Barro-Lee: Average years of primary schooling, age 20-24, female in Brazil
Brazil: Barro-Lee: Average years of primary schooling, age 20-24, female was 7.93 in 2010. ◆ Volatile
Barro-Lee: Average years of primary schooling, age 20-24, female in Brazil, 1960–2010
Source: Robert J. Barro and Jong-Wha Lee: http://www.barrolee.com/.
Analysis
In 2010, barro-lee: average years of primary schooling, age 20-24, female in Brazil stood at 7.93. That is the highest value across all 11 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 8.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, barro-lee: average years of primary schooling, age 20-24, female in Brazil peaked at 7.93 in 2010 and was at its lowest, 1.86, in 1960.
Brazil ranks 6th of 144 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Barro-Lee: Average years of primary schooling, age 20-24, female in Brazil, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1960 | 1.86 | — |
| 1965 | 1.99 | +7.0% |
| 1970 | 2.26 | +13.6% |
| 1975 | 2.22 | -1.8% |
| 1980 | 2.32 | +4.5% |
| 1985 | 3.04 | +31.0% |
| 1990 | 6.72 | +121.1% |
| 1995 | 7.08 | +5.4% |
| 2000 | 7.29 | +3.0% |
| 2005 | 7.53 | +3.3% |
| 2010 | 7.93 | +5.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 1.93 | 1.86 | 1.99 | 2 |
| 1970s | 2.24 | 2.22 | 2.26 | 2 |
| 1980s | 2.68 | 2.32 | 3.04 | 2 |
| 1990s | 6.9 | 6.72 | 7.08 | 2 |
| 2000s | 7.41 | 7.29 | 7.53 | 2 |
| 2010s | 7.93 | 7.93 | 7.93 | 1 |
Countries ranked near Brazil
More education data for Brazil
- Repeaters in primary education, all grades, both sexes (number), gaps 1.44 million (2011)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, male (number), gaps filled 2.71 million (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, female (number), gaps filled 2.59 million (2024)
- Secondary education, pupils, gaps filled 21.50 million (2024)
- Primary education, duration (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Primary education, pupils, gaps filled 15.11 million (2024)
- Primary education, pupils, annual growth rate -0.1454 % change on previous year (2024)
- Primary education, pupils, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Primary education, pupils, per capita 0.0713 units per person (2024)
- Secondary education, duration (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is barro-lee: average years of primary schooling, age 20-24, female in Brazil?
- Barro-lee: average years of primary schooling, age 20-24, female in Brazil was 7.93 in 2010, according to Robert J. Barro and Jong-Wha Lee: http://www.barrolee.com/.
- What is the highest barro-lee: average years of primary schooling, age 20-24, female recorded in Brazil?
- The highest recorded value was 7.93 in 2010.
- What is the lowest barro-lee: average years of primary schooling, age 20-24, female recorded in Brazil?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.86 in 1960.
- How does Brazil rank for barro-lee: average years of primary schooling, age 20-24, female?
- Brazil ranks 6th out of 144 countries with data for 2010.
- Is barro-lee: average years of primary schooling, age 20-24, female rising or falling in Brazil?
- Over the last ten years it is up 8.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Brazil data come from?
- The figures come from Robert J. Barro and Jong-Wha Lee: http://www.barrolee.com/, published as part of Barro-Lee: Average years of primary schooling, age 20-24, female. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Average years of primary schooling, 20-24, female is the average years of primary education completed among females age 20-24.