Barro-Lee: Percentage of population age 15+ with primary schooling. in Guatemala
Guatemala: Barro-Lee: Percentage of population age 15+ with primary schooling. was 21.5% in 2010. ▲ Rising
Barro-Lee: Percentage of population age 15+ with primary schooling. in Guatemala, 1960–2010
Source: Robert J. Barro and Jong-Wha Lee: http://www.barrolee.com/.
Analysis
Guatemala recorded 21.5% for barro-lee: percentage of population age 15+ with primary schooling. in 2010. That is the highest value across all 11 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 33.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, barro-lee: percentage of population age 15+ with primary schooling. in Guatemala peaked at 21.5% in 2010 and was at its lowest, 6.1%, in 1960.
That places Guatemala 38th out of 144 countries with data for 2010, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 11 years of available data.
Barro-Lee: Percentage of population age 15+ with primary schooling. in Guatemala, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1960 | 6.1% | — |
| 1965 | 6.6% | +7.3% |
| 1970 | 6.9% | +4.7% |
| 1975 | 7.5% | +9.6% |
| 1980 | 10.9% | +44.5% |
| 1985 | 13.7% | +25.5% |
| 1990 | 14.8% | +8.3% |
| 1995 | 15.7% | +5.6% |
| 2000 | 16.1% | +2.9% |
| 2005 | 18.2% | +13.4% |
| 2010 | 21.5% | +17.9% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 6.4% | 6.1% | 6.6% | 2 |
| 1970s | 7.2% | 6.9% | 7.5% | 2 |
| 1980s | 12.3% | 10.9% | 13.7% | 2 |
| 1990s | 15.2% | 14.8% | 15.7% | 2 |
| 2000s | 17.2% | 16.1% | 18.2% | 2 |
| 2010s | 21.5% | 21.5% | 21.5% | 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 primary schooling. in Guatemala?
- Barro-lee: percentage of population age 15+ with primary schooling. in Guatemala was 21.5% 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 primary schooling. recorded in Guatemala?
- The highest recorded value was 21.5% in 2010.
- What is the lowest barro-lee: percentage of population age 15+ with primary schooling. recorded in Guatemala?
- The lowest recorded value was 6.1% in 1960.
- How does Guatemala rank for barro-lee: percentage of population age 15+ with primary schooling.?
- Guatemala ranks 38th out of 144 countries with data for 2010.
- Is barro-lee: percentage of population age 15+ with primary schooling. rising or falling in Guatemala?
- Over the last ten years it is up 33.7%. 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+ with primary schooling. Completed Primary. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Percentage of population age 15+ with primary schooling. Completed Primary