The Ministry of Education (MEC) released data on literacy in Brazil. According to the 1st Literacy Child Indicator Report, 56% of children between 6 and 7 years old in the public education network were literate in 2023, an increase of 20 percentage points compared to 2021 and 1% above the pre-pandemic level of Covid-19 registered in 2019.
The states that had the highest percentages of literate students were Ceará, Paraná and Espírito Santo. The report is part of the National Literacy Child Commitment, a program launched by the federal government in July 2022 with the aim of ensuring that children learn to read and write at the right age.
Investments and goals
According to the MEC, more than R$1 billion was transferred to states and municipalities that adhered to the literacy policy. All Brazilian states participate in the program, 19 of which have already instituted their policies and 8 are in the finalization phase.
“These literacy programs and collaboration regimes, both those that already existed in the states and now this MEC initiative, have shown relevant results”, stated Maria Helena Guimarães de Castro, former president of the National Institute of Educational Studies and Research Anísio Teixeira (Inep).
For the coming years, the MEC has established progressive goals, with the objective of reaching 60% of children with adequate reading and writing levels by 2023. The goal is to mitigate the damage to education caused by the pandemic and ensure that all children are literate at the right age.
Source: CNN Brasil
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