Barro-Lee: Percentage of population age 45-49 with no education in Brazil

Brazil: Barro-Lee: Percentage of population age 45-49 with no education was 10.3% in 2010. ▼ Falling

Latest (2010)
10.3%
World rank
62nd
of 144 countries
All-time high
58.2%
in 1960
All-time low
10.3%
in 2010
Years of data
11
1960–2010

Barro-Lee: Percentage of population age 45-49 with no education in Brazil, 1960–2010

1020304050601960198520101960: 58.21965: 51.71970: 46.81975: 32.71980: 36.81985: 30.91990: 29.11995: 23.72000: 16.82005: 152010: 10.3

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

Analysis

The most recent figure for barro-lee: percentage of population age 45-49 with no education in Brazil is 10.3%, measured in 2010. That is the lowest value across all 11 years on record.

That represents a change of down 38.8% over ten years.

Over the whole period, barro-lee: percentage of population age 45-49 with no education in Brazil peaked at 58.2% in 1960 and was at its lowest, 10.3%, in 2010.

That places Brazil 62nd out of 144 countries with data for 2010, putting it 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 45-49 with no education in Brazil, year by year

Annual values for Barro-Lee: Percentage of population age 45-49 with no education in Brazil, 1960 to 2010.
Year Value Change
1960 58.2%
1965 51.7% -11.2%
1970 46.8% -9.5%
1975 32.7% -30.1%
1980 36.8% +12.5%
1985 30.9% -16.0%
1990 29.1% -5.9%
1995 23.7% -18.4%
2000 16.8% -29.1%
2005 15.0% -10.8%
2010 10.3% -31.4%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1960s 55.0% 51.7% 58.2% 2
1970s 39.8% 32.7% 46.8% 2
1980s 33.8% 30.9% 36.8% 2
1990s 26.4% 23.7% 29.1% 2
2000s 15.9% 15.0% 16.8% 2
2010s 10.3% 10.3% 10.3% 1

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Frequently asked questions

What is barro-lee: percentage of population age 45-49 with no education in Brazil?
Barro-lee: percentage of population age 45-49 with no education in Brazil was 10.3% 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 45-49 with no education recorded in Brazil?
The highest recorded value was 58.2% in 1960.
What is the lowest barro-lee: percentage of population age 45-49 with no education recorded in Brazil?
The lowest recorded value was 10.3% in 2010.
How does Brazil rank for barro-lee: percentage of population age 45-49 with no education?
Brazil ranks 62nd out of 144 countries with data for 2010.
Is barro-lee: percentage of population age 45-49 with no education rising or falling in Brazil?
Over the last ten years it is down 38.8%. 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 45-49 with no education. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Barro-Lee: Percentage of population age 45-49 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 45-49 with no education