Barro-Lee: Percentage of population age 15+ with no education in Brazil
Brazil: Barro-Lee: Percentage of population age 15+ with no education was 9.6% in 2010. ▼ Falling
Barro-Lee: Percentage of population age 15+ with no education in Brazil, 1960–2010
Source: Robert J. Barro and Jong-Wha Lee: http://www.barrolee.com/.
Analysis
Brazil recorded 9.6% for barro-lee: percentage of population age 15+ with no education in 2010. That is the lowest value across all 11 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 40.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, barro-lee: percentage of population age 15+ with no education in Brazil peaked at 51.8% in 1960 and was at its lowest, 9.6%, in 2010.
That places Brazil 61st out of 144 countries with data for 2010, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 11 years of available data.
Barro-Lee: Percentage of population age 15+ with no education in Brazil, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1960 | 51.8% | — |
| 1965 | 45.3% | -12.4% |
| 1970 | 37.8% | -16.7% |
| 1975 | 27.0% | -28.5% |
| 1980 | 27.4% | +1.6% |
| 1985 | 25.2% | -8.0% |
| 1990 | 22.3% | -11.6% |
| 1995 | 19.5% | -12.7% |
| 2000 | 16.0% | -17.7% |
| 2005 | 12.4% | -22.8% |
| 2010 | 9.6% | -22.5% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 48.5% | 45.3% | 51.8% | 2 |
| 1970s | 32.4% | 27.0% | 37.8% | 2 |
| 1980s | 26.3% | 25.2% | 27.4% | 2 |
| 1990s | 20.9% | 19.5% | 22.3% | 2 |
| 2000s | 14.2% | 12.4% | 16.0% | 2 |
| 2010s | 9.6% | 9.6% | 9.6% | 1 |
Countries ranked near Brazil
- 58 Botswana 9.8% compare
- 59 Bolivia, Plurinational State of 9.8% compare
- 60 United Arab Emirates 9.7% compare
- 62 Türkiye 9.2% compare
- 63 Ecuador 8.5% compare
- 64 Dominican Republic 8.4% compare
More education data for Brazil
- 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)
- Secondary education, duration (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is barro-lee: percentage of population age 15+ with no education in Brazil?
- Barro-lee: percentage of population age 15+ with no education in Brazil was 9.6% in 2010, according to Robert J. Barro and Jong-Wha Lee: http://www.barrolee.com/.
- What is the highest barro-lee: percentage of population age 15+ with no education recorded in Brazil?
- The highest recorded value was 51.8% in 1960.
- What is the lowest barro-lee: percentage of population age 15+ with no education recorded in Brazil?
- The lowest recorded value was 9.6% in 2010.
- How does Brazil rank for barro-lee: percentage of population age 15+ with no education?
- Brazil ranks 61st out of 144 countries with data for 2010.
- Is barro-lee: percentage of population age 15+ with no education rising or falling in Brazil?
- Over the last ten years it is down 40.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- 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 population age 15+ with no education. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Percentage of population age 15+ with no education