Literacy rate, population 25-64 years, adjusted gender parity index in Brazil
Brazil: Literacy rate, population 25-64 years, adjusted gender parity index was 1.02 GPIA in 2024. ▲ Rising
Literacy rate, population 25-64 years, adjusted gender parity index in Brazil, 1980–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in GPIA.
Analysis
Brazil recorded 1.02 GPIA for literacy rate, population 25-64 years, adjusted gender parity index in 2024. That is the highest value across all 26 years on record.
The figure is up 0.3% on the previous year and unchanged over ten years.
Over the whole period, literacy rate, population 25-64 years, adjusted gender parity index in Brazil peaked at 1.02 GPIA in 2004 and was at its lowest, 0.92 GPIA, in 1980.
Brazil ranks 2nd of 87 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 26 years of available data.
Literacy rate, population 25-64 years, adjusted gender parity index in Brazil, year by year
| Year | GPIA | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1980 | 0.92 GPIA | — |
| 2000 | 1.01 GPIA | +9.8% |
| 2001 | 1.01 GPIA | -0.1% |
| 2002 | 1.01 GPIA | +0.3% |
| 2003 | 1.01 GPIA | +0.0% |
| 2004 | 1.02 GPIA | +0.8% |
| 2005 | 1.02 GPIA | -0.3% |
| 2006 | 1.02 GPIA | +0.3% |
| 2007 | 1.02 GPIA | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 1.02 GPIA | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 1.01 GPIA | -1.0% |
| 2010 | 1.02 GPIA | +1.0% |
| 2011 | 1.02 GPIA | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 1.02 GPIA | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 1.02 GPIA | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 1.02 GPIA | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 1.02 GPIA | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 1.02 GPIA | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 1.02 GPIA | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 1.02 GPIA | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 1.02 GPIA | -0.3% |
| 2020 | 1.02 GPIA | -0.1% |
| 2021 | 1.01 GPIA | -0.1% |
| 2022 | 1.02 GPIA | +0.1% |
| 2023 | 1.02 GPIA | +0.1% |
| 2024 | 1.02 GPIA | +0.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 0.92 GPIA | 0.92 GPIA | 0.92 GPIA | 1 |
| 2000s | 1.02 GPIA | 1.01 GPIA | 1.02 GPIA | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.02 GPIA | 1.02 GPIA | 1.02 GPIA | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.02 GPIA | 1.01 GPIA | 1.02 GPIA | 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 literacy rate, population 25-64 years, adjusted gender parity index in Brazil?
- Literacy rate, population 25-64 years, adjusted gender parity index in Brazil was 1.02 GPIA in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest literacy rate, population 25-64 years, adjusted gender parity index recorded in Brazil?
- The highest recorded value was 1.02 GPIA in 2004.
- What is the lowest literacy rate, population 25-64 years, adjusted gender parity index recorded in Brazil?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.92 GPIA in 1980.
- How does Brazil rank for literacy rate, population 25-64 years, adjusted gender parity index?
- Brazil ranks 2nd out of 87 countries with data for 2024.
- Is literacy rate, population 25-64 years, adjusted gender parity index rising or falling in Brazil?
- Over the last ten years it is unchanged. 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 Literacy rate, population 25-64 years, adjusted gender parity index (GPIA). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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February 2026 Data Release