96.5-100%
95.5-96.49
90.5-95.49
88-90.49
This article is a list of Brazilian states by literacy rate.
This article is a list of Brazilian states by literacy rate.
| Rank | State | Literacy (%) [1] |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Rio de Janeiro | 99.3 |
| 2 | Santa Catarina | 99.2 |
| 3 | Rio Grande do Sul | 98.5 |
| 4 | São Paulo | 98.4 |
| 5 | Distrito Federal | 98.1 |
| 6 | Amapá | 96.7 |
| 7 | Paraná | 96.6 |
| 8 | Espírito Santo | 96.5 |
| 9 | Minas Gerais | 96.4 |
| 10 | Mato Grosso do Sul | 96.3 |
| 11 | Goiás | 96.3 |
| 11 | Mato Grosso | 96.3 |
| 13 | Roraima | 96.0 |
| 14 | Rondônia | 95.9 |
| 15 | Amazonas | 95.6 |
| 16 | Rio Grande do Norte | 95.0 |
| – |  Brazil | 94.70 |
| 17 | Pará | 93.9 |
| 18 | Tocantins | 93.9 |
| 19 | Pernambuco | 93.2 |
| 20 | Bahia | 92.8 |
| 21 | Acre | 92.0 |
| 22 | Sergipe | 90.8 |
| 23 | Ceará | 90.6 |
| 24 | Paraíba | 90.4 |
| 25 | Maranhão | 89.5 |
| 26 | Piauí | 89.1 |
| 27 | Alagoas | 88.6 |
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