Elderly literacy rate, population 65+ years, urban, adjusted gender in Brazil

Brazil: Elderly literacy rate, population 65+ years, urban, adjusted gender was 0.9659 GPIA in 2018. ▲ Rising

Latest (2018)
0.9659 GPIA
Change on year
up 0.7%
World rank
8th
of 38 countries
All-time high
0.9659 GPIA
in 2018
All-time low
0.7706 GPIA
in 1980
Years of data
15
1980–2018

Elderly literacy rate, population 65+ years, urban, adjusted gender in Brazil, 1980–2018

00.20.40.60.811980199920181980: 0.771 GPIA2004: 0.911 GPIA2006: 0.935 GPIA2007: 0.925 GPIA2008: 0.932 GPIA2009: 0.932 GPIA2010: 0.945 GPIA2011: 0.944 GPIA2012: 0.959 GPIA2013: 0.954 GPIA2014: 0.957 GPIA2015: 0.959 GPIA2016: 0.966 GPIA2017: 0.959 GPIA2018: 0.966 GPIA

Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in GPIA.

Analysis

The most recent figure for elderly literacy rate, population 65+ years, urban, adjusted gender in Brazil is 0.9659 GPIA, measured in 2018. That is the highest value across all 15 years on record.

The figure is up 0.7% on the previous year and up 3.6% over ten years.

Over the whole period, elderly literacy rate, population 65+ years, urban, adjusted gender in Brazil peaked at 0.9659 GPIA in 2018 and was at its lowest, 0.7706 GPIA, in 1980.

Brazil ranks 8th of 38 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.

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

Elderly literacy rate, population 65+ years, urban, adjusted gender in Brazil, year by year

Annual values for Elderly literacy rate, population 65+ years, urban, adjusted gender parity index (GPIA) in Brazil, 1980 to 2018.
Year GPIA Change
1980 0.7706 GPIA
2004 0.9107 GPIA +18.2%
2006 0.9346 GPIA +2.6%
2007 0.9253 GPIA -1.0%
2008 0.9319 GPIA +0.7%
2009 0.9318 GPIA -0.0%
2010 0.9447 GPIA +1.4%
2011 0.9437 GPIA -0.1%
2012 0.9586 GPIA +1.6%
2013 0.9542 GPIA -0.5%
2014 0.9568 GPIA +0.3%
2015 0.9594 GPIA +0.3%
2016 0.9657 GPIA +0.6%
2017 0.9593 GPIA -0.7%
2018 0.9659 GPIA +0.7%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1980s 0.7706 GPIA 0.7706 GPIA 0.7706 GPIA 1
2000s 0.9269 GPIA 0.9107 GPIA 0.9346 GPIA 5
2010s 0.9565 GPIA 0.9437 GPIA 0.9659 GPIA 9

Countries ranked near Brazil

  1. 5 Chile 0.9854 GPIA compare
  2. 6 Colombia 0.9776 GPIA compare
  3. 7 Spain 0.967 GPIA compare
  4. 9 Greece 0.9509 GPIA compare
  5. 10 Dominican Republic 0.9414 GPIA compare
  6. 11 Mexico 0.9283 GPIA compare

See the full ranking of 38 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is elderly literacy rate, population 65+ years, urban, adjusted gender in Brazil?
Elderly literacy rate, population 65+ years, urban, adjusted gender in Brazil was 0.9659 GPIA in 2018, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
What is the highest elderly literacy rate, population 65+ years, urban, adjusted gender recorded in Brazil?
The highest recorded value was 0.9659 GPIA in 2018.
What is the lowest elderly literacy rate, population 65+ years, urban, adjusted gender recorded in Brazil?
The lowest recorded value was 0.7706 GPIA in 1980.
How does Brazil rank for elderly literacy rate, population 65+ years, urban, adjusted gender?
Brazil ranks 8th out of 38 countries with data for 2018.
Is elderly literacy rate, population 65+ years, urban, adjusted gender rising or falling in Brazil?
Over the last ten years it is up 3.6%. 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 Elderly literacy rate, population 65+ years, urban, adjusted gender parity index (GPIA). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Elderly literacy rate, population 65+ years, urban, adjusted gender parity index (GPIA)
Unit
GPIA
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
38 places, 360 data points, 1976–2019
Last refreshed

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