Barro-Lee: Percentage of female population age 25+ with no education in Guatemala
Guatemala: Barro-Lee: Percentage of female population age 25+ with no education was 36.4% in 2010. ▼ Falling
Barro-Lee: Percentage of female population age 25+ with no education in Guatemala, 1960–2010
Source: Robert J. Barro and Jong-Wha Lee: http://www.barrolee.com/.
Analysis
In 2010, barro-lee: percentage of female population age 25+ with no education in Guatemala stood at 36.4%. That is the lowest value across all 11 years on record.
The figure is down 21.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, barro-lee: percentage of female population age 25+ with no education in Guatemala peaked at 78.8% in 1960 and was at its lowest, 36.4%, in 2010.
Guatemala ranks 36th of 144 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 11 years of available data.
Barro-Lee: Percentage of female population age 25+ with no education in Guatemala, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1960 | 78.8% | — |
| 1965 | 78.8% | -0.0% |
| 1970 | 78.2% | -0.8% |
| 1975 | 75.4% | -3.6% |
| 1980 | 61.6% | -18.3% |
| 1985 | 58.1% | -5.7% |
| 1990 | 54.5% | -6.2% |
| 1995 | 50.2% | -7.9% |
| 2000 | 46.3% | -7.8% |
| 2005 | 45.5% | -1.7% |
| 2010 | 36.4% | -19.9% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 78.8% | 78.8% | 78.8% | 2 |
| 1970s | 76.8% | 75.4% | 78.2% | 2 |
| 1980s | 59.9% | 58.1% | 61.6% | 2 |
| 1990s | 52.4% | 50.2% | 54.5% | 2 |
| 2000s | 45.9% | 45.5% | 46.3% | 2 |
| 2010s | 36.4% | 36.4% | 36.4% | 1 |
Countries ranked near Guatemala
More education data for Guatemala
- Teachers in secondary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 122,548 (2024)
- Repeaters in primary education, all grades, both sexes (number), gaps 247,917 (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, male (number), gaps filled 335,306 (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, female (number), gaps filled 328,468 (2024)
- Secondary education, pupils, gaps filled 1.13 million (2024)
- Primary education, duration (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Primary education, pupils, gaps filled 2.42 million (2024)
- Primary education, pupils, annual growth rate 0.3948 % change on previous year (2024)
- Primary education, pupils, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Primary education, pupils, per capita 0.1317 units per person (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is barro-lee: percentage of female population age 25+ with no education in Guatemala?
- Barro-lee: percentage of female population age 25+ with no education in Guatemala was 36.4% 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 25+ with no education recorded in Guatemala?
- The highest recorded value was 78.8% in 1960.
- What is the lowest barro-lee: percentage of female population age 25+ with no education recorded in Guatemala?
- The lowest recorded value was 36.4% in 2010.
- How does Guatemala rank for barro-lee: percentage of female population age 25+ with no education?
- Guatemala ranks 36th out of 144 countries with data for 2010.
- Is barro-lee: percentage of female population age 25+ with no education rising or falling in Guatemala?
- Over the last ten years it is down 21.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- 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 25+ with no education. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Percentage of female population age 25+ with no education