Barro-Lee: Percentage of population age 55-59 with no education in Brazil

Brazil: Barro-Lee: Percentage of population age 55-59 with no education was 15.9% in 2010. ▼ Falling

Latest (2010)
15.9%
World rank
64th
of 144 countries
All-time high
63.7%
in 1960
All-time low
15.9%
in 2010
Years of data
11
1960–2010

Barro-Lee: Percentage of population age 55-59 with no education in Brazil, 1960–2010

20304050601960198520101960: 63.71965: 57.31970: 52.91975: 32.71980: 46.11985: 39.21990: 36.61995: 32.82000: 27.42005: 26.32010: 15.9

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

Analysis

Brazil recorded 15.9% for barro-lee: percentage of population age 55-59 with no education in 2010. That is the lowest value across all 11 years on record.

The figure is down 42.2% over ten years.

Over the whole period, barro-lee: percentage of population age 55-59 with no education in Brazil peaked at 63.7% in 1960 and was at its lowest, 15.9%, in 2010.

Brazil ranks 64th 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 55-59 with no education in Brazil, year by year

Annual values for Barro-Lee: Percentage of population age 55-59 with no education in Brazil, 1960 to 2010.
Year Value Change
1960 63.7%
1965 57.3% -10.1%
1970 52.9% -7.7%
1975 32.7% -38.2%
1980 46.1% +41.0%
1985 39.2% -14.9%
1990 36.6% -6.7%
1995 32.8% -10.5%
2000 27.4% -16.3%
2005 26.3% -4.1%
2010 15.9% -39.7%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1960s 60.5% 57.3% 63.7% 2
1970s 42.8% 32.7% 52.9% 2
1980s 42.7% 39.2% 46.1% 2
1990s 34.7% 32.8% 36.6% 2
2000s 26.9% 26.3% 27.4% 2
2010s 15.9% 15.9% 15.9% 1

Countries ranked near Brazil

  1. 61 Türkiye 18.1% compare
  2. 62 Indonesia 16.6% compare
  3. 63 South Africa 16.0% compare
  4. 65 Mexico 15.5% compare
  5. 66 Dominican Republic 15.0% compare
  6. 67 Malaysia 14.1% compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is barro-lee: percentage of population age 55-59 with no education in Brazil?
Barro-lee: percentage of population age 55-59 with no education in Brazil was 15.9% 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 55-59 with no education recorded in Brazil?
The highest recorded value was 63.7% in 1960.
What is the lowest barro-lee: percentage of population age 55-59 with no education recorded in Brazil?
The lowest recorded value was 15.9% in 2010.
How does Brazil rank for barro-lee: percentage of population age 55-59 with no education?
Brazil ranks 64th out of 144 countries with data for 2010.
Is barro-lee: percentage of population age 55-59 with no education rising or falling in Brazil?
Over the last ten years it is down 42.2%. 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 55-59 with no education. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Barro-Lee: Percentage of population age 55-59 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 55-59 with no education