Literacy rate, population 25-64 years, male in Brazil

Brazil: Literacy rate, population 25-64 years, male was 93.6% in 2018. ▲ Rising

Latest (2018)
93.6%
Change on year
up 0.3%
World rank
45th
of 83 countries
All-time high
93.6%
in 2018
All-time low
75.3%
in 1980
Years of data
16
1980–2018

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

0204060801001980199920181980: 75.3 %2000: 85.8 %2004: 87.8 %2006: 89 %2007: 89.4 %2008: 89.7 %2009: 90.2 %2010: 89.9 %2011: 91.4 %2012: 91.2 %2013: 91.6 %2014: 91.7 %2015: 92.3 %2016: 93.1 %2017: 93.4 %2018: 93.6 %

Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.

Analysis

Brazil recorded 93.6% for literacy rate, population 25-64 years, male in 2018. That is the highest value across all 16 years on record.

That represents a change of up 0.3% on the previous year and up 4.4% over ten years.

Over the whole period, literacy rate, population 25-64 years, male in Brazil peaked at 93.6% in 2018 and was at its lowest, 75.3%, in 1980.

Brazil ranks 45th of 83 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.

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

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1980s 75.3% 75.3% 75.3% 1
2000s 88.6% 85.8% 90.2% 6
2010s 92.0% 89.9% 93.6% 9

Countries ranked near Brazil

  1. 42 Thailand 94.7% compare
  2. 43 Malta 93.9% compare
  3. 44 Dominican Republic 93.7% compare
  4. 46 Qatar 93.1% compare
  5. 47 Sri Lanka 92.7% compare
  6. 48 Iran, Islamic Republic of 92.3% compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is literacy rate, population 25-64 years, male in Brazil?
Literacy rate, population 25-64 years, male in Brazil was 93.6% in 2018, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
What is the highest literacy rate, population 25-64 years, male recorded in Brazil?
The highest recorded value was 93.6% in 2018.
What is the lowest literacy rate, population 25-64 years, male recorded in Brazil?
The lowest recorded value was 75.3% in 1980.
How does Brazil rank for literacy rate, population 25-64 years, male?
Brazil ranks 45th out of 83 countries with data for 2018.
Is literacy rate, population 25-64 years, male rising or falling in Brazil?
Over the last ten years it is up 4.4%. 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 (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Literacy rate, population 25-64 years, male (%)
Unit
%
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
122 places, 2,219 data points, 1970–2019
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Percentage of the male population between age 25 and age 64 who can, with understanding, read and write a short, simple statement on their everyday life. Generally, ‘literacy’ also encompasses ‘numeracy’, the ability to make simple arithmetic calculations. This indicator is calculated by dividing the number of male literates aged 25-64 years by the corresponding age group population and multiplying the result by 100.