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 18.5% in 2023. ▬ Flat
Proportion of youth and adults that used basic arithmetic formula in in Brazil, 2013–2023
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
Brazil recorded 18.5% for proportion of youth and adults that used basic arithmetic formula in in 2023. That is the highest value across all 10 years on record.
The figure is up 32.1% on the previous year and up 22.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, proportion of youth and adults that used basic arithmetic formula in in Brazil peaked at 18.5% in 2023 and was at its lowest, 14.0%, in 2022.
That places Brazil 43rd out of 44 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the bottom quarter.
Proportion of youth and adults that used basic arithmetic formula in in Brazil, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2013 | 15.1% | — |
| 2014 | 17.4% | +15.2% |
| 2016 | 15.6% | -10.3% |
| 2017 | 15.0% | -3.8% |
| 2018 | 15.1% | +0.7% |
| 2019 | 15.9% | +5.3% |
| 2020 | 17.0% | +6.9% |
| 2021 | 15.8% | -7.1% |
| 2022 | 14.0% | -11.4% |
| 2023 | 18.5% | +32.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 15.7% | 15.0% | 17.4% | 6 |
| 2020s | 16.3% | 14.0% | 18.5% | 4 |
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More education data for Brazil
- Start of the academic school year (tertiary education), gaps filled 2,024 tertiary education (2024)
- Start of the academic school year (tertiary education), annual growth 0.0494 % change on previous year (2024)
- 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)
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 18.5% 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 18.5% in 2023.
- What is the lowest proportion of youth and adults that used basic arithmetic formula in recorded in Brazil?
- The lowest recorded value was 14.0% in 2022.
- How does Brazil rank for proportion of youth and adults that used basic arithmetic formula in?
- Brazil ranks 43rd out of 44 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 up 22.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- 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, male (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release