Adult literacy rate, population 15+ years, female, adjusted location in Brazil

Brazil: Adult literacy rate, population 15+ years, female, adjusted location was 0.8883 LPIA in 2018. ▲ Rising

Latest (2018)
0.8883 LPIA
Change on year
up 0.1%
World rank
19th
of 36 countries
All-time high
0.8883 LPIA
in 2018
All-time low
0.6442 LPIA
in 1980
Years of data
15
1980–2018

Adult literacy rate, population 15+ years, female, adjusted location in Brazil, 1980–2018

00.20.40.60.81980199920181980: 0.644 LPIA2004: 0.835 LPIA2006: 0.847 LPIA2007: 0.851 LPIA2008: 0.852 LPIA2009: 0.855 LPIA2010: 0.849 LPIA2011: 0.865 LPIA2012: 0.869 LPIA2013: 0.867 LPIA2014: 0.874 LPIA2015: 0.877 LPIA2016: 0.882 LPIA2017: 0.888 LPIA2018: 0.888 LPIA

Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in LPIA.

Analysis

Brazil recorded 0.8883 LPIA for adult literacy rate, population 15+ years, female, adjusted location in 2018. That is the highest value across all 15 years on record.

Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.1% on the previous year and up 4.3% over ten years.

Over the whole period, adult literacy rate, population 15+ years, female, adjusted location in Brazil peaked at 0.8883 LPIA in 2018 and was at its lowest, 0.6442 LPIA, in 1980.

That places Brazil 19th out of 36 countries with data for 2018, putting it in the middle of the range.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 15 years of available data.

Adult literacy rate, population 15+ years, female, adjusted location in Brazil, year by year

Annual values for Adult literacy rate, population 15+ years, female, adjusted location parity index (LPIA) in Brazil, 1980 to 2018.
Year LPIA Change
1980 0.6442 LPIA
2004 0.835 LPIA +29.6%
2006 0.8468 LPIA +1.4%
2007 0.8508 LPIA +0.5%
2008 0.8518 LPIA +0.1%
2009 0.8547 LPIA +0.3%
2010 0.8488 LPIA -0.7%
2011 0.8647 LPIA +1.9%
2012 0.869 LPIA +0.5%
2013 0.8673 LPIA -0.2%
2014 0.8736 LPIA +0.7%
2015 0.8773 LPIA +0.4%
2016 0.8823 LPIA +0.6%
2017 0.8878 LPIA +0.6%
2018 0.8883 LPIA +0.1%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1980s 0.6442 LPIA 0.6442 LPIA 0.6442 LPIA 1
2000s 0.8478 LPIA 0.835 LPIA 0.8547 LPIA 5
2010s 0.8732 LPIA 0.8488 LPIA 0.8883 LPIA 9

Countries ranked near Brazil

  1. 16 Türkiye 0.9229 LPIA compare
  2. 17 Mexico 0.9127 LPIA compare
  3. 18 Ecuador 0.898 LPIA compare
  4. 20 Honduras 0.8701 LPIA compare
  5. 21 El Salvador 0.8693 LPIA compare
  6. 22 South Africa 0.841 LPIA compare

See the full ranking of 36 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is adult literacy rate, population 15+ years, female, adjusted location in Brazil?
Adult literacy rate, population 15+ years, female, adjusted location in Brazil was 0.8883 LPIA in 2018, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
What is the highest adult literacy rate, population 15+ years, female, adjusted location recorded in Brazil?
The highest recorded value was 0.8883 LPIA in 2018.
What is the lowest adult literacy rate, population 15+ years, female, adjusted location recorded in Brazil?
The lowest recorded value was 0.6442 LPIA in 1980.
How does Brazil rank for adult literacy rate, population 15+ years, female, adjusted location?
Brazil ranks 19th out of 36 countries with data for 2018.
Is adult literacy rate, population 15+ years, female, adjusted location rising or falling in Brazil?
Over the last ten years it is up 4.3%. 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 Adult literacy rate, population 15+ years, female, adjusted location parity index (LPIA). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Adult literacy rate, population 15+ years, female, adjusted location parity index (LPIA)
Unit
LPIA
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
36 places, 331 data points, 1976–2019
Last refreshed

The Adjusted Location Parity Index (LPIA) is calculated by dividing the rural value for the indicator by the urban value for the indicator. If the resulting value exceeds 1, the ratio is inverted and subtracted from 2. The adjusted location parity index is symmetrical around 1 and lies in the range 0-2. An adjusted LPI equal to 1 indicates parity between rural and urban locations. In general, a value less than 1 indicates disparity in favor of urban locations and a value greater than 1 indicates disparity in favor of rural locations. For more information, consult the UNESCO Institute for Statistics: http://uis.unesco.org/