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WorldJapanNigeriaBrazil
Literacy rate, adult total (% of people ages 15+)
percent of people aged 15+ · UNESCO Institute for Statistics via World Bank
- World
- Japan
- Nigeria
- Brazil
Data table
62 observations
| Period | World | Japan | Nigeria | Brazil |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 87.7% | — | 70.4% | 94.7% |
| 2023 | 87.6% | — | — | 94.6% |
| 2022 | 87.4% | — | — | 94.4% |
| 2021 | 87.2% | — | 63.2% | 94.8% |
| 2020 | 87.0% | — | — | 94.7% |
| 2019 | 86.8% | — | — | 93.9% |
| 2018 | 86.8% | — | — | 93.2% |
| 2017 | 86.5% | — | — | 93.1% |
| 2016 | 86.3% | — | 58.2% | 92.8% |
| 2015 | 86.0% | — | — | 92.1% |
| 2014 | 85.6% | — | — | 91.7% |
| 2013 | 85.2% | — | — | 91.5% |
| 2012 | 84.9% | — | — | 91.3% |
| 2011 | 84.7% | — | — | 91.4% |
| 2010 | 84.4% | — | — | 90.4% |
| 2009 | 83.8% | — | — | 90.3% |
| 2008 | 83.5% | — | — | 90.0% |
| 2007 | 83.1% | — | — | 90.0% |
| 2006 | 82.5% | — | 70.2% | 89.6% |
| 2005 | 82.6% | — | — | — |
| 2004 | 82.6% | — | — | 88.6% |
| 2003 | 82.2% | — | 54.8% | — |
| 2002 | 81.7% | — | — | — |
| 2001 | 81.4% | — | — | — |
| 2000 | 81.1% | — | — | 86.4% |
| 1999 | 80.9% | — | — | — |
| 1998 | 80.5% | — | — | — |
| 1997 | 79.3% | — | — | — |
| 1996 | 77.3% | — | — | — |
| 1995 | 76.9% | — | — | — |
| 1994 | 76.4% | — | — | — |
| 1993 | 76.0% | — | — | — |
| 1992 | 75.5% | — | — | — |
| 1991 | 75.1% | — | 55.5% | — |
| 1990 | 74.6% | — | — | — |