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)
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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

Indicator
Youth literacy rate, population 15-24 years, both sexes (%)
Unit
%
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY-SA 3.0 IGO (UNESCO Institute for Statistics)
Coverage
299 places, 9,763 data points, 1970–2024
Last refreshed

February 2026 Data Release