Literacy rate, adult female in Brazil
Brazil: Literacy rate, adult female was 95.0% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Literacy rate, adult female in Brazil, 1980–2024
Source: Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO). Measured in % of females ages 15 and above.
Analysis
The most recent figure for literacy rate, adult female in Brazil is 95.0%, measured in 2024.
The figure is up 0.2% on the previous year and up 3.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, literacy rate, adult female in Brazil peaked at 95.0% in 2021 and was at its lowest, 72.8%, in 1980.
That places Brazil 32nd out of 89 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 22 years of available data.
Literacy rate, adult female in Brazil, year by year
| Year | % of females ages 15 and above | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1980 | 72.8% | — |
| 2000 | 86.5% | +18.7% |
| 2004 | 88.8% | +2.7% |
| 2006 | 89.9% | +1.2% |
| 2007 | 90.2% | +0.4% |
| 2008 | 90.2% | -0.0% |
| 2009 | 90.4% | +0.2% |
| 2010 | 90.7% | +0.3% |
| 2011 | 91.6% | +1.0% |
| 2012 | 91.6% | -0.0% |
| 2013 | 91.8% | +0.2% |
| 2014 | 92.1% | +0.3% |
| 2015 | 92.3% | +0.3% |
| 2016 | 93.0% | +0.7% |
| 2017 | 93.2% | +0.2% |
| 2018 | 93.4% | +0.2% |
| 2019 | 94.1% | +0.8% |
| 2020 | 95.0% | +0.9% |
| 2021 | 95.0% | +0.1% |
| 2022 | 94.6% | -0.4% |
| 2023 | 94.9% | +0.2% |
| 2024 | 95.0% | +0.2% |
Brazil compared with similar countries
- Brazil's 95.0% is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 94.8%, 1.0× the median. (34 countries reporting)
- Brazil's 95.0% is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 94.8%, 1.0× the median. (15 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 72.8% | 72.8% | 72.8% | 1 |
| 2000s | 89.3% | 86.5% | 90.4% | 6 |
| 2010s | 92.4% | 90.7% | 94.1% | 10 |
| 2020s | 94.9% | 94.6% | 95.0% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Brazil
More gender data for Brazil
- Child population (UN estimates and projections) 38,780 (2030)
- Child population (UN estimates and projections) (0-14), annual growth -1.39 % change on previous year (2030)
- Population 177,295 (2030)
- Working-age population (UN estimates and projections) 177,295 (2030)
- Population (UN estimates and projections), annual growth rate 0.6283 % change on previous year (2030)
- Age population, age 00, female, interpolated 1.23 million people (2025)
- Age population, age 00, male, interpolated 1.29 million people (2025)
- Age population, age 01, female, interpolated 1.25 million (2025)
- Age population, age 01, male, interpolated 1.30 million (2025)
- Age population, age 02, female, interpolated 1.26 million (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is literacy rate, adult female in Brazil?
- Literacy rate, adult female in Brazil was 95.0% in 2024, according to Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO).
- What is the highest literacy rate, adult female recorded in Brazil?
- The highest recorded value was 95.0% in 2021.
- What is the lowest literacy rate, adult female recorded in Brazil?
- The lowest recorded value was 72.8% in 1980.
- How does Brazil rank for literacy rate, adult female?
- Brazil ranks 32nd out of 89 countries with data for 2024.
- Is literacy rate, adult female rising or falling in Brazil?
- Over the last ten years it is up 3.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Brazil data come from?
- The figures come from Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO), published as part of Literacy rate, adult female (% of females ages 15 and above). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Adult literacy rate is the percentage of people ages 15 and above who can both read and write with understanding a short simple statement about their everyday life.