In 2018, nearly nine out of ten (88 percent of) people aged between 15 and 24 years surveyed in Brazil were considered functionally literate – that is, minimally able to read and interpret memos, pieces of news, instructions, narratives, graphs, tables, ads, and other types of text. Less than half (47 percent) of respondents aged between 50 and 64 years were deemed functionally literate. In Brazil, the
Percentage of population deemed functionally literate in Brazil in 2018, by age group
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Instituto Paulo Montenegro. (August 15, 2018). Percentage of population deemed functionally literate in Brazil in 2018, by age group [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved June 16, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/1130396/brazil-functional-literacy-age/
Instituto Paulo Montenegro. "Percentage of population deemed functionally literate in Brazil in 2018, by age group." Chart. August 15, 2018. Statista. Accessed June 16, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1130396/brazil-functional-literacy-age/
Instituto Paulo Montenegro. (2018). Percentage of population deemed functionally literate in Brazil in 2018, by age group. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: June 16, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1130396/brazil-functional-literacy-age/
Instituto Paulo Montenegro. "Percentage of Population Deemed Functionally Literate in Brazil in 2018, by Age Group." Statista, Statista Inc., 15 Aug 2018, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1130396/brazil-functional-literacy-age/
Instituto Paulo Montenegro, Percentage of population deemed functionally literate in Brazil in 2018, by age group Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1130396/brazil-functional-literacy-age/ (last visited June 16, 2024)
Percentage of population deemed functionally literate in Brazil in 2018, by age group [Graph], Instituto Paulo Montenegro, August 15, 2018. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/1130396/brazil-functional-literacy-age/