Barro-Lee: Percentage of population age 25+ with tertiary schooling. in Brazil
Brazil: Barro-Lee: Percentage of population age 25+ with tertiary schooling. was 8.0% in 2010. ▲ Rising
Barro-Lee: Percentage of population age 25+ with tertiary 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 25+ with tertiary schooling. in Brazil stood at 8.0%. That is the highest value across all 11 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 53.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, barro-lee: percentage of population age 25+ with tertiary schooling. in Brazil peaked at 8.0% in 2010 and was at its lowest, 1.1%, in 1960.
That places Brazil 71st out of 144 countries with data for 2010, putting it 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 25+ with tertiary schooling. in Brazil, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1960 | 1.1% | — |
| 1965 | 1.4% | +27.3% |
| 1970 | 1.7% | +21.4% |
| 1975 | 3.5% | +104.1% |
| 1980 | 3.7% | +6.3% |
| 1985 | 4.0% | +9.8% |
| 1990 | 4.3% | +5.7% |
| 1995 | 4.6% | +8.2% |
| 2000 | 5.2% | +13.0% |
| 2005 | 5.8% | +10.3% |
| 2010 | 8.0% | +38.8% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 1.2% | 1.1% | 1.4% | 2 |
| 1970s | 2.6% | 1.7% | 3.5% | 2 |
| 1980s | 3.9% | 3.7% | 4.0% | 2 |
| 1990s | 4.5% | 4.3% | 4.6% | 2 |
| 2000s | 5.5% | 5.2% | 5.8% | 2 |
| 2010s | 8.0% | 8.0% | 8.0% | 1 |
Countries ranked near Brazil
- 68 Gabon 8.1% compare
- 69 Romania 8.1% compare
- 70 Italy 8.0% compare
- 72 Trinidad and Tobago 7.6% compare
- 73 Philippines 7.2% compare
- 74 Brunei Darussalam 7.1% compare
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 25+ with tertiary schooling. in Brazil?
- Barro-lee: percentage of population age 25+ with tertiary schooling. in Brazil was 8.0% 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 tertiary schooling. recorded in Brazil?
- The highest recorded value was 8.0% in 2010.
- What is the lowest barro-lee: percentage of population age 25+ with tertiary schooling. recorded in Brazil?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.1% in 1960.
- How does Brazil rank for barro-lee: percentage of population age 25+ with tertiary schooling.?
- Brazil ranks 71st out of 144 countries with data for 2010.
- Is barro-lee: percentage of population age 25+ with tertiary schooling. rising or falling in Brazil?
- Over the last ten years it is up 53.2%. 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 25+ with tertiary schooling. Completed Tertiary. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Percentage of population age 25+ with tertiary schooling. Completed Tertiary