Brazil vs ESCWA: Gulf Cooperation Council (gcc) (unsdcode:98502): Adult literacy rate, population 15+ years, female

Brazil
95.0%
in 2024
ESCWA: Gulf Cooperation Council (gcc) (unsdcode:98502)
97.2%
in 2024
Brazil rank
32nd
ESCWA: Gulf Cooperation Council (gcc) (unsdcode:98502) rank
30th

Adult literacy rate, population 15+ years, female over time

  • Brazil
  • ESCWA: Gulf Cooperation Council (gcc) (unsdcode:98502)
020406080100198020022024

How they compare

ESCWA: Gulf Cooperation Council (gcc) (unsdcode:98502) currently reports 97.2% against 95.0% in Brazil, a difference of 2.2%.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 21 shared years of data; in 2000 it was Brazil ahead.

Brazil ranks 32nd and ESCWA: Gulf Cooperation Council (gcc) (unsdcode:98502) ranks 30th of 89 countries.

Across the 3 decades both report, Brazil averaged higher in 1 and ESCWA: Gulf Cooperation Council (gcc) (unsdcode:98502) in 2.

Head to head by decade

Decade Brazil ESCWA: Gulf Cooperation Council (gcc) (unsdcode:98502) Difference Ahead
2000s 89.3% 80.1% 9.3% Brazil
2010s 92.4% 92.4% 0.0% ESCWA: Gulf Cooperation Council (gcc) (unsdcode:98502)
2020s 94.9% 96.7% 1.8% ESCWA: Gulf Cooperation Council (gcc) (unsdcode:98502)

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher adult literacy rate, population 15+ years, female, Brazil or ESCWA: Gulf Cooperation Council (gcc) (unsdcode:98502)?
ESCWA: Gulf Cooperation Council (gcc) (unsdcode:98502), at 97.2% against 95.0% in Brazil as of 2024.
What is the difference in adult literacy rate, population 15+ years, female between Brazil and ESCWA: Gulf Cooperation Council (gcc) (unsdcode:98502)?
2.2%, with ESCWA: Gulf Cooperation Council (gcc) (unsdcode:98502) ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Brazil and ESCWA: Gulf Cooperation Council (gcc) (unsdcode:98502)?
21 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2024.
How do Brazil and ESCWA: Gulf Cooperation Council (gcc) (unsdcode:98502) rank globally for adult literacy rate, population 15+ years, female?
Brazil ranks 32nd and ESCWA: Gulf Cooperation Council (gcc) (unsdcode:98502) ranks 30th 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

Indicator
Adult literacy rate, population 15+ years, female (%)
Unit
%
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY-SA 3.0 IGO (UNESCO Institute for Statistics)
Coverage
292 places, 9,572 data points, 1970–2024
Last refreshed

February 2026 Data Release