Barro-Lee: Percentage of population age 35-39 with primary schooling. in Guatemala
Guatemala: Barro-Lee: Percentage of population age 35-39 with primary schooling. was 52.8% in 2010. ▲ Rising
Barro-Lee: Percentage of population age 35-39 with primary schooling. in Guatemala, 1960–2010
Source: Robert J. Barro and Jong-Wha Lee: http://www.barrolee.com/. Measured in Incomplete and Completed Primary.
Analysis
The most recent figure for barro-lee: percentage of population age 35-39 with primary schooling. in Guatemala is 52.8%, measured in 2010. That is the highest value across all 11 years on record.
The figure is up 16.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, barro-lee: percentage of population age 35-39 with primary schooling. in Guatemala peaked at 52.8% in 2010 and was at its lowest, 23.2%, in 1965.
Guatemala ranks 12th of 144 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 11 years of available data.
Barro-Lee: Percentage of population age 35-39 with primary schooling. in Guatemala, year by year
| Year | Incomplete and Completed Primary | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1960 | 24.5% | — |
| 1965 | 23.2% | -5.3% |
| 1970 | 28.0% | +20.7% |
| 1975 | 26.3% | -6.1% |
| 1980 | 36.7% | +39.5% |
| 1985 | 40.6% | +10.5% |
| 1990 | 40.5% | -0.1% |
| 1995 | 46.4% | +14.7% |
| 2000 | 45.3% | -2.5% |
| 2005 | 50.4% | +11.3% |
| 2010 | 52.8% | +4.6% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 23.9% | 23.2% | 24.5% | 2 |
| 1970s | 27.2% | 26.3% | 28.0% | 2 |
| 1980s | 38.6% | 36.7% | 40.6% | 2 |
| 1990s | 43.5% | 40.5% | 46.4% | 2 |
| 2000s | 47.9% | 45.3% | 50.4% | 2 |
| 2010s | 52.8% | 52.8% | 52.8% | 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 35-39 with primary schooling. in Guatemala?
- Barro-lee: percentage of population age 35-39 with primary schooling. in Guatemala was 52.8% 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 35-39 with primary schooling. recorded in Guatemala?
- The highest recorded value was 52.8% in 2010.
- What is the lowest barro-lee: percentage of population age 35-39 with primary schooling. recorded in Guatemala?
- The lowest recorded value was 23.2% in 1965.
- How does Guatemala rank for barro-lee: percentage of population age 35-39 with primary schooling.?
- Guatemala ranks 12th out of 144 countries with data for 2010.
- Is barro-lee: percentage of population age 35-39 with primary schooling. rising or falling in Guatemala?
- Over the last ten years it is up 16.5%. 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 35-39 with primary schooling. Total (Incomplete and Completed Primary). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Percentage of population age 35-39 with primary schooling. Total (Incomplete and Completed Primary)