Proportion of youth and adults that used basic arithmetic formula in in Brazil
Brazil: Proportion of youth and adults that used basic arithmetic formula in was 14.2% in 2023. βΌ Falling
Proportion of youth and adults that used basic arithmetic formula in in Brazil, 2013β2023
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2023, proportion of youth and adults that used basic arithmetic formula in in Brazil stood at 14.2%.
That represents a change of up 20.3% on the previous year and down 1.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, proportion of youth and adults that used basic arithmetic formula in in Brazil peaked at 15.4% in 2014 and was at its lowest, 11.6%, in 2019.
Brazil ranks 49th of 53 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 11 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 13.2% | 11.6% | 15.4% | 7 |
| 2020s | 13.2% | 11.8% | 14.2% | 4 |
Countries ranked near Brazil
More education data for Brazil
- Primary education, teachers, gaps filled 696,748 (2024)
- Duration of pre primary education, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- 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, per capita 0.0033 units per person (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is proportion of youth and adults that used basic arithmetic formula in in Brazil?
- Proportion of youth and adults that used basic arithmetic formula in in Brazil was 14.2% in 2023, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest proportion of youth and adults that used basic arithmetic formula in recorded in Brazil?
- The highest recorded value was 15.4% in 2014.
- What is the lowest proportion of youth and adults that used basic arithmetic formula in recorded in Brazil?
- The lowest recorded value was 11.6% in 2019.
- How does Brazil rank for proportion of youth and adults that used basic arithmetic formula in?
- Brazil ranks 49th out of 53 countries with data for 2023.
- Is proportion of youth and adults that used basic arithmetic formula in rising or falling in Brazil?
- Over the last ten years it is down 1.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Brazil data come from?
- The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of Proportion of youth and adults that used basic arithmetic formula in spreadsheet, both sexes (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release