Brazilians aged between 50 and 64 years were considered functionally literate.
In 2018, more than three fourths (77 percent) of people who identified as white surveyed in Brazil were deemed functionally literate – that is, minimally able to read and interpret memos, pieces of news, instructions, narratives, graphs, tables, ads, and other types of text. Among brown and black-skinned respondents, the functional literacy rate stood at 70 and 65 percent respectively. Less than half of Percentage of population deemed functionally literate in Brazil in 2018, by skin color
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Instituto Paulo Montenegro. (August 15, 2018). Percentage of population deemed functionally literate in Brazil in 2018, by skin color [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved April 25, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/1130399/brazil-functional-literacy-color/
Instituto Paulo Montenegro. "Percentage of population deemed functionally literate in Brazil in 2018, by skin color." Chart. August 15, 2018. Statista. Accessed April 25, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1130399/brazil-functional-literacy-color/
Instituto Paulo Montenegro. (2018). Percentage of population deemed functionally literate in Brazil in 2018, by skin color. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: April 25, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1130399/brazil-functional-literacy-color/
Instituto Paulo Montenegro. "Percentage of Population Deemed Functionally Literate in Brazil in 2018, by Skin Color." Statista, Statista Inc., 15 Aug 2018, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1130399/brazil-functional-literacy-color/
Instituto Paulo Montenegro, Percentage of population deemed functionally literate in Brazil in 2018, by skin color Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1130399/brazil-functional-literacy-color/ (last visited April 25, 2024)
Percentage of population deemed functionally literate in Brazil in 2018, by skin color [Graph], Instituto Paulo Montenegro, August 15, 2018. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/1130399/brazil-functional-literacy-color/