Sub-Saharan Africa vs Venezuela: Literacy rate, adult male
Sub-Saharan Africa
74.9%
in 2024
Venezuela
97.2%
in 2017
Sub-Saharan Africa rank
32nd
Venezuela rank
29th
Literacy rate, adult male over time
- Sub-Saharan Africa
- Venezuela
How they compare
Venezuela currently reports 97.2% against 74.9% in Sub-Saharan Africa, a difference of 22.3%.
That makes Venezuela's figure about 1.3 times Sub-Saharan Africa's.
Across all 13 years both countries report, Venezuela has been ahead every year.
Sub-Saharan Africa ranks 32nd and Venezuela ranks 29th of 39 groups.
Venezuela has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Sub-Saharan Africa | Venezuela | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 63.2% | 90.7% | 27.5% | Venezuela |
| 2000s | 67.5% | 94.9% | 27.4% | Venezuela |
| 2010s | 70.8% | 96.2% | 25.4% | Venezuela |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher literacy rate, adult male, Sub-Saharan Africa or Venezuela?
- Venezuela, at 97.2% against 74.9% in Sub-Saharan Africa as of 2017.
- What is the difference in literacy rate, adult male between Sub-Saharan Africa and Venezuela?
- 22.3%, with Venezuela ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Sub-Saharan Africa and Venezuela?
- 13 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2017.
- How do Sub-Saharan Africa and Venezuela rank globally for literacy rate, adult male?
- Sub-Saharan Africa ranks 32nd and Venezuela ranks 29th of 39 groups.
- 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
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.