Literacy rate, population 25-64 years, male, adjusted location parity in Brazil

Brazil: Literacy rate, population 25-64 years, male, adjusted location parity was 0.844 LPIA in 2018. ▲ Rising

Latest (2018)
0.844 LPIA
Change on year
up 0.3%
World rank
25th
of 35 countries
All-time high
0.844 LPIA
in 2018
All-time low
0.6252 LPIA
in 1980
Years of data
15
1980–2018

Literacy rate, population 25-64 years, male, adjusted location parity in Brazil, 1980–2018

00.20.40.60.81980199920181980: 0.625 LPIA2004: 0.756 LPIA2006: 0.768 LPIA2007: 0.781 LPIA2008: 0.775 LPIA2009: 0.789 LPIA2010: 0.781 LPIA2011: 0.801 LPIA2012: 0.8 LPIA2013: 0.809 LPIA2014: 0.818 LPIA2015: 0.814 LPIA2016: 0.834 LPIA2017: 0.842 LPIA2018: 0.844 LPIA

Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in LPIA.

Analysis

Brazil recorded 0.844 LPIA for literacy rate, population 25-64 years, male, adjusted location parity in 2018. That is the highest value across all 15 years on record.

The figure is up 0.3% on the previous year and up 8.9% over ten years.

Over the whole period, literacy rate, population 25-64 years, male, adjusted location parity in Brazil peaked at 0.844 LPIA in 2018 and was at its lowest, 0.6252 LPIA, in 1980.

Brazil ranks 25th of 35 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.

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

Literacy rate, population 25-64 years, male, adjusted location parity in Brazil, year by year

Annual values for Literacy rate, population 25-64 years, male, adjusted location parity index (LPIA) in Brazil, 1980 to 2018.
Year LPIA Change
1980 0.6252 LPIA
2004 0.7561 LPIA +20.9%
2006 0.7678 LPIA +1.5%
2007 0.7808 LPIA +1.7%
2008 0.7748 LPIA -0.8%
2009 0.7891 LPIA +1.9%
2010 0.7811 LPIA -1.0%
2011 0.8013 LPIA +2.6%
2012 0.7996 LPIA -0.2%
2013 0.8092 LPIA +1.2%
2014 0.818 LPIA +1.1%
2015 0.8143 LPIA -0.5%
2016 0.8338 LPIA +2.4%
2017 0.8418 LPIA +1.0%
2018 0.844 LPIA +0.3%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1980s 0.6252 LPIA 0.6252 LPIA 0.6252 LPIA 1
2000s 0.7737 LPIA 0.7561 LPIA 0.7891 LPIA 5
2010s 0.8159 LPIA 0.7811 LPIA 0.844 LPIA 9

Countries ranked near Brazil

  1. 22 El Salvador 0.872 LPIA compare
  2. 23 Cambodia 0.8518 LPIA compare
  3. 24 South Africa 0.8442 LPIA compare
  4. 26 Egypt 0.8292 LPIA compare
  5. 27 Honduras 0.8252 LPIA compare
  6. 28 Uganda 0.8162 LPIA compare

See the full ranking of 35 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is literacy rate, population 25-64 years, male, adjusted location parity in Brazil?
Literacy rate, population 25-64 years, male, adjusted location parity in Brazil was 0.844 LPIA in 2018, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
What is the highest literacy rate, population 25-64 years, male, adjusted location parity recorded in Brazil?
The highest recorded value was 0.844 LPIA in 2018.
What is the lowest literacy rate, population 25-64 years, male, adjusted location parity recorded in Brazil?
The lowest recorded value was 0.6252 LPIA in 1980.
How does Brazil rank for literacy rate, population 25-64 years, male, adjusted location parity?
Brazil ranks 25th out of 35 countries with data for 2018.
Is literacy rate, population 25-64 years, male, adjusted location parity rising or falling in Brazil?
Over the last ten years it is up 8.9%. 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 Literacy rate, population 25-64 years, male, adjusted location parity index (LPIA). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Literacy rate, population 25-64 years, male, adjusted location parity index (LPIA)
Unit
LPIA
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
35 places, 326 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/