Youngsters and adults attempt overcoming illiteracy: watch the video

2022 Census

Youngsters and adults attempt overcoming illiteracy: watch the video

Section: IBGE | Da Redação

August 12, 2024 10h00 AM | Last Updated: August 13, 2024 11h40 AM

More than 11.4 million Brazilians over 15 years don´t know reading nor writing - Picture: Márcio Costa

Illiteracy has been investigated since the first census carried out in Brazil, in 1872, still in the Empire. According to the most recent data from the 2022 Census, 7.0% of the Brazilian population over 15 years don´t know reading nor writing. It is a contingent with more than 11.4 million persons.

In the week which the Student Day is celebrated (August 11), the IBGE News Agency releases an audiovisual story showing the desires of youngsters and adults who return to school looking for the first letters. Check in the video below the stories of students and teachers, as well as the analysis of literacy figures in Brazil.

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