Brazil's literacy rate, youth (ages 15-24), gender parity index (GPI) was 1 in 2024, the latest year in the World Bank's World Development Indicators. That is down 0.99% from 1.01 in 2014 (0.1% a year on average, compounded).
Key figures
| Value | Year | |
|---|---|---|
| Latest | 1 | 2024 |
| Five years earlier | 1.01 | 2019 |
| Ten years earlier | 1.01 | 2014 |
| Highest | 1.03 | 1980 |
| Lowest | 1 | 2018 |
| Average since 2015 | 1.01 | 2015–2024 |
| First recorded | 1.03 | 1980 |
What the numbers say
In 2024, Brazil's literacy rate, youth (ages 15-24), gender parity index (GPI) fell 0.006 on 2023 (from 1.01 to 1).
Across the 23 yearly changes before that (2001 to 2023), the average change was −0.00104 and a typical year strayed about 0.00487 from that (the standard deviation). This year's change was 1.0 standard deviations below that average, so it was larger than a typical year, though not out of the range seen before.
On record, the biggest yearly rise was 0.01 in 2010 and the biggest yearly fall was 0.01 in 2018. The numbers show how large and when, not why; for the cause, look at what happened in that country in those years.
From 2015 to 2024 the straight-line trend is downward, about 0.000782 a year. A straight line explains 39% of the movement over 10 observed years.
Worked out from the yearly values above. How the checks work: standard deviation, z-scores and straight-line trends.
How it compares
In 2024, Brazil had the 7th highest value of the 20 economies reporting that year. Higher is not always better: for some indicators the lowest value is the one to aim for. See the full ranking.
| Value | Year | |
|---|---|---|
| Brazil | 1 | 2024 |
| World | 0.98 | 2024 |
| Latin America & Caribbean | 1 | 2024 |
| Upper middle income | 1 | 2024 |
Closest to Brazil in the 2024 ranking
- Dominican Republic — 5th of 20: 1.01
- El Salvador — 6th of 20: 1.01
- Bolivia — 7th of 20: 1
- Ecuador — 9th of 20: 1
- Georgia — 10th of 20: 1
- Jordan — 11th of 20: 1
What this measures
Gender parity index for youth literacy rate is the ratio of females to males ages 15-24 who can both read and write with understanding a short simple statement about their everyday life.
Limitations: In practice, literacy is difficult to measure. Estimating literacy rates requires census or survey measurements under controlled conditions. Many countries report the number of literate people from self-reported data. Some use educational attainment data as a proxy but apply different lengths of school attendance or levels of completion. And there is a trend among recent national and international surveys toward using a direct reading test of literacy skills. Because definitions and methods of data collection differ across countries, data should be used cautiously.
Regional and income-group figures are computed by the World Bank as a weighted average.
All 26 values
| Year | Literacy rate, youth (ages 15-24), gender parity index (GPI) |
|---|---|
| 2024 | 1 |
| 2023 | 1.01 |
| 2022 | 1.01 |
| 2021 | 1 |
| 2020 | 1.01 |
| 2019 | 1.01 |
| 2018 | 1 |
| 2017 | 1.01 |
| 2016 | 1.01 |
| 2015 | 1.01 |
| 2014 |
Literacy rate, youth (ages 15-24), gender parity index (GPI) in nearby economies
- Bolivia — 1 (2024)
- Chile — 1 (2022)
- Colombia — 1.01 (2024)
- Dominican Republic — 1.01 (2024)
- Ecuador — 1 (2024)
- El Salvador — 1.01 (2024)
- Guatemala — 0.99 (2024)
- Honduras — 1.02 (2024)
- Mexico — 1 (2024)
- Panama
More education data for Brazil
- Primary school starting age (years) — 6 (2025)
- Primary education, duration (years) — 5 (2025)
- Lower secondary school starting age (years) — 11 (2025)
- Secondary education, duration (years) — 7 (2025)
- Primary education, pupils — 15.11 million (2024)
- Pupil-teacher ratio, tertiary — 19.24 (2017)
- Tertiary education, academic staff (% female) — 46.97% (2024)
- Secondary education, general pupils — 22.16 million (2017)
- Educational attainment, at least completed short-cycle tertiary, population 25+, female (%) (cumulative) — 24.48% (2024)
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Questions people ask
- What is Brazil's literacy rate, youth (ages 15-24), gender parity index (GPI)?
- 1 in 2024, according to the World Bank (World Development Indicators).
- How has it changed since 1980?
- It is down 2.91% from 1.03 in 1980 (0.07% a year on average, compounded). The highest value was 1.03 in 1980 and the lowest 1 in 2018.
- How does Brazil rank?
- 7th highest of 20 economies with data for 2024.
- Is the latest change in literacy rate, youth (ages 15-24), gender parity index (GPI) unusual for Brazil?
- In 2024, Brazil's literacy rate, youth (ages 15-24), gender parity index (GPI) fell 0.006 on 2023 (from 1.01 to 1). Across the 23 yearly changes before that (2001 to 2023), the average change was −0.00104 and a typical year strayed about 0.00487 from that (the standard deviation). This year's change was 1.0 standard deviations below that average, so it was larger than a typical year, though not out of the range seen before.
Source
World Bank, World Development Indicators, indicator SE.ADT.1524.LT.FM.ZS, licensed CC BY 4.0. Original source: Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO), uri: https://databrowser.uis.unesco.org/resources, note: The data are obtained through the UIS API. Figures are fetched from the World Bank API and refreshed monthly; see the series on data.worldbank.org. The full definition and method are in the World Bank's metadata glossary. Comparisons use the same World Bank release.
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