School age population, one year before than official primary entry age in Brazil

Brazil: School age population, one year before than official primary entry age was 1.47 million number in 2011. ▼ Falling

Latest (2011)
1.47 million number
Change on year
up 1.8%
World rank
8th
of 202 countries
All-time high
1.76 million number
in 2004
All-time low
1.44 million number
in 2009
Years of data
10
1999–2011

School age population, one year before than official primary entry age in Brazil, 1999–2011

0500.0k1.0M1.5M2.0M1999200520111999: 1.5M number2001: 1.6M number2002: 1.6M number2003: 1.6M number2004: 1.8M number2005: 1.6M number2007: 1.6M number2008: 1.5M number2009: 1.4M number2011: 1.5M number

Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in number.

Analysis

Brazil recorded 1.47 million number for school age population, one year before than official primary entry age in 2011.

That represents a change of up 1.8% on the previous year and down 10.3% over ten years.

Over the whole period, school age population, one year before than official primary entry age in Brazil peaked at 1.76 million number in 2004 and was at its lowest, 1.44 million number, in 2009.

Brazil ranks 8th of 202 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.

The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 10 years of available data.

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 1.49 million number 1.49 million number 1.49 million number 1
2000s 1.59 million number 1.44 million number 1.76 million number 8
2010s 1.47 million number 1.47 million number 1.47 million number 1

Countries ranked near Brazil

  1. 5 Indonesia 2.38 million number compare
  2. 6 United States 1.96 million number compare
  3. 7 Ethiopia 1.51 million number compare
  4. 9 Bangladesh 1.42 million number compare
  5. 10 Democratic Republic of Congo 1.41 million number compare
  6. 11 Egypt 1.25 million number compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is school age population, one year before than official primary entry age in Brazil?
School age population, one year before than official primary entry age in Brazil was 1.47 million number in 2011, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
What is the highest school age population, one year before than official primary entry age recorded in Brazil?
The highest recorded value was 1.76 million number in 2004.
What is the lowest school age population, one year before than official primary entry age recorded in Brazil?
The lowest recorded value was 1.44 million number in 2009.
How does Brazil rank for school age population, one year before than official primary entry age?
Brazil ranks 8th out of 202 countries with data for 2011.
Is school age population, one year before than official primary entry age rising or falling in Brazil?
Over the last ten years it is down 10.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
Where does this Brazil data come from?
The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of School age population, one year before than official primary entry age, female (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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About this data

Indicator
School age population, one year before than official primary entry age, female (number)
Unit
number
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
247 places, 12,237 data points, 1970–2020
Last refreshed

Female population of the age-group theoretically corresponding to one year before the official primary entry age as indicated by theoretical entrance age and duration. For more information, consult the UNESCO Institute of Statistics website: http://www.uis.unesco.org/Education/