CHILD LITERACY AT THE RIGHT AGE AFTER MEETING THE 2025 TARGET: WHAT EXPLAINS THE JUMP FROM 59.2% TO 66% AND WHY THE 67% TARGET FOR 2026 REQUIRES A DIFFERENT STRATEGY
In March 2026, the Anísio Teixeira National Institute for Educational Studies and Research announced that 66% of Brazilian public school children completed the 2nd year of elementary school literate in 2025, exceeding by two percentage points the 64% target of the National Commitment for Child Literacy and advancing se...