Brazil vs North America: Secondary education, general pupils, per capita

Brazil
0.1083 units per person
in 2017
North America
0.0752 units per person
in 2018
Brazil rank
13th
North America rank
13th

Secondary education, general pupils, per capita over time

  • Brazil
  • North America
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How they compare

Brazil currently reports 0.1083 units per person against 0.0752 units per person in North America, a difference of 0.0331 units per person.

That makes Brazil's figure about 1.4 times North America's.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 40 shared years of data; in 1970 it was North America ahead.

Brazil ranks 13th and North America ranks 13th of 204 countries.

Across the 5 decades both report, Brazil averaged higher in 3 and North America in 2.

Head to head by decade

Decade Brazil North America Difference Ahead
1970s 0.0608 units per person 0.0994 units per person 0.0386 units per person North America
1980s 0.0754 units per person 0.0901 units per person 0.0147 units per person North America
1990s 0.1007 units per person 0.0787 units per person 0.0219 units per person Brazil
2000s 0.1318 units per person 0.0812 units per person 0.0506 units per person Brazil
2010s 0.1133 units per person 0.0761 units per person 0.0372 units per person Brazil

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher secondary education, general pupils, per capita, Brazil or North America?
Brazil, at 0.1083 units per person against 0.0752 units per person in North America as of 2017.
What is the difference in secondary education, general pupils, per capita between Brazil and North America?
0.0331 units per person, with Brazil ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Brazil and North America?
40 years are reported by both, from 1970 to 2017.
How do Brazil and North America rank globally for secondary education, general pupils, per capita?
Brazil ranks 13th and North America ranks 13th of 204 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Statizoid (derived), published as Secondary education, general pupils, per capita. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Secondary education, general pupils, per capita
Unit
units per person
Source
Statizoid (derived)
Licence
Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page
Coverage
247 places, 9,345 data points, 1970–2019
Last refreshed

Secondary education, general pupils divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.