Brazil - Literacy rate
Literacy rate, youth female (% of females ages 15-24)
Literacy rate, youth female (% of females ages 15-24) in Brazil was 99.43 as of 2018. Its highest value over the past 38 years was 99.48 in 2017, while its lowest value was 85.24 in 1980.
Definition: 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.
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics (http://uis.unesco.org/)
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| Year | Value |
|---|---|
| 1980 | 85.24 |
| 2000 | 95.72 |
| 2004 | 97.90 |
| 2006 | 98.36 |
| 2007 | 98.56 |
| 2008 | 98.53 |
| 2009 | 98.69 |
| 2010 | 98.32 |
| 2011 | 99.07 |
| 2012 | 99.02 |
| 2013 | 99.23 |
| 2014 | 99.25 |
| 2015 | 99.35 |
| 2016 | 99.46 |
| 2017 | 99.48 |
| 2018 | 99.43 |
Literacy rate, youth male (% of males ages 15-24)
Literacy rate, youth male (% of males ages 15-24) in Brazil was 98.98 as of 2018. Its highest value over the past 38 years was 98.98 in 2018, while its lowest value was 82.56 in 1980.
Definition: 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.
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics (http://uis.unesco.org/)
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| Year | Value |
|---|---|
| 1980 | 82.56 |
| 2000 | 92.65 |
| 2004 | 95.78 |
| 2006 | 96.80 |
| 2007 | 97.06 |
| 2008 | 97.18 |
| 2009 | 97.45 |
| 2010 | 96.72 |
| 2011 | 97.91 |
| 2012 | 98.23 |
| 2013 | 98.25 |
| 2014 | 98.45 |
| 2015 | 98.60 |
| 2016 | 98.78 |
| 2017 | 98.84 |
| 2018 | 98.98 |
Literacy rate, youth total (% of people ages 15-24)
Literacy rate, youth total (% of people ages 15-24) in Brazil was 99.20 as of 2018. Its highest value over the past 38 years was 99.20 in 2018, while its lowest value was 83.91 in 1980.
Definition: 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.
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics (http://uis.unesco.org/)
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| Year | Value |
|---|---|
| 1980 | 83.91 |
| 2000 | 94.18 |
| 2004 | 96.84 |
| 2006 | 97.58 |
| 2007 | 97.80 |
| 2008 | 97.84 |
| 2009 | 98.07 |
| 2010 | 97.51 |
| 2011 | 98.49 |
| 2012 | 98.62 |
| 2013 | 98.74 |
| 2014 | 98.85 |
| 2015 | 98.96 |
| 2016 | 99.11 |
| 2017 | 99.16 |
| 2018 | 99.20 |
Literacy rate, adult female (% of females ages 15 and above)
Literacy rate, adult female (% of females ages 15 and above) in Brazil was 93.43 as of 2018. Its highest value over the past 38 years was 93.43 in 2018, while its lowest value was 72.85 in 1980.
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.
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics (http://uis.unesco.org/)
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| Year | Value |
|---|---|
| 1980 | 72.85 |
| 2000 | 86.50 |
| 2004 | 88.81 |
| 2006 | 89.86 |
| 2007 | 90.23 |
| 2008 | 90.22 |
| 2009 | 90.41 |
| 2010 | 90.68 |
| 2011 | 91.63 |
| 2012 | 91.62 |
| 2013 | 91.76 |
| 2014 | 92.06 |
| 2015 | 92.34 |
| 2016 | 93.02 |
| 2017 | 93.24 |
| 2018 | 93.43 |
Literacy rate, adult male (% of males ages 15 and above)
Literacy rate, adult male (% of males ages 15 and above) in Brazil was 93.01 as of 2018. Its highest value over the past 38 years was 93.01 in 2018, while its lowest value was 76.38 in 1980.
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.
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics (http://uis.unesco.org/)
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| Year | Value |
|---|---|
| 1980 | 76.38 |
| 2000 | 86.23 |
| 2004 | 88.41 |
| 2006 | 89.35 |
| 2007 | 89.77 |
| 2008 | 89.84 |
| 2009 | 90.17 |
| 2010 | 90.06 |
| 2011 | 91.17 |
| 2012 | 91.03 |
| 2013 | 91.18 |
| 2014 | 91.37 |
| 2015 | 91.73 |
| 2016 | 92.58 |
| 2017 | 92.89 |
| 2018 | 93.01 |
Literacy rate, adult total (% of people ages 15 and above)
Literacy rate, adult total (% of people ages 15 and above) in Brazil was 93.23 as of 2018. Its highest value over the past 38 years was 93.23 in 2018, while its lowest value was 74.59 in 1980.
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.
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics (http://uis.unesco.org/)
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| Year | Value |
|---|---|
| 1980 | 74.59 |
| 2000 | 86.37 |
| 2004 | 88.62 |
| 2006 | 89.62 |
| 2007 | 90.01 |
| 2008 | 90.04 |
| 2009 | 90.30 |
| 2010 | 90.38 |
| 2011 | 91.41 |
| 2012 | 91.34 |
| 2013 | 91.48 |
| 2014 | 91.73 |
| 2015 | 92.05 |
| 2016 | 92.81 |
| 2017 | 93.08 |
| 2018 | 93.23 |
Classification
Topic: Education Indicators
Sub-Topic: Outcomes
