Adult literacy rate, population 15+ years, male in Brazil
Brazil: Adult literacy rate, population 15+ years, male was 94.5% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Adult literacy rate, population 15+ years, male in Brazil, 1980–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2024, adult literacy rate, population 15+ years, male in Brazil stood at 94.5%.
That represents a change of up 0.2% on the previous year and up 3.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, adult literacy rate, population 15+ years, male in Brazil peaked at 94.5% in 2020 and was at its lowest, 76.4%, in 1980.
That places Brazil 42nd out of 88 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 22 years of available data.
Adult literacy rate, population 15+ years, male in Brazil, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1980 | 76.4% | — |
| 2000 | 86.2% | +12.9% |
| 2004 | 88.4% | +2.5% |
| 2006 | 89.3% | +1.1% |
| 2007 | 89.8% | +0.5% |
| 2008 | 89.8% | +0.1% |
| 2009 | 90.2% | +0.4% |
| 2010 | 90.1% | -0.1% |
| 2011 | 91.2% | +1.2% |
| 2012 | 91.0% | -0.2% |
| 2013 | 91.2% | +0.2% |
| 2014 | 91.4% | +0.2% |
| 2015 | 91.7% | +0.4% |
| 2016 | 92.6% | +0.9% |
| 2017 | 92.9% | +0.3% |
| 2018 | 93.0% | +0.1% |
| 2019 | 93.6% | +0.7% |
| 2020 | 94.5% | +0.9% |
| 2021 | 94.5% | -0.0% |
| 2022 | 94.1% | -0.4% |
| 2023 | 94.3% | +0.2% |
| 2024 | 94.5% | +0.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 76.4% | 76.4% | 76.4% | 1 |
| 2000s | 89.0% | 86.2% | 90.2% | 6 |
| 2010s | 91.9% | 90.1% | 93.6% | 10 |
| 2020s | 94.4% | 94.1% | 94.5% | 5 |
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More education data for Brazil
- Teachers in secondary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 1.02 million (2024)
- Repeaters in primary education, all grades, both sexes (number), gaps 1.44 million (2011)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, male (number), gaps filled 2.71 million (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, female (number), gaps filled 2.59 million (2024)
- Secondary education, pupils, gaps filled 21.50 million (2024)
- Primary education, duration (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Primary education, pupils, gaps filled 15.11 million (2024)
- Primary education, pupils, annual growth rate -0.1454 % change on previous year (2024)
- Primary education, pupils, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Primary education, pupils, per capita 0.0713 units per person (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is adult literacy rate, population 15+ years, male in Brazil?
- Adult literacy rate, population 15+ years, male in Brazil was 94.5% in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest adult literacy rate, population 15+ years, male recorded in Brazil?
- The highest recorded value was 94.5% in 2020.
- What is the lowest adult literacy rate, population 15+ years, male recorded in Brazil?
- The lowest recorded value was 76.4% in 1980.
- How does Brazil rank for adult literacy rate, population 15+ years, male?
- Brazil ranks 42nd out of 88 countries with data for 2024.
- Is adult literacy rate, population 15+ years, male rising or falling in Brazil?
- Over the last ten years it is up 3.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Brazil data come from?
- The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of Adult literacy rate, population 15+ years, male (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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February 2026 Data Release