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Table 63 – Primary Education – Repetition rate by grade – Brazil and Regions –1996-1997
| Primary Education – Repetition Rate by Grade - Brazil and Regions - 1996-1997 | |||||||||
Repetition Rate by Grade (%) |
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Total |
1st grade |
2nd grade |
3rd grade |
4th grade |
5th grade |
6th grade |
7th grade |
8th grade |
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| Brazil | |||||||||
1996 |
14.2 |
19.1 |
16.7 |
12.4 |
9.2 |
17.0 |
13.7 |
10.4 |
7.3 |
1997 |
11.4 |
18.3 |
13.7 |
9.1 |
7.1 |
12.4 |
9.8 |
7.6 |
5.4 |
| North | |||||||||
1996 |
19.0 |
26.3 |
20.0 |
15.4 |
12.3 |
22.2 |
17.0 |
12.1 |
8.9 |
1997 |
16.7 |
25.1 |
17.9 |
13.6 |
10.8 |
16.4 |
11.5 |
8.5 |
7.0 |
| Northeast | |||||||||
1996 |
17.6 |
25.5 |
20.3 |
15.2 |
11.5 |
16.1 |
12.9 |
10.4 |
7.7 |
1997 |
15.5 |
22.9 |
17.7 |
13.1 |
9.9 |
14.4 |
11.0 |
8.6 |
6.0 |
| Southeast | |||||||||
1996 |
10.1 |
6.7 |
13.4 |
10.2 |
6.4 |
15.5 |
11.7 |
8.4 |
5.9 |
1997 |
6.6 |
7.1 |
8.9 |
4.9 |
3.7 |
9.2 |
7.5 |
5.8 |
4.4 |
| South | |||||||||
1996 |
14.9 |
18.5 |
14.6 |
10.7 |
10.4 |
19.8 |
18.4 |
14.4 |
9.3 |
1997 |
11.5 |
17.0 |
12.9 |
8.8 |
8.3 |
13.9 |
11.9 |
9.7 |
6.1 |
| Mid-West | |||||||||
1996 |
14.8 |
19.6 |
15.9 |
12.4 |
9.5 |
18.4 |
15.8 |
12.6 |
9.0 |
1997 |
12.5 |
17.2 |
13.4 |
10.4 |
7.5 |
15.7 |
13.1 |
10.5 |
7.5 |
| Source: MEC/INEP/SEEC | |||||||||
Retention rate through the 5th grade (percentage of all students who reach the 5th grade).
In Brazil, data on primary education are unified through the 8th grade, but make no distinction as to the 4th grade. We present the retention rate referring to the last grade of primary education, that is, the 8th grade.
Table 64 -
Retention rate through the 8th grade of primary education – Brazil – 1997Year |
Retention rate (%) |
1997 |
66.2 |
Source: MEC/INEP/SEEC
Efficiency coefficient (ideal number of years of study necessary for a group of students to complete the primary cycle in relation to the average number of years necessary to complete the primary cycle, expressed in percentage).
Table 65 -
Primary education – Efficiency coefficient – Brazil – 1998Minimum number of years for conclusion |
Average number of years for conclusion |
Efficiency rate |
8 |
10.3 |
0.78 |
Source: MEC/INEP/SEEC
Percentage of students who reach the 4th grade of primary education who master the set of basic skills set for the national level – Brazil – 1997
Table 66 -
Level of proficiency in the 4th grade of primary education – Brazil – 1997Percentage of students with expected level of proficiency* |
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Portuguese (%) |
Mathematics(%) |
Science (%) |
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Total |
41.6 |
10.6 |
51.6 |
Source: MEC/INEP/DAEB – SAEB/97
Obs.: * Expected level of proficiency in Portuguese and Science: 175.
Expected level of proficiency in Mathematics: 250
Literacy rate in the 15-24 year-old bracket
Rate of illiteracy |
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15-19 years old |
20-24 years old |
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1970 |
24.3 |
26.5 |
1980 |
16.5 |
15.6 |
1991 |
12.1 |
12.2 |
1995 |
6.8 |
7.5 |
1996 |
6.0 |
7.1 |
Source: IBGE – PNAD 1996
Note: Excluding the rural population of Rondônia, Acre, Amazonas, Roraima, Para and Amapa in 1995 and 1996.
Rate of adult literacy (percentage of the literate population over 15 years of age)
Table 68 -
Rate of literacy – Population of 15 and over – Brazil – 1970-1996Year |
Percentage of literates |
1970 |
66.4 |
1980 |
74.6 |
1991 |
79.9 |
1996 |
85.3 |
Source: IBGE Demographic Censuses: 1970, 1980, 1991. PNAD (IBGE), 1996.
Population Count, 1996
Rate of literacy by gender
Table 69 -
Rate of illiteracy of the population aged 15 and over by gender – Brazil-1980/1996Gender |
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Total |
Men |
Women |
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1980 |
25.4 |
23.6 |
27.1 |
1991 |
20.1 |
19.8 |
20.3 |
1996* |
14.7 |
14.5 |
14.8 |
Source: IBGE. Demographic Censuses 1991/PNAD 1995/1996
Note: *Excluding the rural population of Rondônia, Acre, Amazonas, Roraima, Para and Amapa.
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