Barro-Lee: Percentage of population age 15-19 with secondary in Guatemala
Guatemala: Barro-Lee: Percentage of population age 15-19 with secondary was 29.2% in 2010. ▲ Rising
Barro-Lee: Percentage of population age 15-19 with secondary in Guatemala, 1960–2010
Source: Robert J. Barro and Jong-Wha Lee: http://www.barrolee.com/. Measured in Incomplete and Completed Secondary.
Analysis
Guatemala recorded 29.2% for barro-lee: percentage of population age 15-19 with secondary in 2010. That is the highest value across all 11 years on record.
That represents a change of up 39.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, barro-lee: percentage of population age 15-19 with secondary in Guatemala peaked at 29.2% in 2010 and was at its lowest, 5.6%, in 1960.
That places Guatemala 122nd out of 144 countries with data for 2010, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 11 years of available data.
Barro-Lee: Percentage of population age 15-19 with secondary in Guatemala, year by year
| Year | Incomplete and Completed Secondary | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1960 | 5.6% | — |
| 1965 | 6.3% | +11.7% |
| 1970 | 8.6% | +36.7% |
| 1975 | 12.0% | +39.4% |
| 1980 | 18.6% | +55.0% |
| 1985 | 16.4% | -12.1% |
| 1990 | 19.5% | +19.0% |
| 1995 | 17.0% | -12.5% |
| 2000 | 20.9% | +22.8% |
| 2005 | 18.6% | -10.9% |
| 2010 | 29.2% | +56.6% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 6.0% | 5.6% | 6.3% | 2 |
| 1970s | 10.3% | 8.6% | 12.0% | 2 |
| 1980s | 17.5% | 16.4% | 18.6% | 2 |
| 1990s | 18.2% | 17.0% | 19.5% | 2 |
| 2000s | 19.8% | 18.6% | 20.9% | 2 |
| 2010s | 29.2% | 29.2% | 29.2% | 1 |
Countries ranked near Guatemala
- 119 Eswatini 33.8% compare
- 120 Rwanda 29.7% compare
- 121 Congo, Democratic Republic of the 29.5% compare
- 123 Afghanistan 28.6% compare
- 124 Tanzania, United Republic of 25.9% compare
- 125 Ecuador 25.7% 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 population age 15-19 with secondary in Guatemala?
- Barro-lee: percentage of population age 15-19 with secondary in Guatemala was 29.2% in 2010, according to Robert J. Barro and Jong-Wha Lee: http://www.barrolee.com/.
- What is the highest barro-lee: percentage of population age 15-19 with secondary recorded in Guatemala?
- The highest recorded value was 29.2% in 2010.
- What is the lowest barro-lee: percentage of population age 15-19 with secondary recorded in Guatemala?
- The lowest recorded value was 5.6% in 1960.
- How does Guatemala rank for barro-lee: percentage of population age 15-19 with secondary?
- Guatemala ranks 122nd out of 144 countries with data for 2010.
- Is barro-lee: percentage of population age 15-19 with secondary rising or falling in Guatemala?
- Over the last ten years it is up 39.5%. 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 population age 15-19 with secondary schooling. Total (Incomplete and Completed Secondary). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Percentage of population age 15-19 with secondary schooling. Total (Incomplete and Completed Secondary)