Barro-Lee: Percentage of female population age 15+ with primary in Brazil

Brazil: Barro-Lee: Percentage of female population age 15+ with primary was 33.7% in 2010. ▼ Falling

Latest (2010)
33.7%
World rank
35th
of 144 countries
All-time high
60.0%
in 1975
All-time low
33.7%
in 2010
Years of data
11
1960–2010

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

02040601960198520101960: 37.2 Incomplete and Completed Primary1965: 41.8 Incomplete and Completed Primary1970: 45.3 Incomplete and Completed Primary1975: 60 Incomplete and Completed Primary1980: 57.8 Incomplete and Completed Primary1985: 58.4 Incomplete and Completed Primary1990: 58.4 Incomplete and Completed Primary1995: 56.6 Incomplete and Completed Primary2000: 45.5 Incomplete and Completed Primary2005: 38.3 Incomplete and Completed Primary2010: 33.7 Incomplete and Completed Primary

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

Analysis

Brazil recorded 33.7% for barro-lee: percentage of female population age 15+ with primary in 2010. That is the lowest value across all 11 years on record.

The figure is down 26.1% over ten years.

Over the whole period, barro-lee: percentage of female population age 15+ with primary in Brazil peaked at 60.0% in 1975 and was at its lowest, 33.7%, in 2010.

Brazil ranks 35th of 144 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.

The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 11 years of available data.

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

Annual values for Barro-Lee: Percentage of female population age 15+ with primary schooling. Total (Incomplete and Completed Primary) in Brazil, 1960 to 2010.
Year Incomplete and Completed Primary Change
1960 37.2%
1965 41.8% +12.4%
1970 45.3% +8.4%
1975 60.0% +32.4%
1980 57.8% -3.7%
1985 58.4% +1.0%
1990 58.4% +0.0%
1995 56.6% -3.0%
2000 45.5% -19.6%
2005 38.3% -16.0%
2010 33.7% -12.0%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1960s 39.5% 37.2% 41.8% 2
1970s 52.6% 45.3% 60.0% 2
1980s 58.1% 57.8% 58.4% 2
1990s 57.5% 56.6% 58.4% 2
2000s 41.9% 38.3% 45.5% 2
2010s 33.7% 33.7% 33.7% 1

Countries ranked near Brazil

  1. 32 Nicaragua 35.9% compare
  2. 33 Bolivia, Plurinational State of 35.7% compare
  3. 34 Mauritius 34.0% compare
  4. 36 Greece 33.4% compare
  5. 37 Côte d'Ivoire 33.3% compare
  6. 38 Maldives 33.2% compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is barro-lee: percentage of female population age 15+ with primary in Brazil?
Barro-lee: percentage of female population age 15+ with primary in Brazil was 33.7% 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+ with primary recorded in Brazil?
The highest recorded value was 60.0% in 1975.
What is the lowest barro-lee: percentage of female population age 15+ with primary recorded in Brazil?
The lowest recorded value was 33.7% in 2010.
How does Brazil rank for barro-lee: percentage of female population age 15+ with primary?
Brazil ranks 35th out of 144 countries with data for 2010.
Is barro-lee: percentage of female population age 15+ with primary rising or falling in Brazil?
Over the last ten years it is down 26.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
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+ with primary schooling. Total (Incomplete and Completed Primary). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Barro-Lee: Percentage of female population age 15+ with primary schooling. Total (Incomplete and Completed Primary)
Unit
Incomplete and Completed Primary
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+ with primary schooling. Total (Incomplete and Completed Primary)