Barro-Lee: Average years of primary schooling, age 40-44, total in Brazil
Brazil: Barro-Lee: Average years of primary schooling, age 40-44, total was 6.84 in 2010. ◆ Volatile
Barro-Lee: Average years of primary schooling, age 40-44, total 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 40-44, total in Brazil stood at 6.84. That is the highest value across all 11 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 128.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, barro-lee: average years of primary schooling, age 40-44, total in Brazil peaked at 6.84 in 2010 and was at its lowest, 1.33, in 1960.
That places Brazil 23rd out of 144 countries with data for 2010, putting it in the top quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Barro-Lee: Average years of primary schooling, age 40-44, total in Brazil, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1960 | 1.33 | — |
| 1965 | 1.45 | +9.0% |
| 1970 | 2.75 | +89.7% |
| 1975 | 2.45 | -10.9% |
| 1980 | 1.71 | -30.2% |
| 1985 | 2.04 | +19.3% |
| 1990 | 2.46 | +20.6% |
| 1995 | 2.82 | +14.6% |
| 2000 | 2.99 | +6.0% |
| 2005 | 3.34 | +11.7% |
| 2010 | 6.84 | +104.8% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 1.39 | 1.33 | 1.45 | 2 |
| 1970s | 2.6 | 2.45 | 2.75 | 2 |
| 1980s | 1.88 | 1.71 | 2.04 | 2 |
| 1990s | 2.64 | 2.46 | 2.82 | 2 |
| 2000s | 3.17 | 2.99 | 3.34 | 2 |
| 2010s | 6.84 | 6.84 | 6.84 | 1 |
Countries ranked near Brazil
- 20 Fiji 7.43 compare
- 21 El Salvador 7.07 compare
- 22 Trinidad and Tobago 6.91 compare
- 24 Denmark 6.79 compare
- 25 Argentina 6.68 compare
- 26 South Africa 6.4 compare
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 40-44, total in Brazil?
- Barro-lee: average years of primary schooling, age 40-44, total in Brazil was 6.84 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 40-44, total recorded in Brazil?
- The highest recorded value was 6.84 in 2010.
- What is the lowest barro-lee: average years of primary schooling, age 40-44, total recorded in Brazil?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.33 in 1960.
- How does Brazil rank for barro-lee: average years of primary schooling, age 40-44, total?
- Brazil ranks 23rd out of 144 countries with data for 2010.
- Is barro-lee: average years of primary schooling, age 40-44, total rising or falling in Brazil?
- Over the last ten years it is up 128.8%. 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 40-44, total. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Average years of primary schooling, 40-44, total is the average years of primary education completed among people age 40-44.