Barro-Lee: Percentage of population age 20-24 with no education in Guatemala
Guatemala: Barro-Lee: Percentage of population age 20-24 with no education was 7.4% in 2010. ▼ Falling
Barro-Lee: Percentage of population age 20-24 with no education in Guatemala, 1960–2010
Source: Robert J. Barro and Jong-Wha Lee: http://www.barrolee.com/.
Analysis
In 2010, barro-lee: percentage of population age 20-24 with no education in Guatemala stood at 7.4%. That is the lowest value across all 11 years on record.
The figure is down 67.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, barro-lee: percentage of population age 20-24 with no education in Guatemala peaked at 63.5% in 1960 and was at its lowest, 7.4%, in 2010.
That places Guatemala 43rd out of 144 countries with data for 2010, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 11 years of available data.
Barro-Lee: Percentage of population age 20-24 with no education in Guatemala, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1960 | 63.5% | — |
| 1965 | 62.3% | -1.9% |
| 1970 | 53.5% | -14.2% |
| 1975 | 47.6% | -10.9% |
| 1980 | 35.2% | -26.1% |
| 1985 | 32.7% | -7.1% |
| 1990 | 27.2% | -16.7% |
| 1995 | 25.0% | -8.1% |
| 2000 | 22.5% | -10.0% |
| 2005 | 19.0% | -15.5% |
| 2010 | 7.4% | -60.9% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 62.9% | 62.3% | 63.5% | 2 |
| 1970s | 50.5% | 47.6% | 53.5% | 2 |
| 1980s | 33.9% | 32.7% | 35.2% | 2 |
| 1990s | 26.1% | 25.0% | 27.2% | 2 |
| 2000s | 20.8% | 19.0% | 22.5% | 2 |
| 2010s | 7.4% | 7.4% | 7.4% | 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 20-24 with no education in Guatemala?
- Barro-lee: percentage of population age 20-24 with no education in Guatemala was 7.4% 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 20-24 with no education recorded in Guatemala?
- The highest recorded value was 63.5% in 1960.
- What is the lowest barro-lee: percentage of population age 20-24 with no education recorded in Guatemala?
- The lowest recorded value was 7.4% in 2010.
- How does Guatemala rank for barro-lee: percentage of population age 20-24 with no education?
- Guatemala ranks 43rd out of 144 countries with data for 2010.
- Is barro-lee: percentage of population age 20-24 with no education rising or falling in Guatemala?
- Over the last ten years it is down 67.0%. 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 20-24 with no education. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Percentage of population age 20-24 with no education