Barro-Lee: Percentage of female population age 20-24 with primary in Brazil
Brazil: Barro-Lee: Percentage of female population age 20-24 with primary was 19.8% in 2010. ▲ Rising
Barro-Lee: Percentage of female population age 20-24 with primary in Brazil, 1960–2010
Source: Robert J. Barro and Jong-Wha Lee: http://www.barrolee.com/.
Analysis
In 2010, barro-lee: percentage of female population age 20-24 with primary in Brazil stood at 19.8%.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 17.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, barro-lee: percentage of female population age 20-24 with primary in Brazil peaked at 34.7% in 1990 and was at its lowest, 6.8%, in 1975.
Brazil ranks 35th of 144 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 11 years of available data.
Barro-Lee: Percentage of female population age 20-24 with primary in Brazil, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1960 | 21.9% | — |
| 1965 | 21.9% | -0.2% |
| 1970 | 22.6% | +3.4% |
| 1975 | 6.8% | -69.9% |
| 1980 | 8.5% | +25.0% |
| 1985 | 27.5% | +223.5% |
| 1990 | 34.7% | +26.1% |
| 1995 | 33.9% | -2.4% |
| 2000 | 24.0% | -29.2% |
| 2005 | 19.9% | -16.9% |
| 2010 | 19.8% | -0.6% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 21.9% | 21.9% | 21.9% | 2 |
| 1970s | 14.7% | 6.8% | 22.6% | 2 |
| 1980s | 18.0% | 8.5% | 27.5% | 2 |
| 1990s | 34.3% | 33.9% | 34.7% | 2 |
| 2000s | 21.9% | 19.9% | 24.0% | 2 |
| 2010s | 19.8% | 19.8% | 19.8% | 1 |
Countries ranked near Brazil
More education data for Brazil
- Teachers in secondary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 1.02 million (2024)
- 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)
Frequently asked questions
- What is barro-lee: percentage of female population age 20-24 with primary in Brazil?
- Barro-lee: percentage of female population age 20-24 with primary in Brazil was 19.8% 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 20-24 with primary recorded in Brazil?
- The highest recorded value was 34.7% in 1990.
- What is the lowest barro-lee: percentage of female population age 20-24 with primary recorded in Brazil?
- The lowest recorded value was 6.8% in 1975.
- How does Brazil rank for barro-lee: percentage of female population age 20-24 with primary?
- Brazil ranks 35th out of 144 countries with data for 2010.
- Is barro-lee: percentage of female population age 20-24 with primary rising or falling in Brazil?
- Over the last ten years it is down 17.4%. 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: Percentage of female population age 20-24 with primary schooling. Completed Primary. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Percentage of female population age 20-24 with primary schooling. Completed Primary