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

Brazil: Barro-Lee: Percentage of population age 75+ with no education was 44.1% in 2010. ▼ Falling

Latest (2010)
44.1%
World rank
64th
of 144 countries
All-time high
69.1%
in 1960
All-time low
32.7%
in 1975
Years of data
11
1960–2010

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

02040601960198520101960: 69.11965: 64.71970: 59.91975: 32.71980: 58.21985: 581990: 57.21995: 53.72000: 53.42005: 54.72010: 44.1

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

Analysis

In 2010, barro-lee: percentage of population age 75+ with no education in Brazil stood at 44.1%.

That represents a change of down 17.4% over ten years.

Over the whole period, barro-lee: percentage of population age 75+ with no education in Brazil peaked at 69.1% in 1960 and was at its lowest, 32.7%, in 1975.

That places Brazil 64th out of 144 countries with data for 2010, putting it 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 population age 75+ with no education in Brazil, year by year

Annual values for Barro-Lee: Percentage of population age 75+ with no education in Brazil, 1960 to 2010.
Year Value Change
1960 69.1%
1965 64.7% -6.5%
1970 59.9% -7.3%
1975 32.7% -45.4%
1980 58.2% +78.0%
1985 58.0% -0.4%
1990 57.2% -1.2%
1995 53.7% -6.1%
2000 53.4% -0.7%
2005 54.7% +2.4%
2010 44.1% -19.4%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1960s 66.9% 64.7% 69.1% 2
1970s 46.3% 32.7% 59.9% 2
1980s 58.1% 58.0% 58.2% 2
1990s 55.5% 53.7% 57.2% 2
2000s 54.0% 53.4% 54.7% 2
2010s 44.1% 44.1% 44.1% 1

Countries ranked near Brazil

  1. 61 Türkiye 47.4% compare
  2. 62 Portugal 47.1% compare
  3. 63 Cuba 44.3% compare
  4. 65 Hong Kong, China 43.9% compare
  5. 66 Kuwait 42.6% compare
  6. 67 China 40.7% compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is barro-lee: percentage of population age 75+ with no education in Brazil?
Barro-lee: percentage of population age 75+ with no education in Brazil was 44.1% 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 75+ with no education recorded in Brazil?
The highest recorded value was 69.1% in 1960.
What is the lowest barro-lee: percentage of population age 75+ with no education recorded in Brazil?
The lowest recorded value was 32.7% in 1975.
How does Brazil rank for barro-lee: percentage of population age 75+ with no education?
Brazil ranks 64th out of 144 countries with data for 2010.
Is barro-lee: percentage of population age 75+ with no education rising or falling in Brazil?
Over the last ten years it is down 17.4%. 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 population age 75+ with no education. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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