The rate of adult literacy as share of the country's population 15 years and above in Brazil was 94.69 percent in 2022. Between 1980 and 2022, the rate of adult literacy rose by 19.69 percentage points, though the increase followed an uneven trajectory rather than a consistent upward trend.

The statistic depicts the literacy rate in Brazil from 2008 to 2018, as well as for 2022. The literacy rate measures the percentage of people aged 15 and above who can read and write. In 2022, Brazil's literacy rate was around 94.69 percent.

Brazil BR: Literacy Rate: Adult: % of People Aged 15 and Above data was reported at 94.690 % in 2022. This records an increase from the previous number of 93.228 % for 2018. Brazil BR: Literacy Rate: Adult: % of People Aged 15 and Above data is updated yearly, averaging 91.338 % from Dec 1980 (Median) to 2022, with 17 observations. The data reached an all-time high of 94.690 % in 2022 and a record low of 74.587 % in 1980. Brazil BR: Literacy Rate: Adult: % of People Aged 15 and Above data remains active status in CEIC and is reported by World Bank. The data is categorized under Global Database’s Brazil – Table BR.World Bank.WDI: Social: Education Statistics. Adult literacy rate is the percentage of people ages 15 and above who can both read and write with understanding a short simple statement about their everyday life.;UNESCO Institute for Statistics (UIS). UIS.Stat Bulk Data Download Service. Accessed September 19, 2023. https://apiportal.uis.unesco.org/bdds.;Weighted average;

Actual value and historical data chart for Brazil Literacy Rate Adult Male Percent Of Males Ages 15 And Above

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Brazil: Female literacy rate, ages 15-24: The latest value from 2022 is 99.56 percent, an increase from 99.49 percent in 2021. In comparison, the world average is 90.04 percent, based on data from 65 countries. Historically, the average for Brazil from 1980 to 2022 is 98.06 percent. The minimum value, 85 percent, was reached in 1980 while the maximum of 99.56 percent was recorded in 2022.

Time series data for the statistic Literacy_Rate_Adult_Total and country Brazil. Indicator Definition:Adult literacy rate is the percentage of people ages 15 and above who can both read and write with understanding a short simple statement about their everyday life.The statistic "Literacy Rate Adult Total" stands at 94.80 percent as of 12/31/2024, the highest value at least since 12/31/1981, the period currently displayed. Regarding the One-Year-Change of the series, the current value constitutes an increase of 0.2165 percentage points compared to the value the year prior.The 1 year change in percentage points is 0.2165.The 3 year change in percentage points is 0.0156.The 5 year change in percentage points is 0.8986.The 10 year change in percentage points is 3.07.The Serie's long term average value is 91.10 percent. It's latest available value, on 12/31/2024, is 3.70 percentage points higher, compared to it's long term average value.The Serie's change in percentage points from it's minimum value, on 12/31/1980, to it's latest available value, on 12/31/2024, is +20.21.The Serie's change in percentage points from it's maximum value, on 12/31/2024, to it's latest available value, on 12/31/2024, is 0.0.

The youth literacy rate (people aged 15-24) in Brazil was 99.28 percent in 2022. Between 1980 and 2022, the youth literacy rate rose by 15.28 percentage points, though the increase followed an uneven trajectory rather than a consistent upward trend.

In 2018, nearly nine out of ten (** percent of) people aged between 15 and 24 years surveyed in Brazil were considered functionally literate – that is, minimally able to read and interpret memos, pieces of news, instructions, narratives, graphs, tables, ads, and other types of text. Less than half (** percent) of respondents aged between 50 and 64 years were deemed functionally literate. In Brazil, the functional literacy rate is higher among women.

Brazil: Youth literacy rate, ages 15-24: The latest value from 2022 is 99.28 percent, unchanged from 99.28 percent in 2021. In comparison, the world average is 90.52 percent, based on data from 65 countries. Historically, the average for Brazil from 1980 to 2022 is 97.4 percent. The minimum value, 84 percent, was reached in 1980 while the maximum of 99.28 percent was recorded in 2021.

BR: Gender Parity Index (GPI): Literacy Rate: Youth Aged 15-24 data was reported at 1.005 Ratio in 2022. This records an increase from the previous number of 1.004 Ratio for 2021. BR: Gender Parity Index (GPI): Literacy Rate: Youth Aged 15-24 data is updated yearly, averaging 1.008 Ratio from Dec 1980 (Median) to 2022, with 24 observations. The data reached an all-time high of 1.024 Ratio in 2002 and a record low of 1.000 Ratio in 2010. BR: Gender Parity Index (GPI): Literacy Rate: Youth Aged 15-24 data remains active status in CEIC and is reported by World Bank. The data is categorized under Global Database’s Brazil – Table BR.World Bank.WDI: Social: Education Statistics. Gender parity index for youth literacy rate is the ratio of females to males ages 15-24 who can both read and write with understanding a short simple statement about their everyday life.;UNESCO Institute for Statistics (UIS). UIS.Stat Bulk Data Download Service. Accessed April 5, 2025. https://apiportal.uis.unesco.org/bdds.;Weighted average;

The literacy rate of people ages 15 years and over in Brazil was estimated at approximately 93 percent in 2018. Between 1980 and 2018, the rate rose by around 18 percentage points, though the increase followed an uneven trajectory rather than a consistent upward trend.

In 2018, approximately ** percent of women surveyed in Brazil were deemed functionally literate – that is, minimally able to read and interpret memos, pieces of news, instructions, narratives, graphs, tables, ads, and other types of text. Among men, the functional literacy rate stood at ** percent. Overall, the share of population deemed functionally literate in Brazil has decreased.

Elderly literacy rate, population 65+ years, male (%) in Brazil was reported at 79.34 % in 2018, according to the World Bank collection of development indicators, compiled from officially recognized sources. Brazil - Elderly literacy rate, population 65+ years, male - actual values, historical data, forecasts and projections were sourced from the World Bank on November of 2025.

Brazil: Male literacy rate, ages 15-24: The latest value from 2022 is 99.01 percent, a decline from 99.07 percent in 2021. In comparison, the world average is 91.06 percent, based on data from 65 countries. Historically, the average for Brazil from 1980 to 2022 is 96.75 percent. The minimum value, 83 percent, was reached in 1980 while the maximum of 99.07 percent was recorded in 2021.

Brazil BR: Literacy Rate: Youth Male: % of Males Aged 15-24 data was reported at 99.010 % in 2022. This records a decrease from the previous number of 99.070 % for 2021. Brazil BR: Literacy Rate: Youth Male: % of Males Aged 15-24 data is updated yearly, averaging 97.680 % from Dec 1980 (Median) to 2022, with 24 observations. The data reached an all-time high of 99.070 % in 2021 and a record low of 83.000 % in 1980. Brazil BR: Literacy Rate: Youth Male: % of Males Aged 15-24 data remains active status in CEIC and is reported by World Bank. The data is categorized under Global Database’s Brazil – Table BR.World Bank.WDI: Social: Education Statistics. Youth literacy rate is the percentage of people ages 15-24 who can both read and write with understanding a short simple statement about their everyday life.;UNESCO Institute for Statistics (UIS). UIS.Stat Bulk Data Download Service. Accessed April 5, 2025. https://apiportal.uis.unesco.org/bdds.;Weighted average;

Literacy in India has been increasing as more and more people receive a better education, but it is still far from all-encompassing. In 2023, the degree of literacy in India was about 77 percent, with the majority of literate Indians being men. It is estimated that the global literacy rate for people aged 15 and above is about 86 percent. How to read a literacy rateIn order to identify potential for intellectual and educational progress, the literacy rate of a country covers the level of education and skills acquired by a country’s inhabitants. Literacy is an important indicator of a country’s economic progress and the standard of living – it shows how many people have access to education. However, the standards to measure literacy cannot be universally applied. Measures to identify and define illiterate and literate inhabitants vary from country to country: In some, illiteracy is equated with no schooling at all, for example. Writings on the wallGlobally speaking, more men are able to read and write than women, and this disparity is also reflected in the literacy rate in India – with scarcity of schools and education in rural areas being one factor, and poverty another. Especially in rural areas, women and girls are often not given proper access to formal education, and even if they are, many drop out. Today, India is already being surpassed in this area by other emerging economies, like Brazil, China, and even by most other countries in the Asia-Pacific region. To catch up, India now has to offer more educational programs to its rural population, not only on how to read and write, but also on traditional gender roles and rights.

Elderly literacy rate, population 65+ years, both sexes (%) in Brazil was reported at 78.54 % in 2018, according to the World Bank collection of development indicators, compiled from officially recognized sources. Brazil - Elderly literacy rate, population 65+ years, both sexes - actual values, historical data, forecasts and projections were sourced from the World Bank on November of 2025.

Abstract This article presents analyses by Giorgio Mortara on the information from the Brazilian population census carried out in 1940 referring specifically to illiteracy in the Federal District (Rio de Janeiro) and in the municipality of São Paulo. Mortara was born in Italy, where he graduated and established himself as a recognized statistician, and in 1939 moved to Brazil, where he significantly contributed to the constitution of the IBGE (Brazilian Institute of Geography and Statistics) and to Brazilian demographic studies. Several of his studies are devoted to the analysis of results of the Brazilian census surveys and are widely cited and well known in the country. This article, however, focuses on some analyses elaborated by the author regarding illiteracy, which were published in the Revista Brasileira de Estudos Pedagógicos in 1945 and are rarely mentioned in the literature on the subject. In these studies, the author identifies aspects and trends that had not yet become part of the analytical repertoire in the period. This is the case of the observation of more pronounced literacy in younger generations, the lower illiteracy rate trend among girls and the index differences regarding the color category.