Barro-Lee: Percentage of female population age 20-24 with primary in Guatemala

Guatemala: Barro-Lee: Percentage of female population age 20-24 with primary was 22.5% in 2010. ▲ Rising

Latest (2010)
22.5%
World rank
30th
of 144 countries
All-time high
22.5%
in 2010
All-time low
6.1%
in 1960
Years of data
11
1960–2010

Barro-Lee: Percentage of female population age 20-24 with primary in Guatemala, 1960–2010

5101520251960198520101960: 6.11965: 7.91970: 9.61975: 10.51980: 10.91985: 12.41990: 14.31995: 14.82000: 15.92005: 18.32010: 22.5

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

Analysis

The most recent figure for barro-lee: percentage of female population age 20-24 with primary in Guatemala is 22.5%, measured in 2010. That is the highest value across all 11 years on record.

The figure is up 41.8% over ten years.

Over the whole period, barro-lee: percentage of female population age 20-24 with primary in Guatemala peaked at 22.5% in 2010 and was at its lowest, 6.1%, in 1960.

Guatemala ranks 30th of 144 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 11 years of available data.

Barro-Lee: Percentage of female population age 20-24 with primary in Guatemala, year by year

Annual values for Barro-Lee: Percentage of female population age 20-24 with primary schooling. Completed Primary in Guatemala, 1960 to 2010.
Year Value Change
1960 6.1%
1965 7.9% +30.4%
1970 9.6% +22.0%
1975 10.5% +8.7%
1980 10.9% +4.0%
1985 12.4% +14.0%
1990 14.3% +14.8%
1995 14.8% +3.5%
2000 15.9% +7.7%
2005 18.3% +15.3%
2010 22.5% +22.9%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1960s 7.0% 6.1% 7.9% 2
1970s 10.1% 9.6% 10.5% 2
1980s 11.7% 10.9% 12.4% 2
1990s 14.5% 14.3% 14.8% 2
2000s 17.1% 15.9% 18.3% 2
2010s 22.5% 22.5% 22.5% 1

Countries ranked near Guatemala

  1. 27 Togo 23.4% compare
  2. 28 Uruguay 23.4% compare
  3. 29 Liberia 23.3% compare
  4. 31 Morocco 22.4% compare
  5. 32 Indonesia 22.2% compare
  6. 33 Ukraine 20.0% compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is barro-lee: percentage of female population age 20-24 with primary in Guatemala?
Barro-lee: percentage of female population age 20-24 with primary in Guatemala was 22.5% 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 20-24 with primary recorded in Guatemala?
The highest recorded value was 22.5% in 2010.
What is the lowest barro-lee: percentage of female population age 20-24 with primary recorded in Guatemala?
The lowest recorded value was 6.1% in 1960.
How does Guatemala rank for barro-lee: percentage of female population age 20-24 with primary?
Guatemala ranks 30th out of 144 countries with data for 2010.
Is barro-lee: percentage of female population age 20-24 with primary 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 20-24 with primary schooling. Completed Primary. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Barro-Lee: Percentage of female population age 20-24 with primary schooling. Completed Primary
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 20-24 with primary schooling. Completed Primary