Brazil: functional literacy rate

In 2018, around 71 percent of people 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. The functional literacy rate has decreased from a 73 percent share recorded in 2009, 2011, and 2015.

Percentage of population deemed functionally literate in Brazil from 2007 to 2018

Characteristic	Functional literacy rate
2018	71%
2015	73%
2011	73%
2009	73%
2007	66%
2004-2005	63%
2002-2003	61%
2001-2002	61%

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Release date

August 2018

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Region

Brazil

Survey time period

2001, 2002, 2003, 2004, 2005, 2007, 2009, 2011, 2015, and 2018

Number of respondents

2,002 persons living in rural and urban areas in all regions of Brazil

Age group

15-64 years

Special properties

include people with elementary, intermediate, and proficient levels of functional literacy*

Method of interview

Face-to-face interview

Supplementary notes

* The respondents were assessed based on their ability to read and to interpret memos, pieces of news, instructions, narratives, graphs, tables, advertisements, among other types of text.

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