Brazil vs WB: Upper Middle Income (july 2025): Literacy rate, population 25-64 years, male
Brazil
95.1%
in 2024
WB: Upper Middle Income (july 2025)
98.0%
in 2024
Brazil rank
43rd
WB: Upper Middle Income (july 2025) rank
46th
Literacy rate, population 25-64 years, male over time
- Brazil
- WB: Upper Middle Income (july 2025)
How they compare
WB: Upper Middle Income (july 2025) currently reports 98.0% against 95.1% in Brazil, a difference of 2.9%.
Across all 26 years both countries report, WB: Upper Middle Income (july 2025) has been ahead every year.
Brazil ranks 43rd and WB: Upper Middle Income (july 2025) ranks 46th of 88 countries.
WB: Upper Middle Income (july 2025) has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Brazil | WB: Upper Middle Income (july 2025) | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 75.3% | 77.5% | 2.3% | WB: Upper Middle Income (july 2025) |
| 2000s | 88.2% | 95.5% | 7.3% | WB: Upper Middle Income (july 2025) |
| 2010s | 92.2% | 97.3% | 5.1% | WB: Upper Middle Income (july 2025) |
| 2020s | 95.0% | 97.9% | 2.9% | WB: Upper Middle Income (july 2025) |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher literacy rate, population 25-64 years, male, Brazil or WB: Upper Middle Income (july 2025)?
- WB: Upper Middle Income (july 2025), at 98.0% against 95.1% in Brazil as of 2024.
- What is the difference in literacy rate, population 25-64 years, male between Brazil and WB: Upper Middle Income (july 2025)?
- 2.9%, with WB: Upper Middle Income (july 2025) ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Brazil and WB: Upper Middle Income (july 2025)?
- 26 years are reported by both, from 1980 to 2024.
- How do Brazil and WB: Upper Middle Income (july 2025) rank globally for literacy rate, population 25-64 years, male?
- Brazil ranks 43rd and WB: Upper Middle Income (july 2025) ranks 46th of 88 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as Literacy rate, population 25-64 years, male (%). 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