Literacy rate, population 25-64 years, adjusted location parity index in Brazil
Brazil: Literacy rate, population 25-64 years, adjusted location parity index was 0.9 LPIA in 2024. ▲ Rising
Literacy rate, population 25-64 years, adjusted location parity index in Brazil, 1980–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in LPIA.
Analysis
The most recent figure for literacy rate, population 25-64 years, adjusted location parity index in Brazil is 0.9 LPIA, measured in 2024.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.6% on the previous year and up 7.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, literacy rate, population 25-64 years, adjusted location parity index in Brazil peaked at 0.9022 LPIA in 2021 and was at its lowest, 0.61 LPIA, in 1980.
That places Brazil 30th out of 53 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 25 years of available data.
Literacy rate, population 25-64 years, adjusted location parity index in Brazil, year by year
| Year | LPIA | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1980 | 0.61 LPIA | — |
| 2001 | 0.7572 LPIA | +24.1% |
| 2002 | 0.7629 LPIA | +0.8% |
| 2003 | 0.7659 LPIA | +0.4% |
| 2004 | 0.78 LPIA | +1.8% |
| 2005 | 0.7845 LPIA | +0.6% |
| 2006 | 0.79 LPIA | +0.7% |
| 2007 | 0.81 LPIA | +2.5% |
| 2008 | 0.8 LPIA | -1.2% |
| 2009 | 0.81 LPIA | +1.3% |
| 2010 | 0.8 LPIA | -1.2% |
| 2011 | 0.83 LPIA | +3.7% |
| 2012 | 0.83 LPIA | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 0.83 LPIA | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 0.84 LPIA | +1.2% |
| 2015 | 0.84 LPIA | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 0.86 LPIA | +2.4% |
| 2017 | 0.86 LPIA | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 0.87 LPIA | +1.2% |
| 2019 | 0.8744 LPIA | +0.5% |
| 2020 | 0.899 LPIA | +2.8% |
| 2021 | 0.9022 LPIA | +0.4% |
| 2022 | 0.8928 LPIA | -1.0% |
| 2023 | 0.8948 LPIA | +0.2% |
| 2024 | 0.9 LPIA | +0.6% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 0.61 LPIA | 0.61 LPIA | 0.61 LPIA | 1 |
| 2000s | 0.7845 LPIA | 0.7572 LPIA | 0.81 LPIA | 9 |
| 2010s | 0.8434 LPIA | 0.8 LPIA | 0.8744 LPIA | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.8978 LPIA | 0.8928 LPIA | 0.9022 LPIA | 5 |
Countries ranked near Brazil
- 27 Panama 0.9162 LPIA compare
- 28 Dominican Republic 0.91 LPIA compare
- 28 South Africa 0.91 LPIA compare
- 31 El Salvador 0.89 LPIA compare
- 32 Peru 0.8885 LPIA compare
- 33 Honduras 0.88 LPIA compare
More education data for Brazil
- 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)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), gaps filled 10.69 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), annual growth rate -0.7217 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), gaps filled 10.81 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), annual growth rate -0.5704 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 5.30 million (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), annual -0.6384 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is literacy rate, population 25-64 years, adjusted location parity index in Brazil?
- Literacy rate, population 25-64 years, adjusted location parity index in Brazil was 0.9 LPIA in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest literacy rate, population 25-64 years, adjusted location parity index recorded in Brazil?
- The highest recorded value was 0.9022 LPIA in 2021.
- What is the lowest literacy rate, population 25-64 years, adjusted location parity index recorded in Brazil?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.61 LPIA in 1980.
- How does Brazil rank for literacy rate, population 25-64 years, adjusted location parity index?
- Brazil ranks 30th out of 53 countries with data for 2024.
- Is literacy rate, population 25-64 years, adjusted location parity index rising or falling in Brazil?
- Over the last ten years it is up 7.1%. 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 location parity index (LPIA). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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February 2026 Data Release