Literacy rate in Brazil in 2024 — 94.74%. Ranked 13 in the world out of 29. Since 1980, the indicator has risen by 20.15 pp.
1980–2024 · % of population aged 15+
How the value compares with the world and the groups this territory belongs to: Brazil
| Year | % | Change, pp |
|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 94.74 | +0.17 pp |
| 2023 | 94.57 | +0.2 pp |
| 2022 | 94.38 | −0.4 pp |
| 2021 | 94.77 | +0.03 pp |
| 2020 | 94.74 | +0.85 pp |
| 2019 | 93.89 | +0.66 pp |
| 2018 | 93.23 | +0.15 pp |
| 2017 | 93.08 | +0.27 pp |
| 2016 | 92.81 | +0.76 pp |
| 2015 | 92.05 | +0.32 pp |
| 2014 | 91.73 | +0.25 pp |
| 2013 | 91.48 | +0.14 pp |
| 2012 | 91.34 | −0.07 pp |
| 2011 | 91.41 | +1.03 pp |
| 2010 | 90.38 | +0.08 pp |
| 2009 | 90.3 | +0.26 pp |
| 2008 | 90.04 | +0.03 pp |
| 2007 | 90.01 | +0.39 pp |
| 2006 | 89.62 | — |
| 2004 | 88.62 | — |
| 2000 | 86.37 | — |
| 1980 | 74.59 | — |
The same indicator for neighboring countries — with links to their pages
The share of the population aged 15 and older able to read and write a short simple statement about their everyday life. The UNESCO definition is deliberately minimal — it is the threshold of functional literacy, not an assessment of the quality of education. In most countries the data come from censuses and surveys, so they are updated irregularly.
Important: The series is incomplete: values are published only for the years in which a census or a literacy survey was conducted.
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics (UIS), license CC BY-SA 3.0 IGO.
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