Barro-Lee: Percentage of population age 70-74 with secondary in Guatemala

Guatemala: Barro-Lee: Percentage of population age 70-74 with secondary was 8.1% in 2010. ▲ Rising

Latest (2010)
8.1%
World rank
107th
of 144 countries
All-time high
8.1%
in 2010
All-time low
1.7%
in 1960
Years of data
11
1960–2010

Barro-Lee: Percentage of population age 70-74 with secondary in Guatemala, 1960–2010

24681960198520101960: 1.7 Incomplete and Completed Secondary1965: 2 Incomplete and Completed Secondary1970: 2.6 Incomplete and Completed Secondary1975: 3 Incomplete and Completed Secondary1980: 4.1 Incomplete and Completed Secondary1985: 4.4 Incomplete and Completed Secondary1990: 4.3 Incomplete and Completed Secondary1995: 4.6 Incomplete and Completed Secondary2000: 5.8 Incomplete and Completed Secondary2005: 3 Incomplete and Completed Secondary2010: 8.1 Incomplete and Completed Secondary

Source: Robert J. Barro and Jong-Wha Lee: http://www.barrolee.com/. Measured in Incomplete and Completed Secondary.

Analysis

Guatemala recorded 8.1% for barro-lee: percentage of population age 70-74 with secondary in 2010. That is the highest value across all 11 years on record.

Compared with earlier readings it is up 39.5% over ten years.

Over the whole period, barro-lee: percentage of population age 70-74 with secondary in Guatemala peaked at 8.1% in 2010 and was at its lowest, 1.7%, in 1960.

That places Guatemala 107th 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.

Barro-Lee: Percentage of population age 70-74 with secondary in Guatemala, year by year

Annual values for Barro-Lee: Percentage of population age 70-74 with secondary schooling. Total (Incomplete and Completed Secondary) in Guatemala, 1960 to 2010.
Year Incomplete and Completed Secondary Change
1960 1.7%
1965 2.0% +14.0%
1970 2.6% +32.7%
1975 3.0% +16.9%
1980 4.1% +34.9%
1985 4.4% +7.3%
1990 4.3% -2.3%
1995 4.6% +6.7%
2000 5.8% +26.4%
2005 3.0% -47.8%
2010 8.1% +167.0%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1960s 1.8% 1.7% 2.0% 2
1970s 2.8% 2.6% 3.0% 2
1980s 4.2% 4.1% 4.4% 2
1990s 4.4% 4.3% 4.6% 2
2000s 4.4% 3.0% 5.8% 2
2010s 8.1% 8.1% 8.1% 1

Countries ranked near Guatemala

  1. 104 Gambia 8.3% compare
  2. 104 Togo 8.3% compare
  3. 106 Türkiye 8.1% compare
  4. 108 Eswatini 8.1% compare
  5. 109 Morocco 8.0% compare
  6. 110 Nicaragua 8.0% compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is barro-lee: percentage of population age 70-74 with secondary in Guatemala?
Barro-lee: percentage of population age 70-74 with secondary in Guatemala was 8.1% 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 secondary recorded in Guatemala?
The highest recorded value was 8.1% in 2010.
What is the lowest barro-lee: percentage of population age 70-74 with secondary recorded in Guatemala?
The lowest recorded value was 1.7% in 1960.
How does Guatemala rank for barro-lee: percentage of population age 70-74 with secondary?
Guatemala ranks 107th out of 144 countries with data for 2010.
Is barro-lee: percentage of population age 70-74 with secondary rising or falling in Guatemala?
Over the last ten years it is up 39.5%. 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: Percentage of population age 70-74 with secondary schooling. Total (Incomplete and Completed Secondary). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Barro-Lee: Percentage of population age 70-74 with secondary schooling. Total (Incomplete and Completed Secondary)
Unit
Incomplete and Completed Secondary
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 secondary schooling. Total (Incomplete and Completed Secondary)