List of Brazilian states by literacy rate
The figures are based on the 2010 census by IBGE.
Brazilian states by illiteracy rate.
|
below 4.5% |
4.5 to 9.0% |
9.0 to 13.5% |
13.5 to 18.0% |
above 18.0% |
| Rank | State | Illiteracy (%) | Comparable country (%) |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Distrito Federal | 3.25 |  Albania (3,7%) |
| 2 | Santa Catarina | 3.86 |  Qatar (3.7%) |
| 3 | Rio de Janeiro | 4.09 |  San Marino (4%) |
| 3 | São Paulo | 4.09 | San Marino (4%) |
| 5 | Rio Grande do Sul | 4.24 |  Portugal (4.6%) |
| 6 | Paraná | 5.77 |  Thailand (5.9%) |
| 7 | Mato Grosso do Sul | 7.05 |  Mexico (7.2%) |
| 8 | Goiás | 7.32 |  Colombia (7.3%) |
| 9 | Espírito Santo | 7.52 |  Malta (7.6%) |
| 10 | Minas Gerais | 7.66 | Malta (7.6%) |
| 11 | Mato Grosso | 7.82 |  Indonesia (8%) |
| 12 | Amapá | 7.89 | Indonesia (8%) |
| 13 | Rondônia | 7.93 | Indonesia (8%) |
| – |  Brazil |
9.02 | – |
| 14 | Amazonas | 9.60 |  Suriname (9.6%) |
| 15 | Roraima | 9.69 |  Vietnam (9.7%) |
| 16 | Pará | 11.23 |  Turkey (11.3%) |
| 17 | Tocantins | 11.88 |  Dominica (12.0%) |
| 18 | Acre | 15.19 |  Saudi Arabia (15%) |
| 19 | Bahia | 15.39 | Saudi Arabia (15%) |
| 20 | Pernambuco | 16.73 |  Syria (16.9%) |
| 21 | Sergipe | 16.98 |  Botswana (17.1%) |
| 22 | Ceará | 17.19 | Botswana (17.1%) |
| 23 | Rio Grande do Norte | 17.38 |  Iran (17.6%) |
| 24 | Maranhão | 19.31 |  Republic of the Congo (18.9%) |
| 25 | Paraíba | 20.20 |  Swaziland (20.4%) |
| 26 | Piauí | 21.14 |  Vanuatu (21.9%) |
| 27 | Alagoas | 22.52 |  Tunisia (22.3%) |
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