Barro-Lee: Percentage of female population age 45-49 with primary in Guatemala
Guatemala: Barro-Lee: Percentage of female population age 45-49 with primary was 42.7% in 2010. ▲ Rising
Barro-Lee: Percentage of female population age 45-49 with primary in Guatemala, 1960–2010
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 45-49 with primary in Guatemala stood at 42.7%. That is the highest value across all 11 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 26.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, barro-lee: percentage of female population age 45-49 with primary in Guatemala peaked at 42.7% in 2010 and was at its lowest, 11.1%, in 1975.
Guatemala ranks 23rd 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 45-49 with primary in Guatemala, year by year
| Year | Incomplete and Completed Primary | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1960 | 14.2% | — |
| 1965 | 12.2% | -14.3% |
| 1970 | 14.3% | +17.2% |
| 1975 | 11.1% | -22.7% |
| 1980 | 27.4% | +148.0% |
| 1985 | 29.8% | +8.6% |
| 1990 | 29.7% | -0.1% |
| 1995 | 34.1% | +14.9% |
| 2000 | 33.9% | -0.7% |
| 2005 | 38.6% | +13.7% |
| 2010 | 42.7% | +10.8% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 13.2% | 12.2% | 14.2% | 2 |
| 1970s | 12.7% | 11.1% | 14.3% | 2 |
| 1980s | 28.6% | 27.4% | 29.8% | 2 |
| 1990s | 31.9% | 29.7% | 34.1% | 2 |
| 2000s | 36.2% | 33.9% | 38.6% | 2 |
| 2010s | 42.7% | 42.7% | 42.7% | 1 |
Countries ranked near Guatemala
- 20 Bolivia, Plurinational State of 44.8% compare
- 21 Uruguay 44.2% compare
- 22 Myanmar 43.9% compare
- 24 Mexico 42.0% compare
- 25 Lao People's Democratic Republic 41.9% compare
- 26 Venezuela, Bolivarian Republic of 41.9% compare
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 45-49 with primary in Guatemala?
- Barro-lee: percentage of female population age 45-49 with primary in Guatemala was 42.7% 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 45-49 with primary recorded in Guatemala?
- The highest recorded value was 42.7% in 2010.
- What is the lowest barro-lee: percentage of female population age 45-49 with primary recorded in Guatemala?
- The lowest recorded value was 11.1% in 1975.
- How does Guatemala rank for barro-lee: percentage of female population age 45-49 with primary?
- Guatemala ranks 23rd out of 144 countries with data for 2010.
- Is barro-lee: percentage of female population age 45-49 with primary rising or falling in Guatemala?
- Over the last ten years it is up 26.0%. 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 45-49 with primary schooling. Total (Incomplete and Completed Primary). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Percentage of female population age 45-49 with primary schooling. Total (Incomplete and Completed Primary)