Barro-Lee: Percentage of population age 75+ with no education in Guatemala

Guatemala: Barro-Lee: Percentage of population age 75+ with no education was 62.5% in 2010. ▼ Falling

Latest (2010)
62.5%
World rank
45th
of 144 countries
All-time high
96.6%
in 1975
All-time low
62.2%
in 2000
Years of data
11
1960–2010

Barro-Lee: Percentage of population age 75+ with no education in Guatemala, 1960–2010

0204060801001960198520101960: 80.91965: 80.91970: 871975: 96.61980: 68.11985: 671990: 65.61995: 63.72000: 62.22005: 66.12010: 62.5

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

Analysis

The most recent figure for barro-lee: percentage of population age 75+ with no education in Guatemala is 62.5%, measured in 2010.

That represents a change of up 0.5% over ten years.

Over the whole period, barro-lee: percentage of population age 75+ with no education in Guatemala peaked at 96.6% in 1975 and was at its lowest, 62.2%, in 2000.

That places Guatemala 45th out of 144 countries with data for 2010, putting it 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 75+ with no education in Guatemala, year by year

Annual values for Barro-Lee: Percentage of population age 75+ with no education in Guatemala, 1960 to 2010.
Year Value Change
1960 80.9%
1965 80.9% +0.0%
1970 87.0% +7.5%
1975 96.6% +11.0%
1980 68.1% -29.5%
1985 67.0% -1.6%
1990 65.6% -2.0%
1995 63.7% -3.0%
2000 62.2% -2.3%
2005 66.1% +6.2%
2010 62.5% -5.4%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1960s 80.9% 80.9% 80.9% 2
1970s 91.8% 87.0% 96.6% 2
1980s 67.5% 67.0% 68.1% 2
1990s 64.6% 63.7% 65.6% 2
2000s 64.1% 62.2% 66.1% 2
2010s 62.5% 62.5% 62.5% 1

Countries ranked near Guatemala

  1. 42 Malawi 64.4% compare
  2. 43 Syrian Arab Republic 63.1% compare
  3. 44 Mauritania 63.0% compare
  4. 46 United Arab Emirates 61.0% compare
  5. 47 Malaysia 59.5% compare
  6. 48 Botswana 57.6% compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is barro-lee: percentage of population age 75+ with no education in Guatemala?
Barro-lee: percentage of population age 75+ with no education in Guatemala was 62.5% 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 75+ with no education recorded in Guatemala?
The highest recorded value was 96.6% in 1975.
What is the lowest barro-lee: percentage of population age 75+ with no education recorded in Guatemala?
The lowest recorded value was 62.2% in 2000.
How does Guatemala rank for barro-lee: percentage of population age 75+ with no education?
Guatemala ranks 45th out of 144 countries with data for 2010.
Is barro-lee: percentage of population age 75+ with no education rising or falling in Guatemala?
Over the last ten years it is up 0.5%. 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 75+ with no education. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Barro-Lee: Percentage of population age 75+ 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 75+ with no education