Barro-Lee: Percentage of population age 70-74 with no education in Guatemala

Guatemala: Barro-Lee: Percentage of population age 70-74 with no education was 59.7% in 2010. ▼ Falling

Latest (2010)
59.7%
World rank
38th
of 144 countries
All-time high
96.5%
in 1975
All-time low
59.1%
in 2000
Years of data
11
1960–2010

Barro-Lee: Percentage of population age 70-74 with no education in Guatemala, 1960–2010

0204060801001960198520101960: 70.11965: 77.31970: 90.71975: 96.51980: 68.11985: 671990: 64.21995: 63.42000: 59.12005: 61.92010: 59.7

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

Analysis

The most recent figure for barro-lee: percentage of population age 70-74 with no education in Guatemala is 59.7%, measured in 2010.

The figure is up 1.0% over ten years.

Over the whole period, barro-lee: percentage of population age 70-74 with no education in Guatemala peaked at 96.5% in 1975 and was at its lowest, 59.1%, in 2000.

Guatemala ranks 38th 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 70-74 with no education in Guatemala, year by year

Annual values for Barro-Lee: Percentage of population age 70-74 with no education in Guatemala, 1960 to 2010.
Year Value Change
1960 70.1%
1965 77.3% +10.3%
1970 90.7% +17.3%
1975 96.5% +6.4%
1980 68.1% -29.4%
1985 67.0% -1.6%
1990 64.2% -4.2%
1995 63.4% -1.3%
2000 59.1% -6.8%
2005 61.9% +4.7%
2010 59.7% -3.5%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1960s 73.7% 70.1% 77.3% 2
1970s 93.6% 90.7% 96.5% 2
1980s 67.5% 67.0% 68.1% 2
1990s 63.8% 63.4% 64.2% 2
2000s 60.5% 59.1% 61.9% 2
2010s 59.7% 59.7% 59.7% 1

Countries ranked near Guatemala

  1. 35 Kenya 66.0% compare
  2. 36 Mauritania 63.0% compare
  3. 37 Lao People's Democratic Republic 62.1% compare
  4. 39 Ghana 59.5% compare
  5. 40 Tanzania, United Republic of 57.8% compare
  6. 41 Bangladesh 57.1% compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is barro-lee: percentage of population age 70-74 with no education in Guatemala?
Barro-lee: percentage of population age 70-74 with no education in Guatemala was 59.7% 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 70-74 with no education recorded in Guatemala?
The highest recorded value was 96.5% in 1975.
What is the lowest barro-lee: percentage of population age 70-74 with no education recorded in Guatemala?
The lowest recorded value was 59.1% in 2000.
How does Guatemala rank for barro-lee: percentage of population age 70-74 with no education?
Guatemala ranks 38th out of 144 countries with data for 2010.
Is barro-lee: percentage of population age 70-74 with no education rising or falling in Guatemala?
Over the last ten years it is up 1.0%. 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 70-74 with no education. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Barro-Lee: Percentage of population age 70-74 with no education
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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Percentage of population age 70-74 with no education