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LATE AND UNEQUAL: MEASURING ENROLMENTS AND RETENTION IN BRAZILIAN EDUCATION, 1933-2010

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  06 April 2021

Thomas H. Kang Open the ORCID record for Thomas H. Kang [Opens in a new window] ,
Luís Henrique Z. Paese Open the ORCID record for Luís Henrique Z. Paese [Opens in a new window]  and
Nilson F. A. Felix Open the ORCID record for Nilson F. A. Felix [Opens in a new window]
Thomas H. Kang
Affiliation:
Escola Superior de Propaganda e Marketing (ESPM)a
Luís Henrique Z. Paese
Affiliation:
Centro Administrativo Sicredib
Nilson F. A. Felix
Affiliation:
Universidade Federal do Rio Grande do Sul (UFRGS)c
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Abstract

This paper presents a new dataset of enrolment rates and grade distribution ratios (GDR) in Brazil between 1933 and 2010, in addition to enrolment rates and GDR of Brazilian states from 1955 to 2010. To our knowledge, there are no previous estimates of enrolment rates by states for such a long period in Brazil. Enrolment rates and GDR in northern and north-eastern states were meagre and comparable to the lowest Latin American performers, and even the most advanced Brazilian states lagged behind the early leaders of the region, such as Argentina and Uruguay, until the turn of the century. Given a certain enrolment rate, Brazilian states were expected to present lower GDR compared to Latin American countries on average.

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RESUMEN

Este artículo presenta un nuevo conjunto de datos de tasas de matriculación y tasas de distribución de grados (GDR) en Brasil entre 1933 y 2010. También presentamos tasas de matriculación y GDR por estados brasileños de 1955 a 2010. No hay estimaciones previas de las tasas de matriculación por Estados por un período tan largo en Brasil. Las tasas de matriculación y las GDR en los estados del norte y noreste fueron bajas y comparables con las de menor rendimiento en América Latina. Incluso los estados brasileños más avanzados se quedaron atrás de los líderes de la región hasta el cambio de siglo. Dada una cierta tasa de matriculación, los estados brasileños presentaran GDR más bajas que los países latinoamericanos en promedio.

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educationenrolmentseconomic historyregional inequalityN36H52I25educaciónmatriculaciónhistoria económicadesigualdad regional
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Revista de Historia Economica - Journal of Iberian and Latin American Economic History , Volume 39 , Issue 2 , September 2021 , pp. 191 - 218
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Copyright © The Author(s), 2021. Published by Cambridge University Press on behalf of Instituto Figuerola, Universidad Carlos III de Madrid

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a

Campus Porto Alegre, Porto Alegre, Brazil. kang.thomas@gmail.com

b

Digital Transformation Initiative, Porto Alegre, Brazil. lhzpaese@gmail.com

c

Postgraduate Program in Education, Porto Alegre, Brazil. nilson.f.a.felix@gmail.com

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