Elderly literacy rate, population 65+ years, female in Brazil
Brazil: Elderly literacy rate, population 65+ years, female was 82.8% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Elderly literacy rate, population 65+ years, female in Brazil, 1980–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
Brazil recorded 82.8% for elderly literacy rate, population 65+ years, female in 2024. That is the highest value across all 26 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.5% on the previous year and up 13.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, elderly literacy rate, population 65+ years, female in Brazil peaked at 82.8% in 2024 and was at its lowest, 40.6%, in 1980.
That places Brazil 24th out of 90 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 26 years of available data.
Elderly literacy rate, population 65+ years, female in Brazil, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1980 | 40.6% | — |
| 2000 | 59.7% | +47.0% |
| 2001 | 61.4% | +2.8% |
| 2002 | 62.8% | +2.3% |
| 2003 | 62.7% | -0.2% |
| 2004 | 63.6% | +1.5% |
| 2005 | 64.5% | +1.4% |
| 2006 | 66.8% | +3.5% |
| 2007 | 67.1% | +0.6% |
| 2008 | 67.6% | +0.7% |
| 2009 | 67.6% | -0.1% |
| 2010 | 69.4% | +2.7% |
| 2011 | 70.7% | +1.8% |
| 2012 | 72.0% | +2.0% |
| 2013 | 71.5% | -0.7% |
| 2014 | 72.8% | +1.9% |
| 2015 | 73.7% | +1.2% |
| 2016 | 76.0% | +3.2% |
| 2017 | 77.0% | +1.3% |
| 2018 | 77.9% | +1.2% |
| 2019 | 78.7% | +1.0% |
| 2020 | 81.0% | +2.9% |
| 2021 | 82.3% | +1.6% |
| 2022 | 81.8% | -0.6% |
| 2023 | 82.4% | +0.7% |
| 2024 | 82.8% | +0.5% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 40.6% | 40.6% | 40.6% | 1 |
| 2000s | 64.4% | 59.7% | 67.6% | 10 |
| 2010s | 74.0% | 69.4% | 78.7% | 10 |
| 2020s | 82.1% | 81.0% | 82.8% | 5 |
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More education data for Brazil
- Enrolment in primary education, female (number), gaps filled 7.36 million (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, female (number), annual growth rate -0.1006 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, female (number), per capita 0.0347 units per person (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, male (number), gaps filled 7.75 million (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, male (number), annual growth rate -0.1876 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, male (number), per capita 0.0365 units per person (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 21.50 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), annual growth -0.6457 % change on previous year (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 696,748 (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), annual growth rate -15.01 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is elderly literacy rate, population 65+ years, female in Brazil?
- Elderly literacy rate, population 65+ years, female in Brazil was 82.8% in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest elderly literacy rate, population 65+ years, female recorded in Brazil?
- The highest recorded value was 82.8% in 2024.
- What is the lowest elderly literacy rate, population 65+ years, female recorded in Brazil?
- The lowest recorded value was 40.6% in 1980.
- How does Brazil rank for elderly literacy rate, population 65+ years, female?
- Brazil ranks 24th out of 90 countries with data for 2024.
- Is elderly literacy rate, population 65+ years, female rising or falling in Brazil?
- Over the last ten years it is up 13.7%. 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, female (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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February 2026 Data Release