Brazil Literacy Rate 1980-2023
Adult literacy rate is the percentage of people ages 15 and above who can both read and write with understanding a short simple statement about their everyday life.
- Brazil literacy rate for 2021 was 94.30%, a 1.07% increase from 2018.
- Brazil literacy rate for 2018 was 93.23%, a 0.15% increase from 2017.
- Brazil literacy rate for 2017 was 93.08%, a 0.27% increase from 2016.
- Brazil literacy rate for 2016 was 92.81%, a 0.76% increase from 2015.
| Brazil Literacy Rate - Historical Data |
| Year |
Literacy Rate |
Annual Change |
| 2021 |
94.30% |
1.07% |
| 2018 |
93.23% |
0.15% |
| 2017 |
93.08% |
0.27% |
| 2016 |
92.81% |
0.76% |
| 2015 |
92.05% |
0.32% |
| 2014 |
91.73% |
0.25% |
| 2013 |
91.48% |
0.15% |
| 2012 |
91.34% |
-0.07% |
| 2011 |
91.41% |
1.03% |
| 2010 |
90.38% |
0.08% |
| 2009 |
90.30% |
0.26% |
| 2008 |
90.04% |
0.03% |
| 2007 |
90.01% |
0.39% |
| 2006 |
89.62% |
1.00% |
| 2004 |
88.62% |
2.25% |
| 2000 |
86.37% |
11.78% |
| 1980 |
74.59% |
11.78% |
