Brazil vs ESCAP: Wb Upper Middle Income Economies (wb_upper_mid) (unsdcode:98437): Youth literacy rate, population 15-24 years, both sexes
Brazil
99.5%
in 2024
ESCAP: Wb Upper Middle Income Economies (wb_upper_mid) (unsdcode:98437)
99.7%
in 2024
Brazil rank
22nd
ESCAP: Wb Upper Middle Income Economies (wb_upper_mid) (unsdcode:98437) rank
20th
Youth literacy rate, population 15-24 years, both sexes over time
- Brazil
- ESCAP: Wb Upper Middle Income Economies (wb_upper_mid) (unsdcode:98437)
How they compare
ESCAP: Wb Upper Middle Income Economies (wb_upper_mid) (unsdcode:98437) currently reports 99.7% against 99.5% in Brazil, a difference of 0.2%.
Across all 26 years both countries report, ESCAP: Wb Upper Middle Income Economies (wb_upper_mid) (unsdcode:98437) has been ahead every year.
Brazil ranks 22nd and ESCAP: Wb Upper Middle Income Economies (wb_upper_mid) (unsdcode:98437) ranks 20th of 95 countries.
ESCAP: Wb Upper Middle Income Economies (wb_upper_mid) (unsdcode:98437) has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Brazil | ESCAP: Wb Upper Middle Income Economies (wb_upper_mid) (unsdcode:98437) | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 83.9% | 88.0% | 4.1% | ESCAP: Wb Upper Middle Income Economies (wb_upper_mid) (unsdcode:98437) |
| 2000s | 96.8% | 99.0% | 2.2% | ESCAP: Wb Upper Middle Income Economies (wb_upper_mid) (unsdcode:98437) |
| 2010s | 98.8% | 99.5% | 0.8% | ESCAP: Wb Upper Middle Income Economies (wb_upper_mid) (unsdcode:98437) |
| 2020s | 99.3% | 99.7% | 0.4% | ESCAP: Wb Upper Middle Income Economies (wb_upper_mid) (unsdcode:98437) |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher youth literacy rate, population 15-24 years, both sexes, Brazil or ESCAP: Wb Upper Middle Income Economies (wb_upper_mid) (unsdcode:98437)?
- ESCAP: Wb Upper Middle Income Economies (wb_upper_mid) (unsdcode:98437), at 99.7% against 99.5% in Brazil as of 2024.
- What is the difference in youth literacy rate, population 15-24 years, both sexes between Brazil and ESCAP: Wb Upper Middle Income Economies (wb_upper_mid) (unsdcode:98437)?
- 0.2%, with ESCAP: Wb Upper Middle Income Economies (wb_upper_mid) (unsdcode:98437) ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Brazil and ESCAP: Wb Upper Middle Income Economies (wb_upper_mid) (unsdcode:98437)?
- 26 years are reported by both, from 1980 to 2024.
- How do Brazil and ESCAP: Wb Upper Middle Income Economies (wb_upper_mid) (unsdcode:98437) rank globally for youth literacy rate, population 15-24 years, both sexes?
- Brazil ranks 22nd and ESCAP: Wb Upper Middle Income Economies (wb_upper_mid) (unsdcode:98437) ranks 20th of 95 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as Youth literacy rate, population 15-24 years, both sexes (%). 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