Cross country literacy rates in Brazil
Brazil: Cross country literacy rates was 94.74 in 2024. ▲ Rising
Latest (2024)
94.74
Change on year
up 0.2%
World rank
55th
of 128 countries
All-time high
94.77
in 2021
All-time low
34.7
in 1900
Years of data
26
1900–2024
Cross country literacy rates in Brazil, 1900–2024
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
In 2024, cross country literacy rates in Brazil stood at 94.74.
That represents a change of up 0.2% on the previous year and up 3.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, cross country literacy rates in Brazil peaked at 94.77 in 2021 and was at its lowest, 34.7, in 1900.
Brazil ranks 55th of 128 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 26 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1900s | 34.7 | 34.7 | 34.7 | 1 |
| 1920s | 35.1 | 35.1 | 35.1 | 1 |
| 1940s | 43.9 | 43.9 | 43.9 | 1 |
| 1950s | 47.5 | 47.5 | 47.5 | 1 |
| 1980s | 74.59 | 74.59 | 74.59 | 1 |
| 2000s | 89.16 | 86.37 | 90.3 | 6 |
| 2010s | 92.14 | 90.38 | 93.89 | 10 |
| 2020s | 94.64 | 94.38 | 94.77 | 5 |
Countries ranked near Brazil
More education data for Brazil
- Duration of pre primary education 2 (2025)
- Official entrance age to pre primary education 4 (2025)
- Population ages 15-64 69.1% (2025)
- Population ages 0-14 19.4% (2025)
- Lower secondary school starting age 11 years (2025)
- Primary school starting age 6 years (2025)
- School enrollment, primary 104.3% (2024)
- Primary education, teachers 696,748 (2024)
- Fertility rate vs mean years of schooling 1.61 (2024)
- School enrollment, primary, female 104.3% (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is cross country literacy rates in Brazil?
- Cross country literacy rates in Brazil was 94.74 in 2024, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest cross country literacy rates recorded in Brazil?
- The highest recorded value was 94.77 in 2021.
- What is the lowest cross country literacy rates recorded in Brazil?
- The lowest recorded value was 34.7 in 1900.
- How does Brazil rank for cross country literacy rates?
- Brazil ranks 55th out of 128 countries with data for 2024.
- Is cross country literacy rates rising or falling in Brazil?
- Over the last ten years it is up 3.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Brazil data come from?
- The figures come from Our World in Data, published as part of Cross country literacy rates. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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