Barro-Lee: Percentage of female population age 75+ with no education in Brazil

Brazil: Barro-Lee: Percentage of female population age 75+ with no education was 45.0% in 2010. ▼ Falling

Latest (2010)
45.0%
World rank
69th
of 144 countries
All-time high
74.0%
in 1960
All-time low
36.0%
in 1975
Years of data
11
1960–2010

Barro-Lee: Percentage of female population age 75+ with no education in Brazil, 1960–2010

0204060801960198520101960: 741965: 701970: 65.61975: 361980: 61.91985: 61.71990: 601995: 562000: 54.92005: 55.12010: 45

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

Analysis

Brazil recorded 45.0% for barro-lee: percentage of female population age 75+ with no education in 2010.

The figure is down 18.1% over ten years.

Over the whole period, barro-lee: percentage of female population age 75+ with no education in Brazil peaked at 74.0% in 1960 and was at its lowest, 36.0%, in 1975.

Brazil ranks 69th 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 female population age 75+ with no education in Brazil, year by year

Annual values for Barro-Lee: Percentage of female population age 75+ with no education in Brazil, 1960 to 2010.
Year Value Change
1960 74.0%
1965 70.0% -5.5%
1970 65.6% -6.3%
1975 36.0% -45.1%
1980 61.9% +71.9%
1985 61.7% -0.3%
1990 60.0% -2.7%
1995 56.0% -6.7%
2000 54.9% -2.1%
2005 55.1% +0.5%
2010 45.0% -18.4%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1960s 72.0% 70.0% 74.0% 2
1970s 50.8% 36.0% 65.6% 2
1980s 61.8% 61.7% 61.9% 2
1990s 58.0% 56.0% 60.0% 2
2000s 55.0% 54.9% 55.1% 2
2010s 45.0% 45.0% 45.0% 1

Countries ranked near Brazil

  1. 66 Botswana 54.3% compare
  2. 67 South Korea 47.7% compare
  3. 68 Cuba 47.3% compare
  4. 70 Peru 43.1% compare
  5. 71 Mexico 42.2% compare
  6. 72 Mauritius 40.2% compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is barro-lee: percentage of female population age 75+ with no education in Brazil?
Barro-lee: percentage of female population age 75+ with no education in Brazil was 45.0% in 2010, according to Robert J. Barro and Jong-Wha Lee: http://www.barrolee.com/.
What is the highest barro-lee: percentage of female population age 75+ with no education recorded in Brazil?
The highest recorded value was 74.0% in 1960.
What is the lowest barro-lee: percentage of female population age 75+ with no education recorded in Brazil?
The lowest recorded value was 36.0% in 1975.
How does Brazil rank for barro-lee: percentage of female population age 75+ with no education?
Brazil ranks 69th out of 144 countries with data for 2010.
Is barro-lee: percentage of female population age 75+ with no education rising or falling in Brazil?
Over the last ten years it is down 18.1%. 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 female population age 75+ with no education. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Barro-Lee: Percentage of female population age 75+ 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 female population age 75+ with no education