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

Guatemala: Barro-Lee: Percentage of female population age 15+ with secondary was 10.5% in 2010. ▲ Rising

Latest (2010)
10.5%
World rank
117th
of 144 countries
All-time high
10.7%
in 2000
All-time low
2.3%
in 1960
Years of data
11
1960–2010

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

2468101960198520101960: 2.31965: 2.51970: 31975: 3.91980: 61985: 6.61990: 7.41995: 8.62000: 10.72005: 7.72010: 10.5

Source: Robert J. Barro and Jong-Wha Lee: http://www.barrolee.com/.

Analysis

In 2010, barro-lee: percentage of female population age 15+ with secondary in Guatemala stood at 10.5%.

The figure is down 1.8% over ten years.

Over the whole period, barro-lee: percentage of female population age 15+ with secondary in Guatemala peaked at 10.7% in 2000 and was at its lowest, 2.3%, in 1960.

Guatemala ranks 117th 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+ with secondary in Guatemala, year by year

Annual values for Barro-Lee: Percentage of female population age 15+ with secondary schooling. Completed Secondary in Guatemala, 1960 to 2010.
Year Value Change
1960 2.3%
1965 2.5% +8.2%
1970 3.0% +18.3%
1975 3.9% +30.6%
1980 6.0% +54.1%
1985 6.6% +9.9%
1990 7.4% +12.2%
1995 8.6% +16.1%
2000 10.7% +25.0%
2005 7.7% -28.1%
2010 10.5% +36.7%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1960s 2.4% 2.3% 2.5% 2
1970s 3.4% 3.0% 3.9% 2
1980s 6.3% 6.0% 6.6% 2
1990s 8.0% 7.4% 8.6% 2
2000s 9.2% 7.7% 10.7% 2
2010s 10.5% 10.5% 10.5% 1

Countries ranked near Guatemala

  1. 114 Morocco 11.7% compare
  2. 115 Kenya 11.1% compare
  3. 116 Maldives 10.9% compare
  4. 118 Yemen 9.6% compare
  5. 119 Congo, Democratic Republic of the 8.4% compare
  6. 120 Liberia 7.7% compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is barro-lee: percentage of female population age 15+ with secondary in Guatemala?
Barro-lee: percentage of female population age 15+ with secondary in Guatemala was 10.5% 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+ with secondary recorded in Guatemala?
The highest recorded value was 10.7% in 2000.
What is the lowest barro-lee: percentage of female population age 15+ with secondary recorded in Guatemala?
The lowest recorded value was 2.3% in 1960.
How does Guatemala rank for barro-lee: percentage of female population age 15+ with secondary?
Guatemala ranks 117th out of 144 countries with data for 2010.
Is barro-lee: percentage of female population age 15+ with secondary rising or falling in Guatemala?
Over the last ten years it is down 1.8%. 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: Percentage of female population age 15+ with secondary schooling. Completed Secondary. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Barro-Lee: Percentage of female population age 15+ with secondary schooling. 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+ with secondary schooling. Completed Secondary