Literacy rates vs average years of schooling in Brazil
Brazil: Literacy rates vs average years of schooling was 94.57 in 2023. ▲ Rising
Literacy rates vs average years of schooling in Brazil, 1900–2023
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
The most recent figure for literacy rates vs average years of schooling in Brazil is 94.57, measured in 2023.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.2% on the previous year and up 3.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, literacy rates vs average years of schooling in Brazil peaked at 94.77 in 2021 and was at its lowest, 34.7, in 1900.
Brazil ranks 56th of 128 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.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1900s | 34.7 | 34.7 | 34.7 | 1 |
| 1920s | 35.1 | 35.1 | 35.1 | 1 |
| 1940s | 43.9 | 43.9 | 43.9 | 1 |
| 1950s | 47.5 | 47.5 | 47.5 | 1 |
| 1980s | 74.59 | 74.59 | 74.59 | 1 |
| 2000s | 89.16 | 86.37 | 90.3 | 6 |
| 2010s | 92.14 | 90.38 | 93.89 | 10 |
| 2020s | 94.62 | 94.38 | 94.77 | 4 |
Countries ranked near Brazil
More education data for Brazil
- Duration of pre primary education 2 (2025)
- Official entrance age to pre primary education 4 (2025)
- Population ages 15-64 69.1% (2025)
- Population ages 0-14 19.4% (2025)
- Lower secondary school starting age 11 years (2025)
- Primary school starting age 6 years (2025)
- School enrollment, primary 104.3% (2024)
- Primary education, teachers 696,748 (2024)
- Fertility rate vs mean years of schooling 1.61 (2024)
- School enrollment, primary, female 104.3% (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is literacy rates vs average years of schooling in Brazil?
- Literacy rates vs average years of schooling in Brazil was 94.57 in 2023, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest literacy rates vs average years of schooling recorded in Brazil?
- The highest recorded value was 94.77 in 2021.
- What is the lowest literacy rates vs average years of schooling recorded in Brazil?
- The lowest recorded value was 34.7 in 1900.
- How does Brazil rank for literacy rates vs average years of schooling?
- Brazil ranks 56th out of 128 countries with data for 2023.
- Is literacy rates vs average years of schooling rising or falling in Brazil?
- Over the last ten years it is up 3.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Brazil data come from?
- The figures come from Our World in Data, published as part of Literacy rates vs average years of schooling. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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