Barro-Lee: Average years of primary schooling, age 70-74, total in Guatemala

Guatemala: Barro-Lee: Average years of primary schooling, age 70-74, total was 1.72 in 2010. β–² Rising

Latest (2010)
1.72
World rank
106th
of 144 countries
All-time high
1.72
in 2000
All-time low
0.21
in 1975
Years of data
11
1960–2010

Barro-Lee: Average years of primary schooling, age 70-74, total in Guatemala, 1960–2010

00.511.51960198520101960: 1.21965: 0.911970: 0.421975: 0.211980: 1.31985: 1.41990: 1.51995: 1.52000: 1.72005: 1.52010: 1.7

Source: Robert J. Barro and Jong-Wha Lee: http://www.barrolee.com/.

Analysis

In 2010, barro-lee: average years of primary schooling, age 70-74, total in Guatemala stood at 1.72. That is the highest value across all 11 years on record.

That represents a change of unchanged over ten years.

Over the whole period, barro-lee: average years of primary schooling, age 70-74, total in Guatemala peaked at 1.72 in 2000 and was at its lowest, 0.21, in 1975.

Guatemala ranks 106th of 144 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 11 years of available data.

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1960s 1.04 0.91 1.17 2
1970s 0.315 0.21 0.42 2
1980s 1.35 1.33 1.38 2
1990s 1.51 1.49 1.53 2
2000s 1.61 1.51 1.72 2
2010s 1.72 1.72 1.72 1

Countries ranked near Guatemala

  1. 103 Uganda 1.98 compare
  2. 104 Kuwait 1.85 compare
  3. 105 Laos 1.75 compare
  4. 107 Mauritania 1.66 compare
  5. 108 Egypt 1.56 compare
  6. 109 Kenya 1.5 compare

See the full ranking of 144 places β†’

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Frequently asked questions

What is barro-lee: average years of primary schooling, age 70-74, total in Guatemala?
Barro-lee: average years of primary schooling, age 70-74, total in Guatemala was 1.72 in 2010, according to Robert J. Barro and Jong-Wha Lee: http://www.barrolee.com/.
What is the highest barro-lee: average years of primary schooling, age 70-74, total recorded in Guatemala?
The highest recorded value was 1.72 in 2000.
What is the lowest barro-lee: average years of primary schooling, age 70-74, total recorded in Guatemala?
The lowest recorded value was 0.21 in 1975.
How does Guatemala rank for barro-lee: average years of primary schooling, age 70-74, total?
Guatemala ranks 106th out of 144 countries with data for 2010.
Is barro-lee: average years of primary schooling, age 70-74, total rising or falling in Guatemala?
Over the last ten years it is unchanged. 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: Average years of primary schooling, age 70-74, total. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Barro-Lee: Average years of primary schooling, age 70-74, total
Source
Robert J. Barro and Jong-Wha Lee: http://www.barrolee.com/
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
144 places, 1,584 data points, 1960–2010
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Average years of primary schooling, 70-74, total is the average years of primary education completed among people age 70-74.