Barro-Lee: Percentage of population age 65-69 with primary schooling. in Brazil

Brazil: Barro-Lee: Percentage of population age 65-69 with primary schooling. was 25.4% in 2010. ▲ Rising

Latest (2010)
25.4%
World rank
28th
of 144 countries
All-time high
25.4%
in 2010
All-time low
2.6%
in 1980
Years of data
11
1960–2010

Barro-Lee: Percentage of population age 65-69 with primary schooling. in Brazil, 1960–2010

5101520251960198520101960: 13.21965: 13.91970: 14.91975: 4.31980: 2.61985: 15.11990: 18.71995: 21.42000: 24.62005: 23.62010: 25.4

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

Analysis

In 2010, barro-lee: percentage of population age 65-69 with primary schooling. in Brazil stood at 25.4%. That is the highest value across all 11 years on record.

The figure is up 3.6% over ten years.

Over the whole period, barro-lee: percentage of population age 65-69 with primary schooling. in Brazil peaked at 25.4% in 2010 and was at its lowest, 2.6%, in 1980.

Brazil ranks 28th of 144 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.

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

Barro-Lee: Percentage of population age 65-69 with primary schooling. in Brazil, year by year

Annual values for Barro-Lee: Percentage of population age 65-69 with primary schooling. Completed Primary in Brazil, 1960 to 2010.
Year Value Change
1960 13.2%
1965 13.9% +5.4%
1970 14.9% +6.9%
1975 4.3% -71.1%
1980 2.6% -39.5%
1985 15.1% +481.2%
1990 18.7% +23.6%
1995 21.4% +14.5%
2000 24.6% +14.8%
2005 23.6% -3.8%
2010 25.4% +7.8%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1960s 13.6% 13.2% 13.9% 2
1970s 9.6% 4.3% 14.9% 2
1980s 8.9% 2.6% 15.1% 2
1990s 20.0% 18.7% 21.4% 2
2000s 24.1% 23.6% 24.6% 2
2010s 25.4% 25.4% 25.4% 1

Countries ranked near Brazil

  1. 25 Costa Rica 27.9% compare
  2. 26 Jamaica 25.8% compare
  3. 27 Hong Kong 25.5% compare
  4. 29 Malaysia 24.3% compare
  5. 30 Luxembourg 24.1% compare
  6. 31 Sri Lanka 23.5% compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is barro-lee: percentage of population age 65-69 with primary schooling. in Brazil?
Barro-lee: percentage of population age 65-69 with primary schooling. in Brazil was 25.4% 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 65-69 with primary schooling. recorded in Brazil?
The highest recorded value was 25.4% in 2010.
What is the lowest barro-lee: percentage of population age 65-69 with primary schooling. recorded in Brazil?
The lowest recorded value was 2.6% in 1980.
How does Brazil rank for barro-lee: percentage of population age 65-69 with primary schooling.?
Brazil ranks 28th out of 144 countries with data for 2010.
Is barro-lee: percentage of population age 65-69 with primary schooling. rising or falling in Brazil?
Over the last ten years it is up 3.6%. 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 population age 65-69 with primary schooling. Completed Primary. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Barro-Lee: Percentage of population age 65-69 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 population age 65-69 with primary schooling. Completed Primary