Venezuela vs WB: East Asia & Pacific (excluding High Income): Elderly literacy rate, population 65+ years, male

Venezuela
91.1%
in 2017
WB: East Asia & Pacific (excluding High Income)
94.5%
in 2024
Venezuela rank
30th
WB: East Asia & Pacific (excluding High Income) rank
28th

Elderly literacy rate, population 65+ years, male over time

  • Venezuela
  • WB: East Asia & Pacific (excluding High Income)
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How they compare

WB: East Asia & Pacific (excluding High Income) currently reports 94.5% against 91.1% in Venezuela, a difference of 3.4%.

The two have swapped places 5 times across 20 shared years of data; in 1981 it was Venezuela ahead.

Venezuela ranks 30th and WB: East Asia & Pacific (excluding High Income) ranks 28th of 87 countries.

Across the 4 decades both report, Venezuela averaged higher in 2 and WB: East Asia & Pacific (excluding High Income) in 2.

Head to head by decade

Decade Venezuela WB: East Asia & Pacific (excluding High Income) Difference Ahead
1980s 55.8% 48.2% 7.6% Venezuela
1990s 74.5% 62.3% 12.3% Venezuela
2000s 78.4% 78.8% 0.4% WB: East Asia & Pacific (excluding High Income)
2010s 86.1% 88.3% 2.2% WB: East Asia & Pacific (excluding High Income)

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher elderly literacy rate, population 65+ years, male, Venezuela or WB: East Asia & Pacific (excluding High Income)?
WB: East Asia & Pacific (excluding High Income), at 94.5% against 91.1% in Venezuela as of 2024.
What is the difference in elderly literacy rate, population 65+ years, male between Venezuela and WB: East Asia & Pacific (excluding High Income)?
3.4%, with WB: East Asia & Pacific (excluding High Income) ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Venezuela and WB: East Asia & Pacific (excluding High Income)?
20 years are reported by both, from 1981 to 2017.
How do Venezuela and WB: East Asia & Pacific (excluding High Income) rank globally for elderly literacy rate, population 65+ years, male?
Venezuela ranks 30th and WB: East Asia & Pacific (excluding High Income) ranks 28th of 87 countries.
Where does this data come from?
UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as Elderly literacy rate, population 65+ years, male (%). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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About this data

Indicator
Elderly literacy rate, population 65+ years, male (%)
Unit
%
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY-SA 3.0 IGO (UNESCO Institute for Statistics)
Coverage
287 places, 9,575 data points, 1970–2024
Last refreshed

February 2026 Data Release