Barro-Lee: Percentage of female population age 15-19 with secondary in Guatemala

Guatemala: Barro-Lee: Percentage of female population age 15-19 with secondary was 27.5% in 2010. ▲ Rising

Latest (2010)
27.5%
World rank
125th
of 144 countries
All-time high
27.5%
in 2010
All-time low
6.1%
in 1965
Years of data
11
1960–2010

Barro-Lee: Percentage of female population age 15-19 with secondary in Guatemala, 1960–2010

510152025301960198520101960: 6.3 Incomplete and Completed Secondary1965: 6.1 Incomplete and Completed Secondary1970: 7.5 Incomplete and Completed Secondary1975: 11 Incomplete and Completed Secondary1980: 17.6 Incomplete and Completed Secondary1985: 16.3 Incomplete and Completed Secondary1990: 14.7 Incomplete and Completed Secondary1995: 15 Incomplete and Completed Secondary2000: 19.9 Incomplete and Completed Secondary2005: 16.1 Incomplete and Completed Secondary2010: 27.5 Incomplete and Completed Secondary

Source: Robert J. Barro and Jong-Wha Lee: http://www.barrolee.com/. Measured in Incomplete and Completed Secondary.

Analysis

The most recent figure for barro-lee: percentage of female population age 15-19 with secondary in Guatemala is 27.5%, measured in 2010. That is the highest value across all 11 years on record.

That represents a change of up 38.2% over ten years.

Over the whole period, barro-lee: percentage of female population age 15-19 with secondary in Guatemala peaked at 27.5% in 2010 and was at its lowest, 6.1%, in 1965.

Guatemala ranks 125th 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: Percentage of female population age 15-19 with secondary in Guatemala, year by year

Annual values for Barro-Lee: Percentage of female population age 15-19 with secondary schooling. Total (Incomplete and Completed Secondary) in Guatemala, 1960 to 2010.
Year Incomplete and Completed Secondary Change
1960 6.3%
1965 6.1% -3.2%
1970 7.5% +23.3%
1975 11.0% +46.3%
1980 17.6% +60.0%
1985 16.3% -7.4%
1990 14.7% -9.7%
1995 15.0% +1.7%
2000 19.9% +32.9%
2005 16.1% -19.2%
2010 27.5% +71.1%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1960s 6.2% 6.1% 6.3% 2
1970s 9.3% 7.5% 11.0% 2
1980s 17.0% 16.3% 17.6% 2
1990s 14.8% 14.7% 15.0% 2
2000s 18.0% 16.1% 19.9% 2
2010s 27.5% 27.5% 27.5% 1

Countries ranked near Guatemala

  1. 122 Myanmar 29.5% compare
  2. 123 Ecuador 27.8% compare
  3. 124 Tanzania, United Republic of 27.7% compare
  4. 126 Congo, Democratic Republic of the 25.6% compare
  5. 127 Cambodia 25.2% compare
  6. 128 Mali 24.3% compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is barro-lee: percentage of female population age 15-19 with secondary in Guatemala?
Barro-lee: percentage of female population age 15-19 with secondary in Guatemala was 27.5% in 2010, according to Robert J. Barro and Jong-Wha Lee: http://www.barrolee.com/.
What is the highest barro-lee: percentage of female population age 15-19 with secondary recorded in Guatemala?
The highest recorded value was 27.5% in 2010.
What is the lowest barro-lee: percentage of female population age 15-19 with secondary recorded in Guatemala?
The lowest recorded value was 6.1% in 1965.
How does Guatemala rank for barro-lee: percentage of female population age 15-19 with secondary?
Guatemala ranks 125th out of 144 countries with data for 2010.
Is barro-lee: percentage of female population age 15-19 with secondary rising or falling in Guatemala?
Over the last ten years it is up 38.2%. 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: Percentage of female population age 15-19 with secondary schooling. Total (Incomplete and Completed Secondary). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Barro-Lee: Percentage of female population age 15-19 with secondary schooling. Total (Incomplete and Completed Secondary)
Unit
Incomplete and Completed Secondary
Source
Robert J. Barro and Jong-Wha Lee: http://www.barrolee.com/
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
144 places, 1,584 data points, 1960–2010
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Percentage of female population age 15-19 with secondary schooling. Total (Incomplete and Completed Secondary)