Barro-Lee: Percentage of female population age 75+ with primary in Brazil

Brazil: Barro-Lee: Percentage of female population age 75+ with primary was 18.9% in 2010. ▲ Rising

Latest (2010)
18.9%
World rank
51st
of 144 countries
All-time high
18.9%
in 2010
All-time low
2.5%
in 1980
Years of data
11
1960–2010

Barro-Lee: Percentage of female population age 75+ with primary in Brazil, 1960–2010

051015201960198520101960: 11.81965: 13.11970: 14.61975: 41980: 2.51985: 11.71990: 15.11995: 182000: 18.62005: 17.82010: 18.9

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

Analysis

In 2010, barro-lee: percentage of female population age 75+ with primary in Brazil stood at 18.9%. That is the highest value across all 11 years on record.

That represents a change of up 1.7% over ten years.

Over the whole period, barro-lee: percentage of female population age 75+ with primary in Brazil peaked at 18.9% in 2010 and was at its lowest, 2.5%, in 1980.

That places Brazil 51st out of 144 countries with data for 2010, putting it in the middle of the range.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 11 years of available data.

Barro-Lee: Percentage of female population age 75+ with primary in Brazil, year by year

Annual values for Barro-Lee: Percentage of female population age 75+ with primary schooling. Completed Primary in Brazil, 1960 to 2010.
Year Value Change
1960 11.8%
1965 13.1% +11.0%
1970 14.6% +11.4%
1975 4.0% -72.6%
1980 2.5% -37.5%
1985 11.7% +367.2%
1990 15.1% +29.4%
1995 18.0% +19.0%
2000 18.6% +3.3%
2005 17.8% -4.3%
2010 18.9% +6.2%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1960s 12.5% 11.8% 13.1% 2
1970s 9.3% 4.0% 14.6% 2
1980s 7.1% 2.5% 11.7% 2
1990s 16.5% 15.1% 18.0% 2
2000s 18.2% 17.8% 18.6% 2
2010s 18.9% 18.9% 18.9% 1

Countries ranked near Brazil

  1. 48 Portugal 19.3% compare
  2. 49 Ukraine 19.2% compare
  3. 50 Russia 19.1% compare
  4. 52 Peru 18.8% compare
  5. 53 El Salvador 18.5% compare
  6. 54 Estonia 18.4% compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is barro-lee: percentage of female population age 75+ with primary in Brazil?
Barro-lee: percentage of female population age 75+ with primary in Brazil was 18.9% 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 primary recorded in Brazil?
The highest recorded value was 18.9% in 2010.
What is the lowest barro-lee: percentage of female population age 75+ with primary recorded in Brazil?
The lowest recorded value was 2.5% in 1980.
How does Brazil rank for barro-lee: percentage of female population age 75+ with primary?
Brazil ranks 51st out of 144 countries with data for 2010.
Is barro-lee: percentage of female population age 75+ with primary rising or falling in Brazil?
Over the last ten years it is up 1.7%. 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: Percentage of female population age 75+ with primary schooling. Completed Primary. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Barro-Lee: Percentage of female population age 75+ with primary schooling. Completed Primary
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 primary schooling. Completed Primary