Barro-Lee: Percentage of population age 15+ with no education in Guatemala
Guatemala: Barro-Lee: Percentage of population age 15+ with no education was 23.4% in 2010. ▼ Falling
Barro-Lee: Percentage of population age 15+ with no education in Guatemala, 1960–2010
Source: Robert J. Barro and Jong-Wha Lee: http://www.barrolee.com/.
Analysis
The most recent figure for barro-lee: percentage of population age 15+ with no education in Guatemala is 23.4%, measured in 2010. That is the lowest value across all 11 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 30.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, barro-lee: percentage of population age 15+ with no education in Guatemala peaked at 69.3% in 1960 and was at its lowest, 23.4%, in 2010.
Guatemala ranks 33rd 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 population age 15+ with no education in Guatemala, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1960 | 69.3% | — |
| 1965 | 68.8% | -0.7% |
| 1970 | 65.7% | -4.6% |
| 1975 | 61.3% | -6.7% |
| 1980 | 47.7% | -22.2% |
| 1985 | 43.7% | -8.3% |
| 1990 | 39.3% | -10.1% |
| 1995 | 35.7% | -9.3% |
| 2000 | 33.6% | -5.8% |
| 2005 | 32.4% | -3.6% |
| 2010 | 23.4% | -27.8% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 69.1% | 68.8% | 69.3% | 2 |
| 1970s | 63.5% | 61.3% | 65.7% | 2 |
| 1980s | 45.7% | 43.7% | 47.7% | 2 |
| 1990s | 37.5% | 35.7% | 39.3% | 2 |
| 2000s | 33.0% | 32.4% | 33.6% | 2 |
| 2010s | 23.4% | 23.4% | 23.4% | 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 population age 15+ with no education in Guatemala?
- Barro-lee: percentage of population age 15+ with no education in Guatemala was 23.4% 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+ with no education recorded in Guatemala?
- The highest recorded value was 69.3% in 1960.
- What is the lowest barro-lee: percentage of population age 15+ with no education recorded in Guatemala?
- The lowest recorded value was 23.4% in 2010.
- How does Guatemala rank for barro-lee: percentage of population age 15+ with no education?
- Guatemala ranks 33rd out of 144 countries with data for 2010.
- Is barro-lee: percentage of population age 15+ with no education rising or falling in Guatemala?
- Over the last ten years it is down 30.4%. 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 population age 15+ with no education. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Percentage of population age 15+ with no education