Barro-Lee: Average years of total schooling, age 15+, female in Brazil
Brazil: Barro-Lee: Average years of total schooling, age 15+, female was 8.07 in 2010. ▲ Rising
Barro-Lee: Average years of total schooling, age 15+, 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 total schooling, age 15+, female in Brazil stood at 8.07. That is the highest value across all 11 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 21.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, barro-lee: average years of total schooling, age 15+, female in Brazil peaked at 8.07 in 2010 and was at its lowest, 1.89, in 1960.
Brazil ranks 82nd 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 total schooling, age 15+, female in Brazil, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1960 | 1.89 | — |
| 1965 | 2.23 | +18.0% |
| 1970 | 3.13 | +40.4% |
| 1975 | 2.82 | -9.9% |
| 1980 | 3 | +6.4% |
| 1985 | 4.05 | +35.0% |
| 1990 | 4.87 | +20.2% |
| 1995 | 5.74 | +17.9% |
| 2000 | 6.65 | +15.9% |
| 2005 | 7.4 | +11.3% |
| 2010 | 8.07 | +9.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 2.06 | 1.89 | 2.23 | 2 |
| 1970s | 2.97 | 2.82 | 3.13 | 2 |
| 1980s | 3.52 | 3 | 4.05 | 2 |
| 1990s | 5.3 | 4.87 | 5.74 | 2 |
| 2000s | 7.03 | 6.65 | 7.4 | 2 |
| 2010s | 8.07 | 8.07 | 8.07 | 1 |
Countries ranked near Brazil
- 79 Uruguay 8.36 compare
- 80 Saudi Arabia 8.22 compare
- 81 Dominican Republic 8.14 compare
- 82 Costa Rica 8.07 compare
- 84 Thailand 7.88 compare
- 85 Bolivia, Plurinational State of 7.71 compare
More education data for Brazil
- 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)
- Enrolment in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 15.11 million (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, both sexes (number), annual growth -0.1454 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, both sexes (number), per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, both sexes (number), per capita 0.0713 units per person (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, female (number), gaps filled 7.36 million (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is barro-lee: average years of total schooling, age 15+, female in Brazil?
- Barro-lee: average years of total schooling, age 15+, female in Brazil was 8.07 in 2010, according to Robert J. Barro and Jong-Wha Lee: http://www.barrolee.com/.
- What is the highest barro-lee: average years of total schooling, age 15+, female recorded in Brazil?
- The highest recorded value was 8.07 in 2010.
- What is the lowest barro-lee: average years of total schooling, age 15+, female recorded in Brazil?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.89 in 1960.
- How does Brazil rank for barro-lee: average years of total schooling, age 15+, female?
- Brazil ranks 82nd out of 144 countries with data for 2010.
- Is barro-lee: average years of total schooling, age 15+, female rising or falling in Brazil?
- Over the last ten years it is up 21.4%. 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 total schooling, age 15+, female. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Average years of total schooling, 15+, female is the average years of education completed among females over age 15.