- Guatemala's 1.01 is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 3.87, 26% of the median. (40 countries reporting)
- Guatemala's 1.01 is below the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 2.86, 35% of the median. (25 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.225 | 0.21 | 0.24 | 2 |
| 1970s | 0.425 | 0.37 | 0.48 | 2 |
| 1980s | 0.71 | 0.65 | 0.77 | 2 |
| 1990s | 0.73 | 0.68 | 0.78 | 2 |
| 2000s | 0.79 | 0.66 | 0.92 | 2 |
| 2010s | 1.01 | 1.01 | 1.01 | 1 |
Countries ranked near Guatemala
- 123 Haiti 1.12 compare
- 123 Zimbabwe 1.12 compare
- 125 Tanzania 1.07 compare
- 127 Democratic Republic of Congo 0.99 compare
- 128 Central African Republic 0.98 compare
- 129 Cote d'Ivoire 0.96 compare
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 secondary schooling, age 15-19, total in Guatemala?
- Barro-lee: average years of secondary schooling, age 15-19, total in Guatemala was 1.01 in 2010, according to Robert J. Barro and Jong-Wha Lee: http://www.barrolee.com/.
- What is the highest barro-lee: average years of secondary schooling, age 15-19, total recorded in Guatemala?
- The highest recorded value was 1.01 in 2010.
- What is the lowest barro-lee: average years of secondary schooling, age 15-19, total recorded in Guatemala?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.21 in 1960.
- How does Guatemala rank for barro-lee: average years of secondary schooling, age 15-19, total?
- Guatemala ranks 126th out of 144 countries with data for 2010.
- Is barro-lee: average years of secondary schooling, age 15-19, total rising or falling in Guatemala?
- Over the last ten years it is up 9.8%. 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 secondary schooling, age 15-19, total. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Average years of secondary schooling, 15-19, total is the average years of secondary education completed among people age 15-19.