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

Latest (2010)
47.6%
World rank
29th
of 144 countries
All-time high
54.8%
in 1975
All-time low
26.6%
in 1960
Years of data
11
1960–2010

Barro-Lee: Percentage of female population age 55-59 with primary in Brazil, 1960–2010

02040601960198520101960: 26.6 Incomplete and Completed Primary1965: 31.4 Incomplete and Completed Primary1970: 34.6 Incomplete and Completed Primary1975: 54.8 Incomplete and Completed Primary1980: 45.1 Incomplete and Completed Primary1985: 50.9 Incomplete and Completed Primary1990: 51.7 Incomplete and Completed Primary1995: 52.5 Incomplete and Completed Primary2000: 50.8 Incomplete and Completed Primary2005: 48 Incomplete and Completed Primary2010: 47.6 Incomplete and Completed Primary

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

Annual values for Barro-Lee: Percentage of female population age 55-59 with primary schooling. Total (Incomplete and Completed Primary) in Brazil, 1960 to 2010.
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

DecadeAverage LowestHighest 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

  1. 26 Viet Nam 48.0% compare
  2. 27 Spain 48.0% compare
  3. 28 Cambodia 47.8% compare
  4. 30 Argentina 47.3% compare
  5. 31 Cameroon 46.5% compare
  6. 32 Malaysia 46.4% compare

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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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Indicator
Barro-Lee: Percentage of female population age 55-59 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 55-59 with primary schooling. Total (Incomplete and Completed Primary)