Barro-Lee: Average years of primary schooling, age 30-34, total in Brazil
Brazil: Barro-Lee: Average years of primary schooling, age 30-34, total was 7.25 in 2010. ◆ Volatile
Barro-Lee: Average years of primary schooling, age 30-34, total in Brazil, 1960–2010
Source: Robert J. Barro and Jong-Wha Lee: http://www.barrolee.com/.
Analysis
Brazil recorded 7.25 for barro-lee: average years of primary schooling, age 30-34, total in 2010. That is the highest value across all 11 years on record.
That represents a change of up 12.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, barro-lee: average years of primary schooling, age 30-34, total in Brazil peaked at 7.25 in 2010 and was at its lowest, 1.5, in 1960.
Brazil ranks 11th 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 30-34, total in Brazil, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1960 | 1.5 | — |
| 1965 | 1.71 | +14.0% |
| 1970 | 2.05 | +19.9% |
| 1975 | 1.63 | -20.5% |
| 1980 | 2.08 | +27.6% |
| 1985 | 2.48 | +19.2% |
| 1990 | 2.82 | +13.7% |
| 1995 | 2.85 | +1.1% |
| 2000 | 6.42 | +125.3% |
| 2005 | 6.95 | +8.3% |
| 2010 | 7.25 | +4.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 1.6 | 1.5 | 1.71 | 2 |
| 1970s | 1.84 | 1.63 | 2.05 | 2 |
| 1980s | 2.28 | 2.08 | 2.48 | 2 |
| 1990s | 2.83 | 2.82 | 2.85 | 2 |
| 2000s | 6.69 | 6.42 | 6.95 | 2 |
| 2010s | 7.25 | 7.25 | 7.25 | 1 |
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More education data for Brazil
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 2.48 % change on previous year (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, female (number), gaps filled 620,653 (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, male (number), gaps filled 76,095 (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) 6.27 million (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) 3.1 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number), gaps 4.29 million (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number) 1.59 % change on previous year (2024)
- Theoretical duration of primary education (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Theoretical duration of pre-primary education (years), annual growth 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Start of the academic school year (pre-primary to post-secondary non) 0.0494 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is barro-lee: average years of primary schooling, age 30-34, total in Brazil?
- Barro-lee: average years of primary schooling, age 30-34, total in Brazil was 7.25 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 30-34, total recorded in Brazil?
- The highest recorded value was 7.25 in 2010.
- What is the lowest barro-lee: average years of primary schooling, age 30-34, total recorded in Brazil?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.5 in 1960.
- How does Brazil rank for barro-lee: average years of primary schooling, age 30-34, total?
- Brazil ranks 11th out of 144 countries with data for 2010.
- Is barro-lee: average years of primary schooling, age 30-34, total rising or falling in Brazil?
- Over the last ten years it is up 12.9%. 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 30-34, total. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Average years of primary schooling, 30-34, total is the average years of primary education completed among people age 30-34.