Adult literacy rate, population 15+ years, urban — Value — Male — All in Brazil
Brazil: Adult literacy rate, population 15+ years, urban — Value — Male — All was 95.13 % in 2018. ▬ Flat
Adult literacy rate, population 15+ years, urban — Value — Male — All in Brazil, 2004–2018
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in %.
Analysis
Brazil recorded 95.13 % for adult literacy rate, population 15+ years, urban — value — male — all in 2018. That is the highest value across all 14 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.1% on the previous year and up 2.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, adult literacy rate, population 15+ years, urban — value — male — all in Brazil peaked at 95.13 % in 2018 and was at its lowest, 91.72 %, in 2004.
That places Brazil 27th out of 45 countries with data for 2018, putting it in the middle of the range.
Adult literacy rate, population 15+ years, urban — Value — Male — All in Brazil, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2004 | 91.72 % | — |
| 2006 | 92.5 % | +0.9% |
| 2007 | 92.75 % | +0.3% |
| 2008 | 92.87 % | +0.1% |
| 2009 | 93.03 % | +0.2% |
| 2010 | 92.9 % | -0.1% |
| 2011 | 93.72 % | +0.9% |
| 2012 | 93.64 % | -0.1% |
| 2013 | 93.73 % | +0.1% |
| 2014 | 93.8 % | +0.1% |
| 2015 | 94.31 % | +0.5% |
| 2016 | 94.79 % | +0.5% |
| 2017 | 95.01 % | +0.2% |
| 2018 | 95.13 % | +0.1% |
Brazil compared with similar countries
- Brazil's 95.13 % is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 97.45 %, 98% of the median. (21 countries reporting)
- Brazil's 95.13 % is below the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 97.11 %, 98% of the median. (13 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 92.57 % | 91.72 % | 93.03 % | 5 |
| 2010s | 94.11 % | 92.9 % | 95.13 % | 9 |
Countries ranked near Brazil
- 24 Paraguay 96.91 % compare
- 25 Sri Lanka 95.59 % compare
- 26 Tunisia 95.22 % compare
- 28 Dominican Republic 95.1 % compare
- 29 El Salvador 94.84 % compare
- 30 South Africa 94.15 % compare
More economy & growth data for Brazil
- Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 04 - Annual real GDP 1.56 Percent per annum (2029)
- Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 02 - Annual real GDP 2 Percent per annum (2029)
- Foreign direct investment, net outflows (BoP, current US$), gaps 30.18 billion BoP, current US$ (2025)
- Foreign direct investment, net outflows (BoP, current US$), per unit 0.0132 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Foreign direct investment, net outflows (BoP, current US$), per capita 141.79 BoP, current US$ per person (2025)
- Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$), gaps filled 77.68 billion BoP, current US$ (2025)
- Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$), annual 4.84 % change on previous year (2025)
- Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$), per unit 0.0341 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$), per capita 365 BoP, current US$ per person (2025)
- Total reserves (includes gold, current US$), annual growth rate 8.73 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is adult literacy rate, population 15+ years, urban — value — male — all in Brazil?
- Adult literacy rate, population 15+ years, urban — value — male — all in Brazil was 95.13 % in 2018, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest adult literacy rate, population 15+ years, urban — value — male — all recorded in Brazil?
- The highest recorded value was 95.13 % in 2018.
- What is the lowest adult literacy rate, population 15+ years, urban — value — male — all recorded in Brazil?
- The lowest recorded value was 91.72 % in 2004.
- How does Brazil rank for adult literacy rate, population 15+ years, urban — value — male — all?
- Brazil ranks 27th out of 45 countries with data for 2018.
- Is adult literacy rate, population 15+ years, urban — value — male — all rising or falling in Brazil?
- Over the last ten years it is up 2.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this Brazil data come from?
- The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as part of Adult literacy rate, population 15+ years, urban — Value — Male — All age ranges or no breakdown by age — Urban. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
The Suite of Gender Indicators presents a set of indicators relevant to agrifood systems that are disaggregated by sex, with the aim of highlighting gender differences across agrifood systems. The initial set of indicators is based on those used in FAO’s 2023 Status of Women in Agrifood Systems (SWAFS) report and on the recommendations of an expert consultation held in December 2023, and covers key dimensions including economic participation, governance, agency, social norms, assets and services, education, health, and nutrition. Indicator selection was informed by expert judgment and by the availability of data with sufficient geographic and temporal coverage to enable meaningful comparisons across regions and over time. While most indicators are produced and published by FAO and other international organizations, the objective of this domain is to provide a one-stop shop for sex-disaggregated data on agrifood systems.