Barro-Lee: Percentage of female population age 40-44 with primary in Brazil

Brazil: Barro-Lee: Percentage of female population age 40-44 with primary was 34.5% in 2010. ▬ Flat

Latest (2010)
34.5%
World rank
37th
of 144 countries
All-time high
57.4%
in 1980
All-time low
34.1%
in 1960
Years of data
11
1960–2010

Barro-Lee: Percentage of female population age 40-44 with primary in Brazil, 1960–2010

02040601960198520101960: 34.1 Incomplete and Completed Primary1965: 36.8 Incomplete and Completed Primary1970: 46.1 Incomplete and Completed Primary1975: 54.8 Incomplete and Completed Primary1980: 57.4 Incomplete and Completed Primary1985: 56.2 Incomplete and Completed Primary1990: 55.9 Incomplete and Completed Primary1995: 52.2 Incomplete and Completed Primary2000: 49.1 Incomplete and Completed Primary2005: 39.6 Incomplete and Completed Primary2010: 34.5 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 40-44 with primary in Brazil stood at 34.5%.

That represents a change of down 29.8% over ten years.

Over the whole period, barro-lee: percentage of female population age 40-44 with primary in Brazil peaked at 57.4% in 1980 and was at its lowest, 34.1%, in 1960.

Brazil ranks 37th of 144 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.

Barro-Lee: Percentage of female population age 40-44 with primary in Brazil, year by year

Annual values for Barro-Lee: Percentage of female population age 40-44 with primary schooling. Total (Incomplete and Completed Primary) in Brazil, 1960 to 2010.
Year Incomplete and Completed Primary Change
1960 34.1%
1965 36.8% +7.8%
1970 46.1% +25.4%
1975 54.8% +18.9%
1980 57.4% +4.7%
1985 56.2% -2.1%
1990 55.9% -0.4%
1995 52.2% -6.7%
2000 49.1% -6.0%
2005 39.6% -19.4%
2010 34.5% -13.0%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1960s 35.4% 34.1% 36.8% 2
1970s 50.5% 46.1% 54.8% 2
1980s 56.8% 56.2% 57.4% 2
1990s 54.1% 52.2% 55.9% 2
2000s 44.3% 39.6% 49.1% 2
2010s 34.5% 34.5% 34.5% 1

Countries ranked near Brazil

  1. 34 Rwanda 35.6% compare
  2. 35 Peru 35.5% compare
  3. 36 Haiti 34.7% compare
  4. 38 Mauritania 33.3% compare
  5. 39 Qatar 32.9% compare
  6. 40 Venezuela, Bolivarian Republic of 32.4% compare
  7. 40 Zimbabwe 32.4% compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is barro-lee: percentage of female population age 40-44 with primary in Brazil?
Barro-lee: percentage of female population age 40-44 with primary in Brazil was 34.5% 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 40-44 with primary recorded in Brazil?
The highest recorded value was 57.4% in 1980.
What is the lowest barro-lee: percentage of female population age 40-44 with primary recorded in Brazil?
The lowest recorded value was 34.1% in 1960.
How does Brazil rank for barro-lee: percentage of female population age 40-44 with primary?
Brazil ranks 37th out of 144 countries with data for 2010.
Is barro-lee: percentage of female population age 40-44 with primary rising or falling in Brazil?
Over the last ten years it is down 29.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
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 40-44 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 40-44 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 40-44 with primary schooling. Total (Incomplete and Completed Primary)