Barro-Lee: Percentage of female population age 60-64 with primary in Brazil

Brazil: Barro-Lee: Percentage of female population age 60-64 with primary was 20.7% in 2010. ▲ Rising

Latest (2010)
20.7%
World rank
40th
of 144 countries
All-time high
24.8%
in 2000
All-time low
3.1%
in 1980
Years of data
11
1960–2010

Barro-Lee: Percentage of female population age 60-64 with primary in Brazil, 1960–2010

5101520251960198520101960: 12.61965: 13.91970: 15.81975: 41980: 3.11985: 14.51990: 20.71995: 23.92000: 24.82005: 24.62010: 20.7

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

Analysis

Brazil recorded 20.7% for barro-lee: percentage of female population age 60-64 with primary in 2010.

That represents a change of down 16.3% over ten years.

Over the whole period, barro-lee: percentage of female population age 60-64 with primary in Brazil peaked at 24.8% in 2000 and was at its lowest, 3.1%, in 1980.

Brazil ranks 40th of 144 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.

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

Barro-Lee: Percentage of female population age 60-64 with primary in Brazil, year by year

Annual values for Barro-Lee: Percentage of female population age 60-64 with primary schooling. Completed Primary in Brazil, 1960 to 2010.
Year Value Change
1960 12.6%
1965 13.9% +11.2%
1970 15.8% +13.3%
1975 4.0% -74.7%
1980 3.1% -22.5%
1985 14.5% +369.0%
1990 20.7% +42.6%
1995 23.9% +15.5%
2000 24.8% +3.4%
2005 24.6% -0.8%
2010 20.7% -15.6%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1960s 13.2% 12.6% 13.9% 2
1970s 9.9% 4.0% 15.8% 2
1980s 8.8% 3.1% 14.5% 2
1990s 22.3% 20.7% 23.9% 2
2000s 24.7% 24.6% 24.8% 2
2010s 20.7% 20.7% 20.7% 1

Countries ranked near Brazil

  1. 37 Poland 21.5% compare
  2. 38 El Salvador 21.1% compare
  3. 39 Namibia 20.8% compare
  4. 41 Peru 20.7% compare
  5. 42 Ireland 20.1% compare
  6. 43 Bangladesh 18.4% compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is barro-lee: percentage of female population age 60-64 with primary in Brazil?
Barro-lee: percentage of female population age 60-64 with primary in Brazil was 20.7% 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 60-64 with primary recorded in Brazil?
The highest recorded value was 24.8% in 2000.
What is the lowest barro-lee: percentage of female population age 60-64 with primary recorded in Brazil?
The lowest recorded value was 3.1% in 1980.
How does Brazil rank for barro-lee: percentage of female population age 60-64 with primary?
Brazil ranks 40th out of 144 countries with data for 2010.
Is barro-lee: percentage of female population age 60-64 with primary rising or falling in Brazil?
Over the last ten years it is down 16.3%. 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 60-64 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 60-64 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 60-64 with primary schooling. Completed Primary