Barro-Lee: Average years of total schooling, age 55-59, total in Guatemala
Guatemala: Barro-Lee: Average years of total schooling, age 55-59, total was 3.53 in 2010. ▲ Rising
Barro-Lee: Average years of total schooling, age 55-59, 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 total schooling, age 55-59, total in Guatemala is 3.53, measured in 2010. That is the highest value across all 11 years on record.
The figure is up 39.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, barro-lee: average years of total schooling, age 55-59, total in Guatemala peaked at 3.53 in 2010 and was at its lowest, 0.6, in 1975.
That places Guatemala 115th 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 total schooling, age 55-59, total in Guatemala, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1960 | 0.93 | — |
| 1965 | 0.88 | -5.4% |
| 1970 | 0.8 | -9.1% |
| 1975 | 0.6 | -25.0% |
| 1980 | 1.64 | +173.3% |
| 1985 | 2.02 | +23.2% |
| 1990 | 2.06 | +2.0% |
| 1995 | 2.41 | +17.0% |
| 2000 | 2.53 | +5.0% |
| 2005 | 2.46 | -2.8% |
| 2010 | 3.53 | +43.5% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.905 | 0.88 | 0.93 | 2 |
| 1970s | 0.7 | 0.6 | 0.8 | 2 |
| 1980s | 1.83 | 1.64 | 2.02 | 2 |
| 1990s | 2.24 | 2.06 | 2.41 | 2 |
| 2000s | 2.5 | 2.46 | 2.53 | 2 |
| 2010s | 3.53 | 3.53 | 3.53 | 1 |
Countries ranked near Guatemala
- 112 Tanzania, United Republic of 3.73 compare
- 113 Bangladesh 3.62 compare
- 114 Lao People's Democratic Republic 3.59 compare
- 116 Cambodia 3.52 compare
- 117 Liberia 3.44 compare
- 118 Haiti 3.02 compare
More education data for Guatemala
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 22.73 % change on previous year (2015)
- Teachers in primary education, female (number), gaps filled 82,077 (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, male (number), gaps filled 40,285 (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) 279,477 (2023)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) 25.62 % change on previous year (2015)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number), gaps 225,289 (2023)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number) 19.56 % change on previous year (2015)
- Theoretical duration of primary education (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- 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)
Frequently asked questions
- What is barro-lee: average years of total schooling, age 55-59, total in Guatemala?
- Barro-lee: average years of total schooling, age 55-59, total in Guatemala was 3.53 in 2010, according to Robert J. Barro and Jong-Wha Lee: http://www.barrolee.com/.
- What is the highest barro-lee: average years of total schooling, age 55-59, total recorded in Guatemala?
- The highest recorded value was 3.53 in 2010.
- What is the lowest barro-lee: average years of total schooling, age 55-59, total recorded in Guatemala?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.6 in 1975.
- How does Guatemala rank for barro-lee: average years of total schooling, age 55-59, total?
- Guatemala ranks 115th out of 144 countries with data for 2010.
- Is barro-lee: average years of total schooling, age 55-59, total rising or falling in Guatemala?
- Over the last ten years it is up 39.5%. 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 total schooling, age 55-59, total. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Average years of total schooling, 55-59, total is the average years of education completed among people age 55-59.