Instituto Brasileiro de Geografia e Estatística

NEWS AND RELEASES

Youngsters and adults attempt overcoming illiteracy: watch the video

Illiteracy has been investigated since the first census carried out in Brazil, in 1872, still in the...

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2022 Census: illiteracy among quilombolas surpasses by almost three times that of the total population

According to data collected by the 2022 Population Census, the illiteracy rate of quilombolas aged 15...

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2022 Census: Illiteracy rate falls from 9.6% to 7.0% in 12 years, though inequalities persist

Data from the 2022 Population Census show that, of the 163 million persons aged 15 years and over, 151.5...

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Illiteracy rate is lower in 2022, but remains high among the elderly, black and brown persons and in the Northeast Region

The illiteracy rate of persons aged 15 and over fell from 6.1% in 2019 to 5.6% in 2022, a drop by a little...

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Illiteracy decreases in 2017, but remains above 2015 target

The illiteracy rate of the population aged 15 and over in Brazil fell from 7.2% in 2016 to 7.0% in 2017,...

STATISTICS

Population Census - Indigenous persons: Main characteristics of persons and housing units, by urban or rural location of the housing unit | Population results

The Population Census is the main source of reference for understanding the living conditions of the...

STATISTICS

Continuous National Household Sample Survey - 2023 Education

The Continuous National Household Sample Survey - Continuous PNAD investigates on a quarterly basis a...

STATISTICS

Summary of Social Indicators - 2020

An analysis of the living conditions of the Brazilian population 2020 This publication gathers...

STATISTICS

Continuous National Household Sample Survey - 2019 Education

The Continuous National Household Sample Survey - Continuous PNAD investigates on a quarterly basis a...

STATISTICS

Population Census - Preliminary Results of the Universe

Preliminary Results of the Universe include tables, in zip format, about resident population by color...

GEOSCIENCES

Environmental Diagnoses - Environmental Diagnosis of the Jequitinhonha River Basin

The hydrographic basin of the Jequitinhonha River covers most of the northeast of the State of Minas...

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Education indicators advance in 2024, but school failure increases

In 2024, Brazil had 9.1 million illiterate persons aged 15 or over, corresponding to an illiteracy rate...

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2022 Census: Catholics remain in decline; protestants and persons with no religion increase in the country

The 2022 Population Census showed the consolidation of changes in the geogrpahic profile of Brazil. Roman...

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2022 Census: Brazil has 14.4 million persons with disabilities

Preliminary results of the 2022 Census show that Brazil has 14.4 million persons with disabilities, which...

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2022 Census: 94.6% of the quilombolas living in rural localities face poor sanitation

The 2022 Census showed that most of the quilombola population (61.7%) lives in rural localities. In delimited...