Table 1 Male population distributed into particular age-education groups, as percentage shares, Brazil, 1970–2010
From: Demographic changes, educational improvements, and earnings in Brazil and Mexico
Age-education groups | 1970 | 1980 | 1991 | 2000 | 2010 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
15–24 years; less than primary completed | 32.34 | 27.15 | 23.32 | 17.43 | 9.53 |
15–24 years; primary completed | 2.56 | 6.18 | 5.95 | 8.84 | 9.32 |
15–24 years; secondary completed | 1.32 | 3.01 | 3.17 | 5.22 | 7.59 |
15–24 years; university completed | 0.09 | 0.18 | 0.24 | 0.25 | 0.40 |
25–34 years; less than primary completed | 20.86 | 18.58 | 16.32 | 13.71 | 8.92 |
25–34 years; primary completed | 1.15 | 2.51 | 4.16 | 4.25 | 4.78 |
25–34 years; secondary completed | 1.14 | 2.80 | 4.65 | 5.28 | 9.27 |
25–34 years; university completed | 0.55 | 1.25 | 1.51 | 1.32 | 2.35 |
35–49 years; less than primary completed | 23.46 | 20.37 | 18.82 | 17.12 | 14.45 |
35–49 years; primary completed | 0.97 | 1.54 | 2.50 | 4.08 | 4.89 |
35–49 years; secondary completed | 0.82 | 1.47 | 2.97 | 5.07 | 7.38 |
35–49 years; university completed | 0.62 | 1.06 | 2.02 | 2.23 | 2.68 |
50–64 years; less than primary completed | 13.10 | 12.28 | 11.96 | 11.33 | 11.07 |
50–64 years; primary completed | 0.43 | 0.65 | 0.81 | 1.28 | 2.40 |
50–64 years; secondary completed | 0.28 | 0.54 | 0.89 | 1.49 | 3.19 |
50–64 years; university completed | 0.31 | 0.44 | 0.72 | 1.10 | 1.78 |
Total | 100.00 | 100.00 | 100.00 | 100.00 | 100.00 |
Sample size (n) | 6,772,670 | 7,895,865 | 4,992,270 | 6,287,104 | 6,721,044 |
Population size (N) | 25,760,594 | 31,848,780 | 43,434,534 | 53,177,963 | 62,707,571 |