How many years of comparable data are there for Brazil and Rwanda?

11 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2010.

Brazil vs Rwanda: Barro-Lee: Percentage of population age 25+ with primary schooling.

Brazil

37.0%

in 2010

Rwanda

38.4%

in 2010

Brazil rank

37th

Rwanda rank

35th

Barro-Lee: Percentage of population age 25+ with primary schooling. over time

Brazil
Rwanda

How they compare

Rwanda currently reports 38.4% against 37.0% in Brazil, a difference of 1.4%.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 11 shared years of data; in 1960 it was Brazil ahead.

Brazil ranks 37th and Rwanda ranks 35th of 144 countries.

Across the 6 decades both report, Brazil averaged higher in 5 and Rwanda in 1.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Brazil	Rwanda	Difference	Ahead
1960s	39.1%	9.0%	30.1%	Brazil
1970s	51.6%	16.0%	35.6%	Brazil
1980s	55.4%	23.9%	31.4%	Brazil
1990s	51.1%	32.4%	18.7%	Brazil
2000s	44.4%	36.0%	8.3%	Brazil
2010s	37.0%	38.4%	1.4%	Rwanda

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher barro-lee: percentage of population age 25+ with primary schooling., Brazil or Rwanda?: Rwanda, at 38.4% against 37.0% in Brazil as of 2010.
What is the difference in barro-lee: percentage of population age 25+ with primary schooling. between Brazil and Rwanda?: 1.4%, with Rwanda ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Brazil and Rwanda?: 11 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2010.
How do Brazil and Rwanda rank globally for barro-lee: percentage of population age 25+ with primary schooling.?: Brazil ranks 37th and Rwanda ranks 35th 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 25+ with primary schooling. Total (Incomplete and Completed Primary). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator: Barro-Lee: Percentage of population age 25+ 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: 04 September 2026

Percentage of population age 25+ with primary schooling. Total (Incomplete and Completed Primary)