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...

NEWS AND RELEASES

2022 Census: more than half of the Indigenous population lives in cities

The Indigenous population living in urban areas in 2022 reached 914,746 persons, or 53.97% of the total...

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2022 Census: In Maré (RJ), IBGE releases data about Favelas and Urban Communities

The Brazilian Institute of Geography and Statistics (IBGE) released, on Friday, 8, data  relative to...

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2022 Census: IBGE releases information on literacy, birth records and characteristics of housing units of Indigenous populations at Casa Brasil IBGE

The Brazilian Institute of Geography and Statistics (IBGE) released today, 4, data relative to the “2022...

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2022 Census: Literacy increases among Indigenous population, but it is still below the national average

The 2022 Population Census showed that 84.9% (1.0 million) of the 1.2 million the Indigenous population...