Lower middle income vs Venezuela: Literacy rate, adult total
Lower middle income
78.3%
in 2024
Venezuela
97.2%
in 2017
Lower middle income rank
24th
Venezuela rank
24th
Literacy rate, adult total over time
- Lower middle income
- Venezuela
How they compare
Venezuela currently reports 97.2% against 78.3% in Lower middle income, a difference of 18.9%.
That makes Venezuela's figure about 1.2 times Lower middle income's.
Across all 14 years both countries report, Venezuela has been ahead every year.
Lower middle income ranks 24th and Venezuela ranks 24th of 39 groups.
Venezuela has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Lower middle income | Venezuela | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 46.6% | 84.7% | 38.1% | Venezuela |
| 1990s | 52.4% | 89.8% | 37.4% | Venezuela |
| 2000s | 66.1% | 94.7% | 28.6% | Venezuela |
| 2010s | 72.1% | 96.2% | 24.1% | Venezuela |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher literacy rate, adult total, Lower middle income or Venezuela?
- Venezuela, at 97.2% against 78.3% in Lower middle income as of 2017.
- What is the difference in literacy rate, adult total between Lower middle income and Venezuela?
- 18.9%, with Venezuela ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Lower middle income and Venezuela?
- 14 years are reported by both, from 1981 to 2017.
- How do Lower middle income and Venezuela rank globally for literacy rate, adult total?
- Lower middle income ranks 24th and Venezuela ranks 24th of 39 groups.
- Where does this data come from?
- Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO), published as Literacy rate, adult total (% of people 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.