Barro-Lee: Percentage of population age 15+ with tertiary schooling. in Brazil

Brazil: Barro-Lee: Percentage of population age 15+ with tertiary schooling. was 5.6% in 2010. ▲ Rising

Latest (2010)
5.6%
World rank
76th
of 144 countries
All-time high
5.6%
in 2010
All-time low
0.8%
in 1960
Years of data
11
1960–2010

Barro-Lee: Percentage of population age 15+ with tertiary schooling. in Brazil, 1960–2010

1234561960198520101960: 0.841965: 11970: 1.21975: 2.31980: 2.81985: 2.71990: 31995: 3.72000: 3.72005: 3.72010: 5.6

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

Analysis

Brazil recorded 5.6% for barro-lee: percentage of population age 15+ with tertiary schooling. in 2010. That is the highest value across all 11 years on record.

Compared with earlier readings it is up 52.2% over ten years.

Over the whole period, barro-lee: percentage of population age 15+ with tertiary schooling. in Brazil peaked at 5.6% in 2010 and was at its lowest, 0.8%, in 1960.

Brazil ranks 76th 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 population age 15+ with tertiary schooling. in Brazil, year by year

Annual values for Barro-Lee: Percentage of population age 15+ with tertiary schooling. Completed Tertiary in Brazil, 1960 to 2010.
Year Value Change
1960 0.8%
1965 1.0% +20.2%
1970 1.2% +22.8%
1975 2.3% +85.5%
1980 2.8% +21.3%
1985 2.7% -2.5%
1990 3.0% +11.4%
1995 3.7% +22.8%
2000 3.7% -0.5%
2005 3.7% +0.8%
2010 5.6% +50.9%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1960s 0.9% 0.8% 1.0% 2
1970s 1.8% 1.2% 2.3% 2
1980s 2.8% 2.7% 2.8% 2
1990s 3.4% 3.0% 3.7% 2
2000s 3.7% 3.7% 3.7% 2
2010s 5.6% 5.6% 5.6% 1

Countries ranked near Brazil

  1. 73 Gabon 6.3% compare
  2. 74 Chile 5.9% compare
  3. 75 Malaysia 5.8% compare
  4. 77 Philippines 5.5% compare
  5. 78 Morocco 5.3% compare
  6. 79 Türkiye 5.3% compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is barro-lee: percentage of population age 15+ with tertiary schooling. in Brazil?
Barro-lee: percentage of population age 15+ with tertiary schooling. in Brazil was 5.6% 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 tertiary schooling. recorded in Brazil?
The highest recorded value was 5.6% in 2010.
What is the lowest barro-lee: percentage of population age 15+ with tertiary schooling. recorded in Brazil?
The lowest recorded value was 0.8% in 1960.
How does Brazil rank for barro-lee: percentage of population age 15+ with tertiary schooling.?
Brazil ranks 76th out of 144 countries with data for 2010.
Is barro-lee: percentage of population age 15+ with tertiary schooling. rising or falling in Brazil?
Over the last ten years it is up 52.2%. 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 population age 15+ with tertiary schooling. Completed Tertiary. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Barro-Lee: Percentage of population age 15+ with tertiary schooling. Completed Tertiary
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 population age 15+ with tertiary schooling. Completed Tertiary