Barro-Lee: Percentage of population age 20-24 with tertiary in Brazil
Brazil: Barro-Lee: Percentage of population age 20-24 with tertiary was 5.5% in 2010. ▲ Rising
Barro-Lee: Percentage of population age 20-24 with tertiary in Brazil, 1960–2010
Source: Robert J. Barro and Jong-Wha Lee: http://www.barrolee.com/. Measured in Incomplete and Completed Tertiary.
Analysis
In 2010, barro-lee: percentage of population age 20-24 with tertiary in Brazil stood at 5.5%.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 28.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, barro-lee: percentage of population age 20-24 with tertiary in Brazil peaked at 7.7% in 1995 and was at its lowest, 2.2%, in 1960.
Brazil ranks 98th 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 20-24 with tertiary in Brazil, year by year
| Year | Incomplete and Completed Tertiary | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1960 | 2.2% | — |
| 1965 | 2.5% | +12.1% |
| 1970 | 2.5% | +0.0% |
| 1975 | 5.7% | +128.0% |
| 1980 | 5.9% | +3.5% |
| 1985 | 6.1% | +2.9% |
| 1990 | 7.2% | +17.8% |
| 1995 | 7.7% | +8.1% |
| 2000 | 7.7% | -0.1% |
| 2005 | 2.7% | -65.5% |
| 2010 | 5.5% | +106.8% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 2.4% | 2.2% | 2.5% | 2 |
| 1970s | 4.1% | 2.5% | 5.7% | 2 |
| 1980s | 6.0% | 5.9% | 6.1% | 2 |
| 1990s | 7.4% | 7.2% | 7.7% | 2 |
| 2000s | 5.2% | 2.7% | 7.7% | 2 |
| 2010s | 5.5% | 5.5% | 5.5% | 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 20-24 with tertiary in Brazil?
- Barro-lee: percentage of population age 20-24 with tertiary in Brazil was 5.5% 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 20-24 with tertiary recorded in Brazil?
- The highest recorded value was 7.7% in 1995.
- What is the lowest barro-lee: percentage of population age 20-24 with tertiary recorded in Brazil?
- The lowest recorded value was 2.2% in 1960.
- How does Brazil rank for barro-lee: percentage of population age 20-24 with tertiary?
- Brazil ranks 98th out of 144 countries with data for 2010.
- Is barro-lee: percentage of population age 20-24 with tertiary rising or falling in Brazil?
- Over the last ten years it is down 28.8%. 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 20-24 with tertiary schooling. Total (Incomplete and Completed Tertiary). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Percentage of population age 20-24 with tertiary schooling. Total (Incomplete and Completed Tertiary)