Brazil vs ESCAP: East and North-east Asia (enea) (unsdcode:98408): Adult literacy rate, population 15+ years, female
Brazil
95.0%
in 2024
ESCAP: East and North-east Asia (enea) (unsdcode:98408)
95.9%
in 2024
Brazil rank
32nd
ESCAP: East and North-east Asia (enea) (unsdcode:98408) rank
34th
Adult literacy rate, population 15+ years, female over time
- Brazil
- ESCAP: East and North-east Asia (enea) (unsdcode:98408)
How they compare
ESCAP: East and North-east Asia (enea) (unsdcode:98408) currently reports 95.9% against 95.0% in Brazil, a difference of 0.9%.
The two have swapped places 3 times across 22 shared years of data; in 1980 it was Brazil ahead.
Brazil ranks 32nd and ESCAP: East and North-east Asia (enea) (unsdcode:98408) ranks 34th of 89 countries.
Across the 4 decades both report, Brazil averaged higher in 1 and ESCAP: East and North-east Asia (enea) (unsdcode:98408) in 3.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Brazil | ESCAP: East and North-east Asia (enea) (unsdcode:98408) | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 72.8% | 53.5% | 19.3% | Brazil |
| 2000s | 89.3% | 90.0% | 0.6% | ESCAP: East and North-east Asia (enea) (unsdcode:98408) |
| 2010s | 92.4% | 93.7% | 1.3% | ESCAP: East and North-east Asia (enea) (unsdcode:98408) |
| 2020s | 94.9% | 95.5% | 0.6% | ESCAP: East and North-east Asia (enea) (unsdcode:98408) |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher adult literacy rate, population 15+ years, female, Brazil or ESCAP: East and North-east Asia (enea) (unsdcode:98408)?
- ESCAP: East and North-east Asia (enea) (unsdcode:98408), at 95.9% against 95.0% in Brazil as of 2024.
- What is the difference in adult literacy rate, population 15+ years, female between Brazil and ESCAP: East and North-east Asia (enea) (unsdcode:98408)?
- 0.9%, with ESCAP: East and North-east Asia (enea) (unsdcode:98408) ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Brazil and ESCAP: East and North-east Asia (enea) (unsdcode:98408)?
- 22 years are reported by both, from 1980 to 2024.
- How do Brazil and ESCAP: East and North-east Asia (enea) (unsdcode:98408) rank globally for adult literacy rate, population 15+ years, female?
- Brazil ranks 32nd and ESCAP: East and North-east Asia (enea) (unsdcode:98408) ranks 34th of 89 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as Adult literacy rate, population 15+ years, female (%). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release