Literacy rate, population 25-64 years, female in Brazil
Brazil: Literacy rate, population 25-64 years, female was 96.6% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Literacy rate, population 25-64 years, female in Brazil, 1980–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for literacy rate, population 25-64 years, female in Brazil is 96.6%, measured in 2024. That is the highest value across all 26 years on record.
The figure is up 0.1% on the previous year and up 3.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, literacy rate, population 25-64 years, female in Brazil peaked at 96.6% in 2024 and was at its lowest, 69.4%, in 1980.
That places Brazil 29th out of 88 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.
Literacy rate, population 25-64 years, female in Brazil, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1980 | 69.4% | — |
| 2000 | 86.3% | +24.3% |
| 2001 | 87.8% | +1.7% |
| 2002 | 88.5% | +0.8% |
| 2003 | 88.9% | +0.5% |
| 2004 | 89.2% | +0.3% |
| 2005 | 89.5% | +0.4% |
| 2006 | 90.4% | +1.0% |
| 2007 | 91.0% | +0.7% |
| 2008 | 91.2% | +0.2% |
| 2009 | 91.5% | +0.4% |
| 2010 | 91.5% | -0.1% |
| 2011 | 93.0% | +1.6% |
| 2012 | 92.9% | -0.1% |
| 2013 | 93.2% | +0.4% |
| 2014 | 93.6% | +0.4% |
| 2015 | 94.1% | +0.5% |
| 2016 | 94.7% | +0.6% |
| 2017 | 94.8% | +0.2% |
| 2018 | 95.1% | +0.3% |
| 2019 | 95.5% | +0.4% |
| 2020 | 96.4% | +0.9% |
| 2021 | 96.5% | +0.1% |
| 2022 | 96.4% | -0.1% |
| 2023 | 96.5% | +0.1% |
| 2024 | 96.6% | +0.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 69.4% | 69.4% | 69.4% | 1 |
| 2000s | 89.4% | 86.3% | 91.5% | 10 |
| 2010s | 93.8% | 91.5% | 95.5% | 10 |
| 2020s | 96.5% | 96.4% | 96.6% | 5 |
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More education data for Brazil
- 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)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 10.55 million (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 2.48 % change on previous year (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, female (number), gaps filled 620,653 (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, male (number), gaps filled 76,095 (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) 6.27 million (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) 3.1 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is literacy rate, population 25-64 years, female in Brazil?
- Literacy rate, population 25-64 years, female in Brazil was 96.6% in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest literacy rate, population 25-64 years, female recorded in Brazil?
- The highest recorded value was 96.6% in 2024.
- What is the lowest literacy rate, population 25-64 years, female recorded in Brazil?
- The lowest recorded value was 69.4% in 1980.
- How does Brazil rank for literacy rate, population 25-64 years, female?
- Brazil ranks 29th out of 88 countries with data for 2024.
- Is literacy rate, population 25-64 years, female rising or falling in Brazil?
- Over the last ten years it is up 3.2%. 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, female (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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February 2026 Data Release