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.
Data Source: World Bank
MLA Citation:
| Similar Country Ranking | |
|---|---|
| Country Name | Literacy Rate |
| Albania | 98.50% |
| Bosnia | 98.30% |
| Venezuela | 97.60% |
| Dominican Republic | 95.50% |
| Brazil | 94.69% |
| Ecuador | 93.95% |
| Guyana | 90.03% |
| Iran | 88.96% |
| Gabon | 85.69% |
| Guatemala | 84.27% |
| Belize | 0.00% |
| St. Lucia | 0.00% |
| Namibia | 0.00% |
| Thailand | 0.00% |
| South Africa | 0.00% |
| Belarus | 0.00% |
| Dominica | 0.00% |
| Libya | 0.00% |
| Malaysia | 0.00% |
| Suriname | 0.00% |
| Samoa | 0.00% |
| Cuba | 0.00% |
| Grenada | 0.00% |
| Lebanon | 0.00% |
| Mauritius | 0.00% |
| Serbia | 0.00% |
| Bulgaria | 0.00% |
| Costa Rica | 0.00% |
| Equatorial Guinea | 0.00% |
| Kazakhstan | 0.00% |
| Montenegro | 0.00% |
| Russia | 0.00% |
| St. Vincent and the Grenadines | 0.00% |
| Azerbaijan | 0.00% |
| Colombia | 0.00% |
| Jordan | 0.00% |
| North Macedonia | 0.00% |
| Romania | 0.00% |
| Tuvalu | 0.00% |
| American Samoa | 0.00% |
| China | 0.00% |
| Fiji | 0.00% |
| Jamaica | 0.00% |
| Marshall Islands | 0.00% |
| Paraguay | 0.00% |
| Turkey | 0.00% |
| Armenia | 0.00% |
| Botswana | 0.00% |
| Iraq | 0.00% |
| Mexico | 0.00% |
| Peru | 0.00% |
| Tonga | 0.00% |
| Algeria | 0.00% |
| Maldives | 0.00% |
| Nauru | 0.00% |
| Turkmenistan | 0.00% |
| Brazil Literacy Rate - Historical Data | ||
|---|---|---|
| Year | Literacy Rate | Annual Change |
| 2022 | 94.69% | 94.69% |
| 2021 | 0.00% | 0.00% |
| 2020 | 0.00% | 0.00% |
| 2019 | 0.00% | -93.23% |
| 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% | 89.62% |
| 2005 | 0.00% | -88.62% |
| 2004 | 88.62% | 88.62% |
| 2003 | 0.00% | 0.00% |
| 2002 | 0.00% | 0.00% |
| 2001 | 0.00% | -86.37% |
| 2000 | 86.37% | 86.37% |
| 1999 | 0.00% | 0.00% |
| 1998 | 0.00% | 0.00% |
| 1997 | 0.00% | 0.00% |
| 1996 | 0.00% | 0.00% |
| 1995 | 0.00% | 0.00% |
| 1994 | 0.00% | 0.00% |
| 1993 | 0.00% | 0.00% |
| 1992 | 0.00% | 0.00% |
| 1991 | 0.00% | 0.00% |
| 1990 | 0.00% | 0.00% |
| 1989 | 0.00% | 0.00% |
| 1988 | 0.00% | 0.00% |
| 1987 | 0.00% | 0.00% |
| 1986 | 0.00% | 0.00% |
| 1985 | 0.00% | 0.00% |
| 1984 | 0.00% | 0.00% |
| 1983 | 0.00% | 0.00% |
| 1982 | 0.00% | 0.00% |
| 1981 | 0.00% | -74.59% |
| 1980 | 74.59% | 74.59% |
| 1979 | 0.00% | 0.00% |
| 1978 | 0.00% | 0.00% |
| 1977 | 0.00% | 0.00% |
| 1976 | 0.00% | 0.00% |
| 1975 | 0.00% | 0.00% |
| 1974 | 0.00% | 0.00% |
| 1973 | 0.00% | 0.00% |
| 1972 | 0.00% | 0.00% |
| 1971 | 0.00% | 0.00% |
| 1970 | 0.00% | 0.00% |
| 1969 | 0.00% | 0.00% |
| 1968 | 0.00% | 0.00% |
| 1967 | 0.00% | 0.00% |
| 1966 | 0.00% | 0.00% |
| 1965 | 0.00% | 0.00% |
| 1964 | 0.00% | 0.00% |
| 1963 | 0.00% | 0.00% |
| 1962 | 0.00% | 0.00% |
| 1961 | 0.00% | 0.00% |
| 1960 | 0.00% | 0.00% |
