Barro-Lee: Percentage of female population age 45-49 with primary in Brazil

Brazil: Barro-Lee: Percentage of female population age 45-49 with primary was 29.0% in 2010. ▲ Rising

Latest (2010)
29.0%
World rank
15th
of 144 countries
All-time high
29.5%
in 2000
All-time low
3.9%
in 1980
Years of data
11
1960–2010

Barro-Lee: Percentage of female population age 45-49 with primary in Brazil, 1960–2010

01020301960198520101960: 14.71965: 16.21970: 17.61975: 41980: 3.91985: 17.91990: 23.61995: 25.92000: 29.52005: 27.52010: 29

Source: Robert J. Barro and Jong-Wha Lee: http://www.barrolee.com/.

Analysis

The most recent figure for barro-lee: percentage of female population age 45-49 with primary in Brazil is 29.0%, measured in 2010.

The figure is down 1.8% over ten years.

Over the whole period, barro-lee: percentage of female population age 45-49 with primary in Brazil peaked at 29.5% in 2000 and was at its lowest, 3.9%, in 1980.

That places Brazil 15th out of 144 countries with data for 2010, putting it in the top 10%.

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

Barro-Lee: Percentage of female population age 45-49 with primary in Brazil, year by year

Annual values for Barro-Lee: Percentage of female population age 45-49 with primary schooling. Completed Primary in Brazil, 1960 to 2010.
Year Value Change
1960 14.7%
1965 16.2% +10.6%
1970 17.6% +8.4%
1975 4.0% -77.3%
1980 3.9% -2.5%
1985 17.9% +358.5%
1990 23.6% +32.2%
1995 25.9% +9.8%
2000 29.5% +13.7%
2005 27.5% -6.9%
2010 29.0% +5.5%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1960s 15.5% 14.7% 16.2% 2
1970s 10.8% 4.0% 17.6% 2
1980s 10.9% 3.9% 17.9% 2
1990s 24.8% 23.6% 25.9% 2
2000s 28.5% 27.5% 29.5% 2
2010s 29.0% 29.0% 29.0% 1

Countries ranked near Brazil

  1. 12 Venezuela, Bolivarian Republic of 31.7% compare
  2. 13 Paraguay 31.3% compare
  3. 14 Zambia 29.6% compare
  4. 16 Greece 28.4% compare
  5. 17 Lesotho 26.1% compare
  6. 18 Namibia 25.4% compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is barro-lee: percentage of female population age 45-49 with primary in Brazil?
Barro-lee: percentage of female population age 45-49 with primary in Brazil was 29.0% 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 45-49 with primary recorded in Brazil?
The highest recorded value was 29.5% in 2000.
What is the lowest barro-lee: percentage of female population age 45-49 with primary recorded in Brazil?
The lowest recorded value was 3.9% in 1980.
How does Brazil rank for barro-lee: percentage of female population age 45-49 with primary?
Brazil ranks 15th out of 144 countries with data for 2010.
Is barro-lee: percentage of female population age 45-49 with primary rising or falling in Brazil?
Over the last ten years it is down 1.8%. 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 45-49 with primary schooling. Completed Primary. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Barro-Lee: Percentage of female population age 45-49 with primary schooling. 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 45-49 with primary schooling. Completed Primary