Youth literacy rate, population 15-24 years, adjusted location parity in Brazil
Brazil: Youth literacy rate, population 15-24 years, adjusted location parity was 0.99 LPIA in 2024. ▲ Rising
Youth literacy rate, population 15-24 years, adjusted location parity in Brazil, 1980–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in LPIA.
Analysis
Brazil recorded 0.99 LPIA for youth literacy rate, population 15-24 years, adjusted location parity in 2024.
That represents a change of up 1.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, youth literacy rate, population 15-24 years, adjusted location parity in Brazil peaked at 0.994 LPIA in 2021 and was at its lowest, 0.73 LPIA, in 1980.
That places Brazil 24th out of 68 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 25 years of available data.
Youth literacy rate, population 15-24 years, adjusted location parity in Brazil, year by year
| Year | LPIA | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1980 | 0.73 LPIA | — |
| 2001 | 0.9053 LPIA | +24.0% |
| 2002 | 0.92 LPIA | +1.6% |
| 2003 | 0.9263 LPIA | +0.7% |
| 2004 | 0.94 LPIA | +1.5% |
| 2005 | 0.9439 LPIA | +0.4% |
| 2006 | 0.95 LPIA | +0.6% |
| 2007 | 0.96 LPIA | +1.1% |
| 2008 | 0.96 LPIA | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 0.97 LPIA | +1.0% |
| 2010 | 0.96 LPIA | -1.0% |
| 2011 | 0.97 LPIA | +1.0% |
| 2012 | 0.97 LPIA | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 0.98 LPIA | +1.0% |
| 2014 | 0.98 LPIA | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 0.98 LPIA | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 0.99 LPIA | +1.0% |
| 2017 | 0.99 LPIA | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 0.99 LPIA | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 0.9879 LPIA | -0.2% |
| 2020 | 0.9909 LPIA | +0.3% |
| 2021 | 0.994 LPIA | +0.3% |
| 2022 | 0.9909 LPIA | -0.3% |
| 2023 | 0.9899 LPIA | -0.1% |
| 2024 | 0.99 LPIA | +0.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 0.73 LPIA | 0.73 LPIA | 0.73 LPIA | 1 |
| 2000s | 0.9417 LPIA | 0.9053 LPIA | 0.97 LPIA | 9 |
| 2010s | 0.9798 LPIA | 0.96 LPIA | 0.99 LPIA | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.9911 LPIA | 0.9899 LPIA | 0.994 LPIA | 5 |
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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 youth literacy rate, population 15-24 years, adjusted location parity in Brazil?
- Youth literacy rate, population 15-24 years, adjusted location parity in Brazil was 0.99 LPIA in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest youth literacy rate, population 15-24 years, adjusted location parity recorded in Brazil?
- The highest recorded value was 0.994 LPIA in 2021.
- What is the lowest youth literacy rate, population 15-24 years, adjusted location parity recorded in Brazil?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.73 LPIA in 1980.
- How does Brazil rank for youth literacy rate, population 15-24 years, adjusted location parity?
- Brazil ranks 24th out of 68 countries with data for 2024.
- Is youth literacy rate, population 15-24 years, adjusted location parity rising or falling in Brazil?
- Over the last ten years it is up 1.0%. 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 Youth literacy rate, population 15-24 years, adjusted location parity index (LPIA). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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February 2026 Data Release