This article is a list of Brazilian states by literacy rate.
Rank | State | Literacy rate 2023 (%) [1] |
---|---|---|
1 | Distrito Federal | 98,3% |
2 | Santa Catarina | 98,0% |
3 | Rio de Janeiro | 98,0% |
4 | São Paulo | 97,7% |
5 | Rio Grande do Sul | 97,3% |
6 | Paraná | 96,6% |
7 | Mato Grosso do Sul | 96,1% |
8 | Goiás | 96,0% |
9 | Roraima | 95,8% |
10 | Espírito Santo | 95,6% |
11 | Mato Grosso | 95,5% |
12 | Minas Gerais | 95,4% |
13 | Amazonas | 94,9% |
14 | Rondônia | 94,9% |
– | Brazil | 94,8% |
15 | Amapá | 94,2% |
16 | Pará | 93,1% |
17 | Tocantins | 92,2% |
18 | Acre | 90,6% |
19 | Pernambuco | 89,9% |
20 | Bahia | 89,8% |
21 | Rio Grande do Norte | 89,1% |
22 | Sergipe | 88,8% |
23 | Ceará | 88,5% |
24 | Maranhão | 88,5% |
25 | Paraíba | 86,8% |
26 | Piauí | 86,7% |
27 | Alagoas | 85,8% |
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