Barro-Lee: Population in thousands, age 15+, total in Brazil
Brazil: Barro-Lee: Population in thousands, age 15+, total was 145,288 in 2010. ▲ Rising
Barro-Lee: Population in thousands, age 15+, total in Brazil, 1960–2010
Source: Robert J. Barro and Jong-Wha Lee: http://www.barrolee.com/.
Analysis
In 2010, barro-lee: population in thousands, age 15+, total in Brazil stood at 145,288. That is the highest value across all 11 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 18.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, barro-lee: population in thousands, age 15+, total in Brazil peaked at 145,288 in 2010 and was at its lowest, 41,263, in 1960.
Brazil ranks 5th of 144 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 11 years of available data.
Barro-Lee: Population in thousands, age 15+, total in Brazil, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1960 | 41,263 | — |
| 1965 | 47,487 | +15.1% |
| 1970 | 55,315 | +16.5% |
| 1975 | 64,538 | +16.7% |
| 1980 | 75,298 | +16.7% |
| 1985 | 85,749 | +13.9% |
| 1990 | 96,664 | +12.7% |
| 1995 | 108,886 | +12.6% |
| 2000 | 122,354 | +12.4% |
| 2005 | 134,481 | +9.9% |
| 2010 | 145,288 | +8.0% |
Brazil compared with similar countries
- Brazil's 145,288 is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 9,636, 15.1× the median. (40 countries reporting)
- Brazil's 145,288 is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 5,825, 24.9× the median. (25 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 44,375 | 41,263 | 47,487 | 2 |
| 1970s | 59,926 | 55,315 | 64,538 | 2 |
| 1980s | 80,524 | 75,298 | 85,749 | 2 |
| 1990s | 102,775 | 96,664 | 108,886 | 2 |
| 2000s | 128,418 | 122,354 | 134,481 | 2 |
| 2010s | 145,288 | 145,288 | 145,288 | 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: population in thousands, age 15+, total in Brazil?
- Barro-lee: population in thousands, age 15+, total in Brazil was 145,288 in 2010, according to Robert J. Barro and Jong-Wha Lee: http://www.barrolee.com/.
- What is the highest barro-lee: population in thousands, age 15+, total recorded in Brazil?
- The highest recorded value was 145,288 in 2010.
- What is the lowest barro-lee: population in thousands, age 15+, total recorded in Brazil?
- The lowest recorded value was 41,263 in 1960.
- How does Brazil rank for barro-lee: population in thousands, age 15+, total?
- Brazil ranks 5th out of 144 countries with data for 2010.
- Is barro-lee: population in thousands, age 15+, total rising or falling in Brazil?
- Over the last ten years it is up 18.7%. 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: Population in thousands, age 15+, total. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Population in thousands, age 15+, total is the total population over age 15 in thousands estimated by Barro-Lee.