Barro-Lee: Average years of total schooling, age 75+, total in Guatemala

Guatemala: Barro-Lee: Average years of total schooling, age 75+, total was 1.87 in 2010. ▲ Rising

Latest (2010)
1.87
World rank
106th
of 144 countries
All-time high
1.93
in 2000
All-time low
0.37
in 1975
Years of data
11
1960–2010

Barro-Lee: Average years of total schooling, age 75+, total in Guatemala, 1960–2010

0.511.521960198520101960: 11965: 0.971970: 0.711975: 0.371980: 1.61985: 1.61990: 1.71995: 1.82000: 1.92005: 1.72010: 1.9

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

Analysis

In 2010, barro-lee: average years of total schooling, age 75+, total in Guatemala stood at 1.87.

Compared with earlier readings it is down 3.1% over ten years.

Over the whole period, barro-lee: average years of total schooling, age 75+, total in Guatemala peaked at 1.93 in 2000 and was at its lowest, 0.37, in 1975.

That places Guatemala 106th out of 144 countries with data for 2010, putting it 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 0.995 0.97 1.02 2
1970s 0.54 0.37 0.71 2
1980s 1.61 1.57 1.65 2
1990s 1.79 1.74 1.84 2
2000s 1.83 1.73 1.93 2
2010s 1.87 1.87 1.87 1

Countries ranked near Guatemala

  1. 103 India 2.07 compare
  2. 104 Honduras 2.02 compare
  3. 105 Pakistan 1.97 compare
  4. 107 Haiti 1.77 compare
  5. 108 Kenya 1.7 compare
  6. 108 Mauritania 1.7 compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is barro-lee: average years of total schooling, age 75+, total in Guatemala?
Barro-lee: average years of total schooling, age 75+, total in Guatemala was 1.87 in 2010, according to Robert J. Barro and Jong-Wha Lee: http://www.barrolee.com/.
What is the highest barro-lee: average years of total schooling, age 75+, total recorded in Guatemala?
The highest recorded value was 1.93 in 2000.
What is the lowest barro-lee: average years of total schooling, age 75+, total recorded in Guatemala?
The lowest recorded value was 0.37 in 1975.
How does Guatemala rank for barro-lee: average years of total schooling, age 75+, total?
Guatemala ranks 106th out of 144 countries with data for 2010.
Is barro-lee: average years of total schooling, age 75+, total rising or falling in Guatemala?
Over the last ten years it is down 3.1%. 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 total schooling, age 75+, total. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Barro-Lee: Average years of total schooling, age 75+, 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 total schooling, 75+, total is the average years of education completed among people over age 75.