Barro-Lee: Percentage of female population age 25+ with primary in Brazil

Brazil: Barro-Lee: Percentage of female population age 25+ with primary was 35.8% in 2010. ▲ Rising

Latest (2010)
35.8%
World rank
36th
of 144 countries
All-time high
54.8%
in 1975
All-time low
33.7%
in 1960
Years of data
11
1960–2010

Barro-Lee: Percentage of female population age 25+ with primary in Brazil, 1960–2010

02040601960198520101960: 33.7 Incomplete and Completed Primary1965: 38.5 Incomplete and Completed Primary1970: 43.1 Incomplete and Completed Primary1975: 54.8 Incomplete and Completed Primary1980: 53.4 Incomplete and Completed Primary1985: 53.9 Incomplete and Completed Primary1990: 53.8 Incomplete and Completed Primary1995: 52.3 Incomplete and Completed Primary2000: 48.2 Incomplete and Completed Primary2005: 41 Incomplete and Completed Primary2010: 35.8 Incomplete and Completed Primary

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

Analysis

In 2010, barro-lee: percentage of female population age 25+ with primary in Brazil stood at 35.8%.

Compared with earlier readings it is down 25.7% over ten years.

Over the whole period, barro-lee: percentage of female population age 25+ with primary in Brazil peaked at 54.8% in 1975 and was at its lowest, 33.7%, in 1960.

Brazil ranks 36th 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 25+ with primary in Brazil, year by year

Annual values for Barro-Lee: Percentage of female population age 25+ with primary schooling. Total (Incomplete and Completed Primary) in Brazil, 1960 to 2010.
Year Incomplete and Completed Primary Change
1960 33.7%
1965 38.5% +14.1%
1970 43.1% +12.1%
1975 54.8% +27.1%
1980 53.4% -2.6%
1985 53.9% +1.0%
1990 53.8% -0.3%
1995 52.3% -2.7%
2000 48.2% -7.8%
2005 41.0% -15.0%
2010 35.8% -12.7%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1960s 36.1% 33.7% 38.5% 2
1970s 49.0% 43.1% 54.8% 2
1980s 53.7% 53.4% 53.9% 2
1990s 53.1% 52.3% 53.8% 2
2000s 44.6% 41.0% 48.2% 2
2010s 35.8% 35.8% 35.8% 1

Countries ranked near Brazil

  1. 33 Algeria 36.6% compare
  2. 34 Kuwait 36.0% compare
  3. 35 Peru 35.9% compare
  4. 37 Mexico 35.3% compare
  5. 38 Colombia 35.2% compare
  6. 39 Rwanda 35.1% compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is barro-lee: percentage of female population age 25+ with primary in Brazil?
Barro-lee: percentage of female population age 25+ with primary in Brazil was 35.8% 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 25+ with primary recorded in Brazil?
The highest recorded value was 54.8% in 1975.
What is the lowest barro-lee: percentage of female population age 25+ with primary recorded in Brazil?
The lowest recorded value was 33.7% in 1960.
How does Brazil rank for barro-lee: percentage of female population age 25+ with primary?
Brazil ranks 36th out of 144 countries with data for 2010.
Is barro-lee: percentage of female population age 25+ with primary rising or falling in Brazil?
Over the last ten years it is down 25.7%. 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 25+ 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 25+ 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 25+ with primary schooling. Total (Incomplete and Completed Primary)