Barro-Lee: Percentage of female population age 55-59 with primary in Brazil
Brazil: Barro-Lee: Percentage of female population age 55-59 with primary was 47.6% in 2010. ▲ Rising
Barro-Lee: Percentage of female population age 55-59 with primary in Brazil, 1960–2010
Source: Robert J. Barro and Jong-Wha Lee: http://www.barrolee.com/. Measured in Incomplete and Completed Primary.
Analysis
Brazil recorded 47.6% for barro-lee: percentage of female population age 55-59 with primary in 2010.
That represents a change of down 6.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, barro-lee: percentage of female population age 55-59 with primary in Brazil peaked at 54.8% in 1975 and was at its lowest, 26.6%, in 1960.
That places Brazil 29th out of 144 countries with data for 2010, putting it 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 55-59 with primary in Brazil, year by year
| Year | Incomplete and Completed Primary | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1960 | 26.6% | — |
| 1965 | 31.4% | +18.0% |
| 1970 | 34.6% | +10.1% |
| 1975 | 54.8% | +58.4% |
| 1980 | 45.1% | -17.7% |
| 1985 | 50.9% | +12.8% |
| 1990 | 51.7% | +1.5% |
| 1995 | 52.5% | +1.6% |
| 2000 | 50.8% | -3.3% |
| 2005 | 48.0% | -5.4% |
| 2010 | 47.6% | -0.9% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 29.0% | 26.6% | 31.4% | 2 |
| 1970s | 44.7% | 34.6% | 54.8% | 2 |
| 1980s | 48.0% | 45.1% | 50.9% | 2 |
| 1990s | 52.1% | 51.7% | 52.5% | 2 |
| 2000s | 49.4% | 48.0% | 50.8% | 2 |
| 2010s | 47.6% | 47.6% | 47.6% | 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 55-59 with primary in Brazil?
- Barro-lee: percentage of female population age 55-59 with primary in Brazil was 47.6% 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 55-59 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 55-59 with primary recorded in Brazil?
- The lowest recorded value was 26.6% in 1960.
- How does Brazil rank for barro-lee: percentage of female population age 55-59 with primary?
- Brazil ranks 29th out of 144 countries with data for 2010.
- Is barro-lee: percentage of female population age 55-59 with primary rising or falling in Brazil?
- Over the last ten years it is down 6.2%. 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 55-59 with primary schooling. Total (Incomplete and Completed Primary). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Percentage of female population age 55-59 with primary schooling. Total (Incomplete and Completed Primary)