Literacy rate, population 25-64 years, rural, female in Brazil
Brazil: Literacy rate, population 25-64 years, rural, female was 90.2% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Literacy rate, population 25-64 years, rural, female in Brazil, 1980–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2024, literacy rate, population 25-64 years, rural, female in Brazil stood at 90.2%. That is the highest value across all 25 years on record.
That represents a change of up 0.2% on the previous year and up 9.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, literacy rate, population 25-64 years, rural, female in Brazil peaked at 90.2% in 2024 and was at its lowest, 45.7%, in 1980.
Brazil ranks 25th of 55 countries on this measure, 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, rural, female in Brazil, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1980 | 45.7% | — |
| 2001 | 70.8% | +54.8% |
| 2002 | 71.8% | +1.4% |
| 2003 | 72.6% | +1.1% |
| 2004 | 73.8% | +1.6% |
| 2005 | 74.7% | +1.3% |
| 2006 | 76.0% | +1.7% |
| 2007 | 77.5% | +2.0% |
| 2008 | 78.0% | +0.7% |
| 2009 | 78.8% | +1.0% |
| 2010 | 77.5% | -1.7% |
| 2011 | 81.2% | +4.9% |
| 2012 | 81.6% | +0.5% |
| 2013 | 81.6% | -0.1% |
| 2014 | 82.7% | +1.4% |
| 2015 | 83.9% | +1.4% |
| 2016 | 84.7% | +1.0% |
| 2017 | 85.4% | +0.8% |
| 2018 | 85.9% | +0.6% |
| 2019 | 87.1% | +1.4% |
| 2020 | 89.6% | +2.9% |
| 2021 | 90.1% | +0.6% |
| 2022 | 89.3% | -0.9% |
| 2023 | 90.0% | +0.8% |
| 2024 | 90.2% | +0.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 45.7% | 45.7% | 45.7% | 1 |
| 2000s | 74.9% | 70.8% | 78.8% | 9 |
| 2010s | 83.2% | 77.5% | 87.1% | 10 |
| 2020s | 89.8% | 89.3% | 90.2% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Brazil
More education data for Brazil
- Repeaters in primary education, all grades, both sexes (number), gaps 1.44 million (2011)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, male (number), gaps filled 2.71 million (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, female (number), gaps filled 2.59 million (2024)
- Secondary education, pupils, gaps filled 21.50 million (2024)
- Primary education, duration (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- 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)
Frequently asked questions
- What is literacy rate, population 25-64 years, rural, female in Brazil?
- Literacy rate, population 25-64 years, rural, female in Brazil was 90.2% in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest literacy rate, population 25-64 years, rural, female recorded in Brazil?
- The highest recorded value was 90.2% in 2024.
- What is the lowest literacy rate, population 25-64 years, rural, female recorded in Brazil?
- The lowest recorded value was 45.7% in 1980.
- How does Brazil rank for literacy rate, population 25-64 years, rural, female?
- Brazil ranks 25th out of 55 countries with data for 2024.
- Is literacy rate, population 25-64 years, rural, female rising or falling in Brazil?
- Over the last ten years it is up 9.1%. 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, rural, female (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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February 2026 Data Release