Which has higher literacy rate of young men vs. women, India or Venezuela, Bolivarian Republic of?

Venezuela, Bolivarian Republic of, at 98.4% against 98.0% in India as of 2017.

What is the difference in literacy rate of young men vs. women between India and Venezuela, Bolivarian Republic of?

0.4%, with Venezuela, Bolivarian Republic of ahead.

How many years of comparable data are there for India and Venezuela, Bolivarian Republic of?

7 years are reported by both, from 1981 to 2016.

Where does this data come from?

UNESCO Institute for Statistics (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data, published as Literacy rate of young men vs. women. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

India vs Venezuela, Bolivarian Republic of: Literacy rate of young men vs. women

India

98.0%

in 2024

Venezuela, Bolivarian Republic of

98.4%

in 2017

India rank

46th

Venezuela, Bolivarian Republic of rank

44th

Literacy rate of young men vs. women over time

India
Venezuela, Bolivarian Republic of

How they compare

Venezuela, Bolivarian Republic of currently reports 98.4% against 98.0% in India, a difference of 0.4%.

Across all 7 years both countries report, Venezuela, Bolivarian Republic of has been ahead every year.

India ranks 46th and Venezuela, Bolivarian Republic of ranks 44th of 95 countries.

Venezuela, Bolivarian Republic of has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade	India	Venezuela, Bolivarian Republic of	Difference	Ahead
1980s	66.3%	92.3%	26.0%	Venezuela, Bolivarian Republic of
2000s	86.3%	97.1%	10.8%	Venezuela, Bolivarian Republic of
2010s	92.3%	98.0%	5.7%	Venezuela, Bolivarian Republic of

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher literacy rate of young men vs. women, India or Venezuela, Bolivarian Republic of?: Venezuela, Bolivarian Republic of, at 98.4% against 98.0% in India as of 2017.
What is the difference in literacy rate of young men vs. women between India and Venezuela, Bolivarian Republic of?: 0.4%, with Venezuela, Bolivarian Republic of ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for India and Venezuela, Bolivarian Republic of?: 7 years are reported by both, from 1981 to 2016.
How do India and Venezuela, Bolivarian Republic of rank globally for literacy rate of young men vs. women?: India ranks 46th and Venezuela, Bolivarian Republic of ranks 44th of 95 countries.
Where does this data come from?: UNESCO Institute for Statistics (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data, published as Literacy rate of young men vs. women. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator: Literacy rate of young men vs. women
Unit: %
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage: 95 places, 1,078 data points, 1975–2024
Last refreshed: 28 August 2026

Share of men aged 15 to 24 years who can read and write.