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 40.5% in 2010. ▲ Rising

Latest (2010)
40.5%
World rank
39th
of 144 countries
All-time high
54.8%
in 1975
All-time low
24.5%
in 1960
Years of data
11
1960–2010

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

02040601960198520101960: 24.5 Incomplete and Completed Primary1965: 27.8 Incomplete and Completed Primary1970: 34.6 Incomplete and Completed Primary1975: 54.8 Incomplete and Completed Primary1980: 45.1 Incomplete and Completed Primary1985: 45.1 Incomplete and Completed Primary1990: 48.1 Incomplete and Completed Primary1995: 50.6 Incomplete and Completed Primary2000: 50.1 Incomplete and Completed Primary2005: 48 Incomplete and Completed Primary2010: 40.5 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 60-64 with primary in Brazil stood at 40.5%.

The figure is down 19.1% over ten years.

Over the whole period, barro-lee: percentage of female population age 60-64 with primary in Brazil peaked at 54.8% in 1975 and was at its lowest, 24.5%, in 1960.

Brazil ranks 39th 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. Total (Incomplete and Completed Primary) in Brazil, 1960 to 2010.
Year Incomplete and Completed Primary Change
1960 24.5%
1965 27.8% +13.5%
1970 34.6% +24.5%
1975 54.8% +58.4%
1980 45.1% -17.7%
1985 45.1% +0.1%
1990 48.1% +6.5%
1995 50.6% +5.3%
2000 50.1% -1.1%
2005 48.0% -4.1%
2010 40.5% -15.6%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1960s 26.1% 24.5% 27.8% 2
1970s 44.7% 34.6% 54.8% 2
1980s 45.1% 45.1% 45.1% 2
1990s 49.4% 48.1% 50.6% 2
2000s 49.1% 48.0% 50.1% 2
2010s 40.5% 40.5% 40.5% 1

Countries ranked near Brazil

  1. 36 Nicaragua 42.5% compare
  2. 37 Gabon 42.0% compare
  3. 38 Panama 41.7% compare
  4. 40 Austria 39.9% compare
  5. 41 Korea 39.2% compare
  6. 42 Qatar 39.0% 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 40.5% 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 60-64 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 60-64 with primary recorded in Brazil?
The lowest recorded value was 24.5% in 1960.
How does Brazil rank for barro-lee: percentage of female population age 60-64 with primary?
Brazil ranks 39th 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 19.1%. 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. 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 60-64 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 60-64 with primary schooling. Total (Incomplete and Completed Primary)