Brazil: functional literacy rate by age group

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 functional literacy rate is higher among women.

Percentage of population deemed functionally literate in Brazil in 2018, by age group

Characteristic	Functional literacy rate
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Release date

August 2018

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Region

Brazil

Survey time period

February to April 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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