Secondary education, general pupils, per square kilometre in Brazil

Brazil: Secondary education, general pupils, per square kilometre was 2.65 units per square kilometre in 2017. ▲ Rising

Latest (2017)
2.65 units per square kilometre
Change on year
down 1.8%
World rank
150th
of 203 countries
All-time high
3.15 units per square kilometre
in 2002
All-time low
0.3656 units per square kilometre
in 1970
Years of data
40
1970–2017

Secondary education, general pupils, per square kilometre in Brazil, 1970–2017

01231970199320171970: 0.366 units per square kilometre1971: 0.478 units per square kilometre1972: 0.591 units per square kilometre1973: 0.631 units per square kilometre1974: 0.833 units per square kilometre1975: 0.905 units per square kilometre1976: 0.953 units per square kilometre1977: 1 units per square kilometre1978: 1 units per square kilometre1979: 1.1 units per square kilometre1980: 1.1 units per square kilometre1981: 1.1 units per square kilometre1982: 1.2 units per square kilometre1984: 1.2 units per square kilometre1985: 1 units per square kilometre1987: 1.4 units per square kilometre1988: 1.4 units per square kilometre1990: 1.5 units per square kilometre1991: 1.7 units per square kilometre1992: 1.8 units per square kilometre1993: 1.8 units per square kilometre1994: 1.9 units per square kilometre1999: 2.8 units per square kilometre2000: 3 units per square kilometre2001: 3 units per square kilometre2002: 3.1 units per square kilometre2003: 2.9 units per square kilometre2004: 2.9 units per square kilometre2005: 2.9 units per square kilometre2007: 2.7 units per square kilometre2008: 2.7 units per square kilometre2009: 2.7 units per square kilometre2010: 2.7 units per square kilometre2011: 2.6 units per square kilometre2012: 2.6 units per square kilometre2013: 2.9 units per square kilometre2014: 2.8 units per square kilometre2015: 2.7 units per square kilometre2016: 2.7 units per square kilometre2017: 2.7 units per square kilometre

Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in units per square kilometre.

Analysis

Brazil recorded 2.65 units per square kilometre for secondary education, general pupils, per square kilometre in 2017.

The figure is down 1.8% on the previous year and down 1.2% over ten years.

Over the whole period, secondary education, general pupils, per square kilometre in Brazil peaked at 3.15 units per square kilometre in 2002 and was at its lowest, 0.3656 units per square kilometre, in 1970.

Brazil ranks 150th of 203 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 40 years of available data.

Secondary education, general pupils, per square kilometre in Brazil, year by year

Annual values for Secondary education, general pupils, per square kilometre in Brazil, 1970 to 2017.
Year units per square kilometre Change
1970 0.3656 units per square kilometre
1971 0.4776 units per square kilometre +30.6%
1972 0.5914 units per square kilometre +23.8%
1973 0.6306 units per square kilometre +6.6%
1974 0.8326 units per square kilometre +32.0%
1975 0.9045 units per square kilometre +8.6%
1976 0.9534 units per square kilometre +5.4%
1977 1.01 units per square kilometre +5.6%
1978 1.04 units per square kilometre +3.7%
1979 1.07 units per square kilometre +2.8%
1980 1.12 units per square kilometre +4.1%
1981 1.11 units per square kilometre -0.2%
1982 1.17 units per square kilometre +4.7%
1984 1.23 units per square kilometre +5.2%
1985 1.01 units per square kilometre -17.7%
1987 1.36 units per square kilometre +34.5%
1988 1.36 units per square kilometre -0.1%
1990 1.45 units per square kilometre +7.0%
1991 1.67 units per square kilometre +15.2%
1992 1.79 units per square kilometre +7.1%
1993 1.83 units per square kilometre +2.4%
1994 1.89 units per square kilometre +3.1%
1999 2.81 units per square kilometre +48.5%
2000 3 units per square kilometre +7.0%
2001 3.01 units per square kilometre +0.1%
2002 3.15 units per square kilometre +4.7%
2003 2.89 units per square kilometre -8.3%
2004 2.92 units per square kilometre +1.2%
2005 2.88 units per square kilometre -1.3%
2007 2.68 units per square kilometre -7.0%
2008 2.69 units per square kilometre +0.4%
2009 2.68 units per square kilometre -0.6%
2010 2.66 units per square kilometre -0.8%
2011 2.63 units per square kilometre -1.0%
2012 2.59 units per square kilometre -1.6%
2013 2.87 units per square kilometre +10.9%
2014 2.79 units per square kilometre -2.8%
2015 2.7 units per square kilometre -3.1%
2016 2.7 units per square kilometre -0.2%
2017 2.65 units per square kilometre -1.8%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1970s 0.7878 units per square kilometre 0.3656 units per square kilometre 1.07 units per square kilometre 10
1980s 1.19 units per square kilometre 1.01 units per square kilometre 1.36 units per square kilometre 7
1990s 1.91 units per square kilometre 1.45 units per square kilometre 2.81 units per square kilometre 6
2000s 2.88 units per square kilometre 2.68 units per square kilometre 3.15 units per square kilometre 9
2010s 2.7 units per square kilometre 2.59 units per square kilometre 2.87 units per square kilometre 8

Countries ranked near Brazil

  1. 147 Guinea-Bissau 2.77 units per square kilometre compare
  2. 148 Guinea 2.74 units per square kilometre compare
  3. 149 Bahamas 2.69 units per square kilometre compare
  4. 151 Djibouti 2.62 units per square kilometre compare
  5. 152 Madagascar 2.6 units per square kilometre compare
  6. 153 Venezuela, Bolivarian Republic of 2.56 units per square kilometre compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is secondary education, general pupils, per square kilometre in Brazil?
Secondary education, general pupils, per square kilometre in Brazil was 2.65 units per square kilometre in 2017, according to Statizoid (derived).
What is the highest secondary education, general pupils, per square kilometre recorded in Brazil?
The highest recorded value was 3.15 units per square kilometre in 2002.
What is the lowest secondary education, general pupils, per square kilometre recorded in Brazil?
The lowest recorded value was 0.3656 units per square kilometre in 1970.
How does Brazil rank for secondary education, general pupils, per square kilometre?
Brazil ranks 150th out of 203 countries with data for 2017.
Is secondary education, general pupils, per square kilometre rising or falling in Brazil?
Over the last ten years it is down 1.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Brazil data come from?
The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Secondary education, general pupils, per square kilometre. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Secondary education, general pupils divided by Land area (sq. km), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.

Secondary education, general pupils ÷ Land area (sq. km)

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Indicator
Secondary education, general pupils, per square kilometre
Unit
units per square kilometre
Source
Statizoid (derived)
Licence
Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page
Coverage
246 places, 9,094 data points, 1970–2019
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Secondary education, general pupils divided by Land area (sq. km), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.