Barro-Lee: Average years of primary schooling, age 55-59, female in Brazil
Brazil: Barro-Lee: Average years of primary schooling, age 55-59, female was 2.99 in 2010. ▲ Rising
Barro-Lee: Average years of primary schooling, age 55-59, female in Brazil, 1960–2010
Source: Robert J. Barro and Jong-Wha Lee: http://www.barrolee.com/.
Analysis
The most recent figure for barro-lee: average years of primary schooling, age 55-59, female in Brazil is 2.99, measured in 2010. That is the highest value across all 11 years on record.
The figure is up 27.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, barro-lee: average years of primary schooling, age 55-59, female in Brazil peaked at 2.99 in 2010 and was at its lowest, 0.97, in 1960.
Brazil ranks 95th of 144 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 11 years of available data.
Barro-Lee: Average years of primary schooling, age 55-59, female in Brazil, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1960 | 0.97 | — |
| 1965 | 1.13 | +16.5% |
| 1970 | 1.89 | +67.3% |
| 1975 | 2.32 | +22.8% |
| 1980 | 1.73 | -25.4% |
| 1985 | 2.42 | +39.9% |
| 1990 | 2.74 | +13.2% |
| 1995 | 2.06 | -24.8% |
| 2000 | 2.34 | +13.6% |
| 2005 | 2.43 | +3.8% |
| 2010 | 2.99 | +23.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 1.05 | 0.97 | 1.13 | 2 |
| 1970s | 2.1 | 1.89 | 2.32 | 2 |
| 1980s | 2.08 | 1.73 | 2.42 | 2 |
| 1990s | 2.4 | 2.06 | 2.74 | 2 |
| 2000s | 2.38 | 2.34 | 2.43 | 2 |
| 2010s | 2.99 | 2.99 | 2.99 | 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 55-59, female in Brazil?
- Barro-lee: average years of primary schooling, age 55-59, female in Brazil was 2.99 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 55-59, female recorded in Brazil?
- The highest recorded value was 2.99 in 2010.
- What is the lowest barro-lee: average years of primary schooling, age 55-59, female recorded in Brazil?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.97 in 1960.
- How does Brazil rank for barro-lee: average years of primary schooling, age 55-59, female?
- Brazil ranks 95th out of 144 countries with data for 2010.
- Is barro-lee: average years of primary schooling, age 55-59, female rising or falling in Brazil?
- Over the last ten years it is up 27.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- 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 55-59, female. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Average years of primary schooling, 55-59, female is the average years of primary education completed among females age 55-59.