Elderly literacy rate, population 65+ years, adjusted gender parity in Brazil
Brazil: Elderly literacy rate, population 65+ years, adjusted gender parity was 0.99 GPIA in 2024. ▲ Rising
Latest (2024)
0.99 GPIA
Change on year
down 0.2%
World rank
8th
of 84 countries
All-time high
0.9916 GPIA
in 2023
All-time low
0.77 GPIA
in 1980
Years of data
26
1980–2024
Elderly literacy rate, population 65+ years, adjusted gender parity in Brazil, 1980–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in GPIA.
Analysis
Brazil recorded 0.99 GPIA for elderly literacy rate, population 65+ years, adjusted gender parity in 2024.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 0.2% on the previous year and up 1.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, elderly literacy rate, population 65+ years, adjusted gender parity in Brazil peaked at 0.9916 GPIA in 2023 and was at its lowest, 0.77 GPIA, in 1980.
That places Brazil 8th out of 84 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 26 years of available data.
Elderly literacy rate, population 65+ years, adjusted gender parity in Brazil, year by year
| Year | GPIA | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1980 | 0.77 GPIA | — |
| 2000 | 0.92 GPIA | +19.5% |
| 2001 | 0.9303 GPIA | +1.1% |
| 2002 | 0.9345 GPIA | +0.5% |
| 2003 | 0.9303 GPIA | -0.4% |
| 2004 | 0.93 GPIA | -0.0% |
| 2005 | 0.9375 GPIA | +0.8% |
| 2006 | 0.96 GPIA | +2.4% |
| 2007 | 0.94 GPIA | -2.1% |
| 2008 | 0.95 GPIA | +1.1% |
| 2009 | 0.95 GPIA | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 0.96 GPIA | +1.1% |
| 2011 | 0.96 GPIA | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 0.98 GPIA | +2.1% |
| 2013 | 0.97 GPIA | -1.0% |
| 2014 | 0.98 GPIA | +1.0% |
| 2015 | 0.98 GPIA | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 0.98 GPIA | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 0.98 GPIA | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 0.98 GPIA | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 0.9887 GPIA | +0.9% |
| 2020 | 0.989 GPIA | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 0.988 GPIA | -0.1% |
| 2022 | 0.9879 GPIA | -0.0% |
| 2023 | 0.9916 GPIA | +0.4% |
| 2024 | 0.99 GPIA | -0.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 0.77 GPIA | 0.77 GPIA | 0.77 GPIA | 1 |
| 2000s | 0.9383 GPIA | 0.92 GPIA | 0.96 GPIA | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.9759 GPIA | 0.96 GPIA | 0.9887 GPIA | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.9893 GPIA | 0.9879 GPIA | 0.9916 GPIA | 5 |
Countries ranked near Brazil
- 5 Armenia 1 GPIA compare
- 5 Philippines 1 GPIA compare
- 5 Uzbekistan 1 GPIA compare
- 8 Azerbaijan 0.99 GPIA compare
- 8 Dominican Republic 0.99 GPIA compare
- 8 Spain 0.99 GPIA compare
- 8 Georgia 0.99 GPIA compare
- 8 Honduras 0.99 GPIA compare
- 8 Mongolia 0.99 GPIA compare
- 8 Tonga 0.99 GPIA compare
More education data for Brazil
- 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)
- Secondary education, duration (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Enrolment in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 15.11 million (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, both sexes (number), annual growth -0.1454 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is elderly literacy rate, population 65+ years, adjusted gender parity in Brazil?
- Elderly literacy rate, population 65+ years, adjusted gender parity in Brazil was 0.99 GPIA in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest elderly literacy rate, population 65+ years, adjusted gender parity recorded in Brazil?
- The highest recorded value was 0.9916 GPIA in 2023.
- What is the lowest elderly literacy rate, population 65+ years, adjusted gender parity recorded in Brazil?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.77 GPIA in 1980.
- How does Brazil rank for elderly literacy rate, population 65+ years, adjusted gender parity?
- Brazil ranks 8th out of 84 countries with data for 2024.
- Is elderly literacy rate, population 65+ years, adjusted gender parity rising or falling in Brazil?
- Over the last ten years it is up 1.0%. 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 Elderly literacy rate, population 65+ years, adjusted gender parity index (GPIA). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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February 2026 Data Release