Barro-Lee: Percentage of female population age 15-19 with secondary in Brazil

Brazil: Barro-Lee: Percentage of female population age 15-19 with secondary was 68.0% in 2010. ◆ Volatile

Latest (2010)
68.0%
World rank
82nd
of 144 countries
All-time high
68.0%
in 2010
All-time low
8.2%
in 1995
Years of data
11
1960–2010

Barro-Lee: Percentage of female population age 15-19 with secondary in Brazil, 1960–2010

02040601960198520101960: 12.3 Incomplete and Completed Secondary1965: 17 Incomplete and Completed Secondary1970: 22.6 Incomplete and Completed Secondary1975: 10.4 Incomplete and Completed Secondary1980: 12.8 Incomplete and Completed Secondary1985: 12.7 Incomplete and Completed Secondary1990: 10.4 Incomplete and Completed Secondary1995: 8.2 Incomplete and Completed Secondary2000: 47.1 Incomplete and Completed Secondary2005: 62.8 Incomplete and Completed Secondary2010: 68 Incomplete and Completed Secondary

Source: Robert J. Barro and Jong-Wha Lee: http://www.barrolee.com/. Measured in Incomplete and Completed Secondary.

Analysis

The most recent figure for barro-lee: percentage of female population age 15-19 with secondary in Brazil is 68.0%, measured in 2010. That is the highest value across all 11 years on record.

That represents a change of up 44.2% over ten years.

Over the whole period, barro-lee: percentage of female population age 15-19 with secondary in Brazil peaked at 68.0% in 2010 and was at its lowest, 8.2%, in 1995.

Brazil ranks 82nd of 144 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.

The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.

Barro-Lee: Percentage of female population age 15-19 with secondary in Brazil, year by year

Annual values for Barro-Lee: Percentage of female population age 15-19 with secondary schooling. Total (Incomplete and Completed Secondary) in Brazil, 1960 to 2010.
Year Incomplete and Completed Secondary Change
1960 12.3%
1965 17.0% +37.9%
1970 22.6% +33.0%
1975 10.4% -54.0%
1980 12.8% +23.1%
1985 12.7% -0.6%
1990 10.4% -18.5%
1995 8.2% -21.1%
2000 47.1% +476.4%
2005 62.8% +33.2%
2010 68.0% +8.2%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1960s 14.7% 12.3% 17.0% 2
1970s 16.5% 10.4% 22.6% 2
1980s 12.8% 12.7% 12.8% 2
1990s 9.3% 8.2% 10.4% 2
2000s 55.0% 47.1% 62.8% 2
2010s 68.0% 68.0% 68.0% 1

Countries ranked near Brazil

  1. 79 Ghana 70.6% compare
  2. 80 Argentina 70.2% compare
  3. 81 Thailand 68.7% compare
  4. 83 Indonesia 67.8% compare
  5. 84 Bolivia, Plurinational State of 66.7% compare
  6. 85 Costa Rica 65.4% compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is barro-lee: percentage of female population age 15-19 with secondary in Brazil?
Barro-lee: percentage of female population age 15-19 with secondary in Brazil was 68.0% in 2010, according to Robert J. Barro and Jong-Wha Lee: http://www.barrolee.com/.
What is the highest barro-lee: percentage of female population age 15-19 with secondary recorded in Brazil?
The highest recorded value was 68.0% in 2010.
What is the lowest barro-lee: percentage of female population age 15-19 with secondary recorded in Brazil?
The lowest recorded value was 8.2% in 1995.
How does Brazil rank for barro-lee: percentage of female population age 15-19 with secondary?
Brazil ranks 82nd out of 144 countries with data for 2010.
Is barro-lee: percentage of female population age 15-19 with secondary rising or falling in Brazil?
Over the last ten years it is up 44.2%. 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: Percentage of female population age 15-19 with secondary schooling. Total (Incomplete and Completed Secondary). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Barro-Lee: Percentage of female population age 15-19 with secondary schooling. Total (Incomplete and Completed Secondary)
Unit
Incomplete and Completed Secondary
Source
Robert J. Barro and Jong-Wha Lee: http://www.barrolee.com/
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
144 places, 1,584 data points, 1960–2010
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Percentage of female population age 15-19 with secondary schooling. Total (Incomplete and Completed Secondary)