Illiterate population, 25-64 years, male in Brazil

Brazil: Illiterate population, 25-64 years, male was 3.50 million number in 2018. ▼ Falling

Latest (2018)
3.50 million number
Change on year
down 2.6%
World rank
7th
of 83 countries
All-time high
5.50 million number
in 2000
All-time low
3.50 million number
in 2018
Years of data
16
1980–2018

Illiterate population, 25-64 years, male in Brazil, 1980–2018

02.0M4.0M6.0M1980199920181980: 5.5M number2000: 5.5M number2004: 5.2M number2006: 4.9M number2007: 4.8M number2008: 4.8M number2009: 4.7M number2010: 4.9M number2011: 4.3M number2012: 4.4M number2013: 4.3M number2014: 4.3M number2015: 4.0M number2016: 3.7M number2017: 3.6M number2018: 3.5M number

Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in number.

Analysis

Brazil recorded 3.50 million number for illiterate population, 25-64 years, male in 2018. That is the lowest value across all 16 years on record.

That represents a change of down 2.6% on the previous year and down 27.2% over ten years.

Over the whole period, illiterate population, 25-64 years, male in Brazil peaked at 5.50 million number in 2000 and was at its lowest, 3.50 million number, in 2018.

Brazil ranks 7th of 83 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.

The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 16 years of available data.

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1980s 5.49 million number 5.49 million number 5.49 million number 1
2000s 4.97 million number 4.65 million number 5.50 million number 6
2010s 4.11 million number 3.50 million number 4.88 million number 9

Countries ranked near Brazil

  1. 4 Bangladesh 10.48 million number compare
  2. 5 Egypt 5.48 million number compare
  3. 6 China 3.69 million number compare
  4. 8 Cote d'Ivoire 2.22 million number compare
  5. 9 Burkina Faso 1.75 million number compare
  6. 10 Iran 1.70 million number compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is illiterate population, 25-64 years, male in Brazil?
Illiterate population, 25-64 years, male in Brazil was 3.50 million number in 2018, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
What is the highest illiterate population, 25-64 years, male recorded in Brazil?
The highest recorded value was 5.50 million number in 2000.
What is the lowest illiterate population, 25-64 years, male recorded in Brazil?
The lowest recorded value was 3.50 million number in 2018.
How does Brazil rank for illiterate population, 25-64 years, male?
Brazil ranks 7th out of 83 countries with data for 2018.
Is illiterate population, 25-64 years, male rising or falling in Brazil?
Over the last ten years it is down 27.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
Where does this Brazil data come from?
The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of Illiterate population, 25-64 years, male (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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About this data

Indicator
Illiterate population, 25-64 years, male (number)
Unit
number
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
122 places, 2,243 data points, 1970–2019
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Total number of males from age 25 to age 64 who cannot both read and write with understanding a short simple statement on their everyday life.