Brazil vs Early-demographic dividend: Literacy rate, youth total

Brazil
99.5%
in 2024
Early-demographic dividend
94.3%
in 2024
Brazil rank
21st
Early-demographic dividend rank
20th

Literacy rate, youth total over time

  • Brazil
  • Early-demographic dividend
020406080100197519992024

How they compare

Brazil currently reports 99.5% against 94.3% in Early-demographic dividend, a difference of 5.2%.

That makes Brazil's figure about 1.1 times Early-demographic dividend's.

Across all 26 years both countries report, Brazil has been ahead every year.

Brazil ranks 21st and Early-demographic dividend ranks 20th of 95 countries.

Brazil has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Brazil Early-demographic dividend Difference Ahead
1980s 83.9% 63.2% 20.7% Brazil
2000s 96.8% 83.5% 13.3% Brazil
2010s 98.8% 90.0% 8.7% Brazil
2020s 99.3% 93.9% 5.5% Brazil

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher literacy rate, youth total, Brazil or Early-demographic dividend?
Brazil, at 99.5% against 94.3% in Early-demographic dividend as of 2024.
What is the difference in literacy rate, youth total between Brazil and Early-demographic dividend?
5.2%, with Brazil ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Brazil and Early-demographic dividend?
26 years are reported by both, from 1980 to 2024.
How do Brazil and Early-demographic dividend rank globally for literacy rate, youth total?
Brazil ranks 21st and Early-demographic dividend ranks 20th of 95 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO), published as Literacy rate, youth total (% of people ages 15-24). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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About this data

Indicator
Literacy rate, youth total (% of people ages 15-24)
Unit
% of people ages 15-24
Source
Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO)
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
135 places, 2,762 data points, 1974–2024
Last refreshed

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.