Table 2: Brazil, Education figures: population of 5 years of age and above.
	Brazil	Women	Rural	Northeast
Literacy (1990): Can read and write. self reported).
5 years and more	76%	77%	58%	57%
10 to 14 years	86%	89%	70%	67%
60 years and more	56%	53%	32%	44%
Educational attainment (years completed)
Total	100%	100%	100%	100%
one or more	82%	82%	65%	65%
two or more	77%	77%	57%	57%
three or more	68%	70%	46%	48%
four or more	59%	60%	34%	39%
five or more	41%	42%	17%	28%
six or more	33%	34%	11%	22%
seven or more	29%	30%	09%	19%
eight or more	25%	26%	07%	16%
nine or more	18%	19%	04%	12%
twelve or more	06%	06%	01%	03%
total (thousands)	113,629	58,373	28,011	31,614
Source: Fundação IBGE, Anuário Estatístico, 1992.