Literacy rate, population 25-64 years, rural, male in Brazil
Brazil: Literacy rate, population 25-64 years, rural, male was 84.2% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Literacy rate, population 25-64 years, rural, male in Brazil, 1980–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for literacy rate, population 25-64 years, rural, male in Brazil is 84.2%, measured in 2024.
That represents a change of up 0.3% on the previous year and up 9.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, literacy rate, population 25-64 years, rural, male in Brazil peaked at 85.3% in 2021 and was at its lowest, 53.1%, in 1980.
Brazil ranks 34th of 53 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, male in Brazil, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1980 | 53.1% | — |
| 2001 | 66.6% | +25.4% |
| 2002 | 67.3% | +1.1% |
| 2003 | 67.6% | +0.4% |
| 2004 | 69.2% | +2.4% |
| 2005 | 69.6% | +0.6% |
| 2006 | 71.0% | +2.0% |
| 2007 | 72.4% | +2.0% |
| 2008 | 72.1% | -0.5% |
| 2009 | 73.7% | +2.2% |
| 2010 | 72.7% | -1.3% |
| 2011 | 75.4% | +3.7% |
| 2012 | 75.2% | -0.3% |
| 2013 | 76.3% | +1.5% |
| 2014 | 77.2% | +1.1% |
| 2015 | 77.4% | +0.3% |
| 2016 | 79.6% | +2.8% |
| 2017 | 80.4% | +1.1% |
| 2018 | 80.8% | +0.5% |
| 2019 | 81.5% | +0.8% |
| 2020 | 85.1% | +4.4% |
| 2021 | 85.3% | +0.2% |
| 2022 | 84.1% | -1.4% |
| 2023 | 83.9% | -0.2% |
| 2024 | 84.2% | +0.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 53.1% | 53.1% | 53.1% | 1 |
| 2000s | 69.9% | 66.6% | 73.7% | 9 |
| 2010s | 77.7% | 72.7% | 81.5% | 10 |
| 2020s | 84.5% | 83.9% | 85.3% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Brazil
More education data for Brazil
- Teachers in secondary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 1.02 million (2024)
- 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)
Frequently asked questions
- What is literacy rate, population 25-64 years, rural, male in Brazil?
- Literacy rate, population 25-64 years, rural, male in Brazil was 84.2% in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest literacy rate, population 25-64 years, rural, male recorded in Brazil?
- The highest recorded value was 85.3% in 2021.
- What is the lowest literacy rate, population 25-64 years, rural, male recorded in Brazil?
- The lowest recorded value was 53.1% in 1980.
- How does Brazil rank for literacy rate, population 25-64 years, rural, male?
- Brazil ranks 34th out of 53 countries with data for 2024.
- Is literacy rate, population 25-64 years, rural, male 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, male (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release