Elderly literacy rate, population 65+ years, male in Brazil
Brazil: Elderly literacy rate, population 65+ years, male was 83.7% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Elderly literacy rate, population 65+ years, male in Brazil, 1980–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
Brazil recorded 83.7% for elderly literacy rate, population 65+ years, male in 2024. That is the highest value across all 26 years on record.
That represents a change of up 0.8% on the previous year and up 12.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, elderly literacy rate, population 65+ years, male in Brazil peaked at 83.7% in 2024 and was at its lowest, 52.6%, in 1980.
Brazil ranks 42nd of 87 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.
Elderly literacy rate, population 65+ years, male in Brazil, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1980 | 52.6% | — |
| 2000 | 64.9% | +23.5% |
| 2001 | 66.0% | +1.6% |
| 2002 | 67.2% | +1.8% |
| 2003 | 67.4% | +0.3% |
| 2004 | 68.6% | +1.8% |
| 2005 | 68.8% | +0.3% |
| 2006 | 69.8% | +1.5% |
| 2007 | 71.3% | +2.1% |
| 2008 | 71.1% | -0.3% |
| 2009 | 71.3% | +0.3% |
| 2010 | 72.3% | +1.3% |
| 2011 | 73.7% | +2.0% |
| 2012 | 73.9% | +0.2% |
| 2013 | 73.4% | -0.6% |
| 2014 | 74.5% | +1.5% |
| 2015 | 75.0% | +0.7% |
| 2016 | 77.3% | +3.1% |
| 2017 | 78.8% | +1.9% |
| 2018 | 79.3% | +0.7% |
| 2019 | 79.6% | +0.3% |
| 2020 | 81.9% | +2.9% |
| 2021 | 83.3% | +1.7% |
| 2022 | 82.8% | -0.6% |
| 2023 | 83.1% | +0.4% |
| 2024 | 83.7% | +0.8% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 52.6% | 52.6% | 52.6% | 1 |
| 2000s | 68.7% | 64.9% | 71.3% | 10 |
| 2010s | 75.8% | 72.3% | 79.6% | 10 |
| 2020s | 83.0% | 81.9% | 83.7% | 5 |
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More education data for Brazil
- 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)
- Enrolment in primary education, both sexes (number), per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, both sexes (number), per capita 0.0713 units per person (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, female (number), gaps filled 7.36 million (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is elderly literacy rate, population 65+ years, male in Brazil?
- Elderly literacy rate, population 65+ years, male in Brazil was 83.7% in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest elderly literacy rate, population 65+ years, male recorded in Brazil?
- The highest recorded value was 83.7% in 2024.
- What is the lowest elderly literacy rate, population 65+ years, male recorded in Brazil?
- The lowest recorded value was 52.6% in 1980.
- How does Brazil rank for elderly literacy rate, population 65+ years, male?
- Brazil ranks 42nd out of 87 countries with data for 2024.
- Is elderly literacy rate, population 65+ years, male rising or falling in Brazil?
- Over the last ten years it is up 12.4%. 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 Elderly literacy rate, population 65+ years, male (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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February 2026 Data Release