Barro-Lee: Percentage of population age 25+ with no education in Guatemala
Guatemala: Barro-Lee: Percentage of population age 25+ with no education was 31.2% in 2010. ▼ Falling
Barro-Lee: Percentage of population age 25+ 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 25+ with no education in Guatemala stood at 31.2%. That is the lowest value across all 11 years on record.
The figure is down 20.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, barro-lee: percentage of population age 25+ with no education in Guatemala peaked at 73.2% in 1965 and was at its lowest, 31.2%, in 2010.
That places Guatemala 32nd out of 144 countries with data for 2010, putting it 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 25+ with no education in Guatemala, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1960 | 72.8% | — |
| 1965 | 73.2% | +0.5% |
| 1970 | 72.8% | -0.5% |
| 1975 | 70.1% | -3.7% |
| 1980 | 55.0% | -21.5% |
| 1985 | 50.6% | -8.0% |
| 1990 | 46.7% | -7.7% |
| 1995 | 42.6% | -8.8% |
| 2000 | 39.5% | -7.3% |
| 2005 | 38.9% | -1.5% |
| 2010 | 31.2% | -19.7% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 73.0% | 72.8% | 73.2% | 2 |
| 1970s | 71.4% | 70.1% | 72.8% | 2 |
| 1980s | 52.8% | 50.6% | 55.0% | 2 |
| 1990s | 44.7% | 42.6% | 46.7% | 2 |
| 2000s | 39.2% | 38.9% | 39.5% | 2 |
| 2010s | 31.2% | 31.2% | 31.2% | 1 |
Countries ranked near Guatemala
More education data for Guatemala
- 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)
- Secondary education, duration (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Enrolment in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 2.42 million (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, both sexes (number), annual growth 0.3948 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is barro-lee: percentage of population age 25+ with no education in Guatemala?
- Barro-lee: percentage of population age 25+ with no education in Guatemala was 31.2% 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 25+ with no education recorded in Guatemala?
- The highest recorded value was 73.2% in 1965.
- What is the lowest barro-lee: percentage of population age 25+ with no education recorded in Guatemala?
- The lowest recorded value was 31.2% in 2010.
- How does Guatemala rank for barro-lee: percentage of population age 25+ with no education?
- Guatemala ranks 32nd out of 144 countries with data for 2010.
- Is barro-lee: percentage of population age 25+ with no education rising or falling in Guatemala?
- Over the last ten years it is down 20.9%. 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 25+ with no education. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Percentage of population age 25+ with no education