Share in poverty vs. educational attainment in Guatemala
Guatemala: Share in poverty vs. educational attainment was 8.17 years in 2040. ▲ Rising
Share in poverty vs. educational attainment in Guatemala, 1980–2040
Source: Barro and Lee (2015); Lee and Lee (2016) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in years.
Analysis
Guatemala recorded 8.17 years for share in poverty vs. educational attainment in 2040. That is the highest value across all 13 years on record.
The figure is up 12.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share in poverty vs. educational attainment in Guatemala peaked at 8.17 years in 2040 and was at its lowest, 2.94 years, in 1980.
Guatemala ranks 127th of 146 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 13 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 3.1 years | 2.94 years | 3.27 years | 2 |
| 1990s | 3.81 years | 3.66 years | 3.96 years | 2 |
| 2000s | 4.34 years | 4.33 years | 4.35 years | 2 |
| 2010s | 5.46 years | 5.21 years | 5.72 years | 2 |
| 2020s | 6.51 years | 6.26 years | 6.76 years | 2 |
| 2030s | 7.47 years | 7.24 years | 7.7 years | 2 |
| 2040s | 8.17 years | 8.17 years | 8.17 years | 1 |
Countries ranked near Guatemala
More education data for Guatemala
- Duration of pre-primary education 3 years (2025)
- Official entrance age to pre-primary education 4 years (2025)
- Population ages 15-64 64.0% (2025)
- Population ages 0-14 31.0% (2025)
- Lower secondary school starting age 13 years (2025)
- Primary school starting age 7 years (2025)
- School enrollment, primary 101.5% (2024)
- Primary education, teachers 122,362 (2024)
- Fertility rate vs. average years of schooling 2.29 live births per woman (2024)
- School enrollment, primary, female 100.6% (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is share in poverty vs. educational attainment in Guatemala?
- Share in poverty vs. educational attainment in Guatemala was 8.17 years in 2040, according to Barro and Lee (2015); Lee and Lee (2016) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest share in poverty vs. educational attainment recorded in Guatemala?
- The highest recorded value was 8.17 years in 2040.
- What is the lowest share in poverty vs. educational attainment recorded in Guatemala?
- The lowest recorded value was 2.94 years in 1980.
- How does Guatemala rank for share in poverty vs. educational attainment?
- Guatemala ranks 127th out of 146 countries with data for 2040.
- Is share in poverty vs. educational attainment rising or falling in Guatemala?
- Over the last ten years it is up 12.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Guatemala data come from?
- The figures come from Barro and Lee (2015); Lee and Lee (2016) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Share in poverty vs. educational attainment. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Average years of formal education for individuals aged 15-64.