Brazil vs Middle income: Literacy rate, youth total

Brazil
99.5%
in 2024
Middle income
95.0%
in 2024
Brazil rank
21st
Middle income rank
19th

Literacy rate, youth total over time

  • Brazil
  • Middle income
020406080100197519992024

How they compare

Brazil currently reports 99.5% against 95.0% in Middle income, a difference of 4.5%.

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

Brazil ranks 21st and Middle income ranks 19th of 95 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade Brazil Middle income Difference Ahead
1980s 83.9% 74.5% 9.4% Brazil
2000s 96.8% 88.7% 8.1% Brazil
2010s 98.8% 92.3% 6.5% Brazil
2020s 99.3% 94.7% 4.6% Brazil

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher literacy rate, youth total, Brazil or Middle income?
Brazil, at 99.5% against 95.0% in Middle income as of 2024.
What is the difference in literacy rate, youth total between Brazil and Middle income?
4.5%, with Brazil ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Brazil and Middle income?
26 years are reported by both, from 1980 to 2024.
How do Brazil and Middle income rank globally for literacy rate, youth total?
Brazil ranks 21st and Middle income ranks 19th 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.