Barro-Lee: Percentage of population age 25+ with no education in Brazil

Brazil: Barro-Lee: Percentage of population age 25+ with no education was 12.4% in 2010. ▼ Falling

Latest (2010)
12.4%
World rank
58th
of 144 countries
All-time high
56.0%
in 1960
All-time low
12.4%
in 2010
Years of data
11
1960–2010

Barro-Lee: Percentage of population age 25+ with no education in Brazil, 1960–2010

1020304050601960198520101960: 561965: 49.41970: 42.51975: 32.71980: 32.91985: 28.91990: 27.71995: 24.12000: 20.12005: 15.72010: 12.4

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

Analysis

The most recent figure for barro-lee: percentage of population age 25+ with no education in Brazil is 12.4%, measured in 2010. That is the lowest value across all 11 years on record.

The figure is down 38.4% over ten years.

Over the whole period, barro-lee: percentage of population age 25+ with no education in Brazil peaked at 56.0% in 1960 and was at its lowest, 12.4%, in 2010.

Brazil ranks 58th of 144 countries on this measure, 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 25+ with no education in Brazil, year by year

Annual values for Barro-Lee: Percentage of population age 25+ with no education in Brazil, 1960 to 2010.
Year Value Change
1960 56.0%
1965 49.4% -11.8%
1970 42.5% -13.9%
1975 32.7% -23.1%
1980 32.9% +0.6%
1985 28.9% -12.2%
1990 27.7% -4.2%
1995 24.1% -13.0%
2000 20.1% -16.6%
2005 15.7% -22.0%
2010 12.4% -21.0%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1960s 52.7% 49.4% 56.0% 2
1970s 37.6% 32.7% 42.5% 2
1980s 30.9% 28.9% 32.9% 2
1990s 25.9% 24.1% 27.7% 2
2000s 17.9% 15.7% 20.1% 2
2010s 12.4% 12.4% 12.4% 1

Countries ranked near Brazil

  1. 55 Botswana 15.7% compare
  2. 56 Lesotho 15.7% compare
  3. 57 Bolivia, Plurinational State of 13.5% compare
  4. 59 Portugal 11.8% compare
  5. 60 Türkiye 11.3% compare
  6. 61 Dominican Republic 10.8% compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is barro-lee: percentage of population age 25+ with no education in Brazil?
Barro-lee: percentage of population age 25+ with no education in Brazil was 12.4% 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 25+ with no education recorded in Brazil?
The highest recorded value was 56.0% in 1960.
What is the lowest barro-lee: percentage of population age 25+ with no education recorded in Brazil?
The lowest recorded value was 12.4% in 2010.
How does Brazil rank for barro-lee: percentage of population age 25+ with no education?
Brazil ranks 58th out of 144 countries with data for 2010.
Is barro-lee: percentage of population age 25+ with no education rising or falling in Brazil?
Over the last ten years it is down 38.4%. 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 25+ with no education. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Barro-Lee: Percentage of population age 25+ with no education
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 25+ with no education