Barro-Lee: Percentage of population age 55-59 with no education in Guatemala
Guatemala: Barro-Lee: Percentage of population age 55-59 with no education was 40.5% in 2010. ▼ Falling
Barro-Lee: Percentage of population age 55-59 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 55-59 with no education in Guatemala stood at 40.5%. That is the lowest value across all 11 years on record.
That represents a change of down 25.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, barro-lee: percentage of population age 55-59 with no education in Guatemala peaked at 91.7% in 1975 and was at its lowest, 40.5%, in 2010.
Guatemala ranks 37th of 144 countries on this measure, 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 55-59 with no education in Guatemala, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1960 | 81.5% | — |
| 1965 | 83.6% | +2.5% |
| 1970 | 85.9% | +2.8% |
| 1975 | 91.7% | +6.7% |
| 1980 | 65.4% | -28.7% |
| 1985 | 59.4% | -9.1% |
| 1990 | 59.3% | -0.2% |
| 1995 | 54.8% | -7.6% |
| 2000 | 54.2% | -1.0% |
| 2005 | 54.1% | -0.1% |
| 2010 | 40.5% | -25.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 82.6% | 81.5% | 83.6% | 2 |
| 1970s | 88.8% | 85.9% | 91.7% | 2 |
| 1980s | 62.4% | 59.4% | 65.4% | 2 |
| 1990s | 57.0% | 54.8% | 59.3% | 2 |
| 2000s | 54.2% | 54.1% | 54.2% | 2 |
| 2010s | 40.5% | 40.5% | 40.5% | 1 |
Countries ranked near Guatemala
- 34 Tanzania, United Republic of 44.3% compare
- 35 Ghana 41.5% compare
- 36 Lao People's Democratic Republic 41.1% compare
- 38 Bahrain 38.2% compare
- 39 Syrian Arab Republic 38.1% compare
- 40 Botswana 36.6% compare
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 55-59 with no education in Guatemala?
- Barro-lee: percentage of population age 55-59 with no education in Guatemala was 40.5% 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 55-59 with no education recorded in Guatemala?
- The highest recorded value was 91.7% in 1975.
- What is the lowest barro-lee: percentage of population age 55-59 with no education recorded in Guatemala?
- The lowest recorded value was 40.5% in 2010.
- How does Guatemala rank for barro-lee: percentage of population age 55-59 with no education?
- Guatemala ranks 37th out of 144 countries with data for 2010.
- Is barro-lee: percentage of population age 55-59 with no education rising or falling in Guatemala?
- Over the last ten years it is down 25.3%. 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 55-59 with no education. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Percentage of population age 55-59 with no education