Indonesia vs Venezuela: Literacy rate, adult male

Indonesia
97.5%
in 2020
Venezuela
97.2%
in 2017
Indonesia rank
27th
Venezuela rank
29th

Literacy rate, adult male over time

  • Indonesia
  • Venezuela
020406080100198020002020

How they compare

Indonesia currently reports 97.5% against 97.2% in Venezuela, a difference of 0.3%.

The two have swapped places 3 times across 8 shared years of data; in 1990 it was Venezuela ahead.

Indonesia ranks 27th and Venezuela ranks 29th of 88 countries.

Across the 3 decades both report, Indonesia averaged higher in 2 and Venezuela in 1.

Head to head by decade

Decade Indonesia Venezuela Difference Ahead
1990s 88.0% 90.7% 2.7% Venezuela
2000s 95.4% 95.4% 0.0% Indonesia
2010s 96.2% 95.9% 0.2% Indonesia

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher literacy rate, adult male, Indonesia or Venezuela?
Indonesia, at 97.5% against 97.2% in Venezuela as of 2020.
What is the difference in literacy rate, adult male between Indonesia and Venezuela?
0.3%, with Indonesia ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Indonesia and Venezuela?
8 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2016.
How do Indonesia and Venezuela rank globally for literacy rate, adult male?
Indonesia ranks 27th and Venezuela ranks 29th of 88 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO), published as Literacy rate, adult male (% of males ages 15 and above). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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About this data

Indicator
Literacy rate, adult male (% of males ages 15 and above)
Unit
% of males ages 15 and above
Source
Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO)
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
127 places, 2,578 data points, 1974–2024
Last refreshed

Adult literacy rate is the percentage of people ages 15 and above who can both read and write with understanding a short simple statement about their everyday life.