Brazil vs New Zealand: Barro-Lee: Percentage of population age 15+ with primary schooling.

Brazil
35.6%
in 2010
New Zealand
35.2%
in 2010
Brazil rank
38th
New Zealand rank
39th

Barro-Lee: Percentage of population age 15+ with primary schooling. over time

  • Brazil
  • New Zealand
2030405060196019852010

How they compare

Brazil currently reports 35.6% against 35.2% in New Zealand, a difference of 0.4%.

Across all 11 years both countries report, Brazil has been ahead every year.

Brazil ranks 38th and New Zealand ranks 39th of 144 countries.

Brazil has averaged higher in every one of the 6 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Brazil New Zealand Difference Ahead
1960s 41.1% 35.2% 6.0% Brazil
1970s 54.3% 21.0% 33.4% Brazil
1980s 58.4% 27.2% 31.1% Brazil
1990s 54.9% 32.5% 22.4% Brazil
2000s 42.3% 29.9% 12.4% Brazil
2010s 35.6% 35.2% 0.4% Brazil

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher barro-lee: percentage of population age 15+ with primary schooling., Brazil or New Zealand?
Brazil, at 35.6% against 35.2% in New Zealand as of 2010.
What is the difference in barro-lee: percentage of population age 15+ with primary schooling. between Brazil and New Zealand?
0.4%, with Brazil ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Brazil and New Zealand?
11 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2010.
How do Brazil and New Zealand rank globally for barro-lee: percentage of population age 15+ with primary schooling.?
Brazil ranks 38th and New Zealand ranks 39th of 144 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Robert J. Barro and Jong-Wha Lee: http://www.barrolee.com/, published as Barro-Lee: Percentage of population age 15+ with primary schooling. Total (Incomplete and Completed Primary). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

Individual pages

Share, cite or embed this page

Cite this page

Brazil vs New Zealand: Barro-Lee: Percentage of population age 15+ with primary schooling.. Statizoid, drawing on Robert J. Barro and Jong-Wha Lee: http://www.barrolee.com/. Retrieved 17 September 2026, from https://education.statizoid.com/compare/barro-lee-percentage-of-population-age-15-with-primary-schooling-total-incomplete-and/brazil/new-zealand/

Embed or link this data

Paste this into a page to link back to these figures. The data itself is free to reuse under CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data); please keep the attribution.

<a href="https://education.statizoid.com/compare/barro-lee-percentage-of-population-age-15-with-primary-schooling-total-incomplete-and/brazil/new-zealand/">Brazil vs New Zealand: Barro-Lee: Percentage of population age 15+ with primary schooling.</a> — Statizoid

About this data

Indicator
Barro-Lee: Percentage of population age 15+ with primary schooling. Total (Incomplete and Completed Primary)
Unit
Incomplete and Completed Primary
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
Last refreshed

Percentage of population age 15+ with primary schooling. Total (Incomplete and Completed Primary)