Barro-Lee: Percentage of female population age 35-39 with primary in Guatemala

Guatemala: Barro-Lee: Percentage of female population age 35-39 with primary was 48.6% in 2010. ▲ Rising

Latest (2010)
48.6%
World rank
20th
of 144 countries
All-time high
48.6%
in 2010
All-time low
18.0%
in 1965
Years of data
11
1960–2010

Barro-Lee: Percentage of female population age 35-39 with primary in Guatemala, 1960–2010

010203040501960198520101960: 19.1 Incomplete and Completed Primary1965: 18 Incomplete and Completed Primary1970: 22.5 Incomplete and Completed Primary1975: 21 Incomplete and Completed Primary1980: 29.8 Incomplete and Completed Primary1985: 34.5 Incomplete and Completed Primary1990: 34.3 Incomplete and Completed Primary1995: 39.1 Incomplete and Completed Primary2000: 39.5 Incomplete and Completed Primary2005: 45.7 Incomplete and Completed Primary2010: 48.6 Incomplete and Completed Primary

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

Analysis

In 2010, barro-lee: percentage of female population age 35-39 with primary in Guatemala stood at 48.6%. That is the highest value across all 11 years on record.

That represents a change of up 23.1% over ten years.

Over the whole period, barro-lee: percentage of female population age 35-39 with primary in Guatemala peaked at 48.6% in 2010 and was at its lowest, 18.0%, in 1965.

Guatemala ranks 20th 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 35-39 with primary in Guatemala, year by year

Annual values for Barro-Lee: Percentage of female population age 35-39 with primary schooling. Total (Incomplete and Completed Primary) in Guatemala, 1960 to 2010.
Year Incomplete and Completed Primary Change
1960 19.1%
1965 18.0% -6.0%
1970 22.5% +25.1%
1975 21.0% -6.6%
1980 29.8% +41.8%
1985 34.5% +15.7%
1990 34.3% -0.4%
1995 39.1% +14.0%
2000 39.5% +0.9%
2005 45.7% +15.6%
2010 48.6% +6.4%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1960s 18.6% 18.0% 19.1% 2
1970s 21.8% 21.0% 22.5% 2
1980s 32.1% 29.8% 34.5% 2
1990s 36.7% 34.3% 39.1% 2
2000s 42.6% 39.5% 45.7% 2
2010s 48.6% 48.6% 48.6% 1

Countries ranked near Guatemala

  1. 17 El Salvador 49.9% compare
  2. 18 Thailand 49.9% compare
  3. 19 Kenya 49.0% compare
  4. 21 Ecuador 46.4% compare
  5. 22 Bolivia, Plurinational State of 46.2% compare
  6. 23 Congo, Democratic Republic of the 45.5% compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is barro-lee: percentage of female population age 35-39 with primary in Guatemala?
Barro-lee: percentage of female population age 35-39 with primary in Guatemala was 48.6% 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 35-39 with primary recorded in Guatemala?
The highest recorded value was 48.6% in 2010.
What is the lowest barro-lee: percentage of female population age 35-39 with primary recorded in Guatemala?
The lowest recorded value was 18.0% in 1965.
How does Guatemala rank for barro-lee: percentage of female population age 35-39 with primary?
Guatemala ranks 20th out of 144 countries with data for 2010.
Is barro-lee: percentage of female population age 35-39 with primary rising or falling in Guatemala?
Over the last ten years it is up 23.1%. 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 35-39 with primary schooling. Total (Incomplete and Completed Primary). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Barro-Lee: Percentage of female population age 35-39 with primary schooling. Total (Incomplete and Completed Primary)
Unit
Incomplete and 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 35-39 with primary schooling. Total (Incomplete and Completed Primary)