Youth literacy rate, population 15-24 years, urban, both sexes in Brazil
Brazil: Youth literacy rate, population 15-24 years, urban, both sexes was 99.6% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Youth literacy rate, population 15-24 years, urban, both sexes in Brazil, 1980–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
Brazil recorded 99.6% for youth literacy rate, population 15-24 years, urban, both sexes in 2024. That is the highest value across all 25 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.2% on the previous year and up 0.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, youth literacy rate, population 15-24 years, urban, both sexes in Brazil peaked at 99.6% in 2024 and was at its lowest, 91.5%, in 1980.
That places Brazil 14th out of 72 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 25 years of available data.
Youth literacy rate, population 15-24 years, urban, both sexes in Brazil, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1980 | 91.5% | — |
| 2001 | 97.2% | +6.2% |
| 2002 | 97.5% | +0.3% |
| 2003 | 97.7% | +0.2% |
| 2004 | 97.9% | +0.2% |
| 2005 | 98.1% | +0.2% |
| 2006 | 98.4% | +0.3% |
| 2007 | 98.5% | +0.1% |
| 2008 | 98.5% | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 98.6% | +0.1% |
| 2010 | 98.2% | -0.3% |
| 2011 | 98.9% | +0.7% |
| 2012 | 99.0% | +0.2% |
| 2013 | 99.0% | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 99.1% | +0.1% |
| 2015 | 99.2% | +0.1% |
| 2016 | 99.3% | +0.1% |
| 2017 | 99.3% | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 99.4% | +0.1% |
| 2019 | 99.3% | -0.1% |
| 2020 | 99.4% | +0.1% |
| 2021 | 99.4% | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 99.4% | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 99.4% | +0.0% |
| 2024 | 99.6% | +0.2% |
Brazil compared with similar countries
- Brazil's 99.6% is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 99.1%, 1.0× the median. (28 countries reporting)
- Brazil's 99.6% is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 99.1%, 1.0× the median. (15 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 91.5% | 91.5% | 91.5% | 1 |
| 2000s | 98.0% | 97.2% | 98.6% | 9 |
| 2010s | 99.1% | 98.2% | 99.4% | 10 |
| 2020s | 99.4% | 99.4% | 99.6% | 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 youth literacy rate, population 15-24 years, urban, both sexes in Brazil?
- Youth literacy rate, population 15-24 years, urban, both sexes in Brazil was 99.6% in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest youth literacy rate, population 15-24 years, urban, both sexes recorded in Brazil?
- The highest recorded value was 99.6% in 2024.
- What is the lowest youth literacy rate, population 15-24 years, urban, both sexes recorded in Brazil?
- The lowest recorded value was 91.5% in 1980.
- How does Brazil rank for youth literacy rate, population 15-24 years, urban, both sexes?
- Brazil ranks 14th out of 72 countries with data for 2024.
- Is youth literacy rate, population 15-24 years, urban, both sexes rising or falling in Brazil?
- Over the last ten years it is up 0.4%. 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, urban, both sexes (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
Download this data
CSV · JSON — 25 observations, free to reuse under CC BY-SA 3.0 IGO (UNESCO Institute for Statistics).
About this data
February 2026 Data Release