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

Guatemala: Barro-Lee: Percentage of female population age 15+ with secondary was 22.0% in 2010. ▲ Rising

Latest (2010)
22.0%
World rank
122nd
of 144 countries
All-time high
22.0%
in 2010
All-time low
3.8%
in 1960
Years of data
11
1960–2010

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

51015201960198520101960: 3.8 Incomplete and Completed Secondary1965: 4.2 Incomplete and Completed Secondary1970: 5.1 Incomplete and Completed Secondary1975: 6.7 Incomplete and Completed Secondary1980: 10.2 Incomplete and Completed Secondary1985: 11.2 Incomplete and Completed Secondary1990: 12.1 Incomplete and Completed Secondary1995: 13.4 Incomplete and Completed Secondary2000: 15.5 Incomplete and Completed Secondary2005: 13.1 Incomplete and Completed Secondary2010: 22 Incomplete and Completed Secondary

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

Analysis

In 2010, barro-lee: percentage of female population age 15+ with secondary in Guatemala stood at 22.0%. That is the highest value across all 11 years on record.

Compared with earlier readings it is up 41.8% over ten years.

Over the whole period, barro-lee: percentage of female population age 15+ with secondary in Guatemala peaked at 22.0% in 2010 and was at its lowest, 3.8%, in 1960.

Guatemala ranks 122nd 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. Total (Incomplete and Completed Secondary) in Guatemala, 1960 to 2010.
Year Incomplete and Completed Secondary Change
1960 3.8%
1965 4.2% +10.5%
1970 5.1% +21.6%
1975 6.7% +31.2%
1980 10.2% +51.9%
1985 11.2% +9.5%
1990 12.1% +8.3%
1995 13.4% +10.9%
2000 15.5% +15.4%
2005 13.1% -15.7%
2010 22.0% +68.2%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1960s 4.0% 3.8% 4.2% 2
1970s 5.9% 5.1% 6.7% 2
1980s 10.7% 10.2% 11.2% 2
1990s 12.8% 12.1% 13.4% 2
2000s 14.3% 13.1% 15.5% 2
2010s 22.0% 22.0% 22.0% 1

Countries ranked near Guatemala

  1. 119 Haiti 22.7% compare
  2. 120 Algeria 22.5% compare
  3. 121 Myanmar 22.5% compare
  4. 123 Morocco 21.0% compare
  5. 124 Kenya 20.7% compare
  6. 125 Benin 20.1% 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 22.0% 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 22.0% in 2010.
What is the lowest barro-lee: percentage of female population age 15+ with secondary recorded in Guatemala?
The lowest recorded value was 3.8% in 1960.
How does Guatemala rank for barro-lee: percentage of female population age 15+ with secondary?
Guatemala ranks 122nd 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 up 41.8%. 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. 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+ 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+ with secondary schooling. Total (Incomplete and Completed Secondary)