Barro-Lee: Percentage of population age 15+ with primary schooling. in Brazil
Brazil: Barro-Lee: Percentage of population age 15+ with primary schooling. was 25.6% in 2010. ▲ Rising
Barro-Lee: Percentage of population age 15+ with primary schooling. in Brazil, 1960–2010
Source: Robert J. Barro and Jong-Wha Lee: http://www.barrolee.com/.
Analysis
In 2010, barro-lee: percentage of population age 15+ with primary schooling. in Brazil stood at 25.6%.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 11.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, barro-lee: percentage of population age 15+ with primary schooling. in Brazil peaked at 31.8% in 1995 and was at its lowest, 5.1%, in 1975.
Brazil ranks 27th of 144 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 11 years of available data.
Barro-Lee: Percentage of population age 15+ with primary schooling. in Brazil, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1960 | 16.9% | — |
| 1965 | 18.4% | +8.6% |
| 1970 | 20.6% | +12.1% |
| 1975 | 5.1% | -75.3% |
| 1980 | 6.2% | +20.8% |
| 1985 | 22.3% | +262.0% |
| 1990 | 29.7% | +33.4% |
| 1995 | 31.8% | +6.9% |
| 2000 | 28.9% | -9.1% |
| 2005 | 26.8% | -7.2% |
| 2010 | 25.6% | -4.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 17.7% | 16.9% | 18.4% | 2 |
| 1970s | 12.9% | 5.1% | 20.6% | 2 |
| 1980s | 14.2% | 6.2% | 22.3% | 2 |
| 1990s | 30.8% | 29.7% | 31.8% | 2 |
| 2000s | 27.9% | 26.8% | 28.9% | 2 |
| 2010s | 25.6% | 25.6% | 25.6% | 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 population age 15+ with primary schooling. in Brazil?
- Barro-lee: percentage of population age 15+ with primary schooling. in Brazil was 25.6% 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 primary schooling. recorded in Brazil?
- The highest recorded value was 31.8% in 1995.
- What is the lowest barro-lee: percentage of population age 15+ with primary schooling. recorded in Brazil?
- The lowest recorded value was 5.1% in 1975.
- How does Brazil rank for barro-lee: percentage of population age 15+ with primary schooling.?
- Brazil ranks 27th out of 144 countries with data for 2010.
- Is barro-lee: percentage of population age 15+ with primary schooling. rising or falling in Brazil?
- Over the last ten years it is down 11.3%. 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 population age 15+ with primary schooling. Completed Primary. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Percentage of population age 15+ with primary schooling. Completed Primary