ESCAP: Wb Upper Middle Income Economies (wb_upper_mid) (unsdcode:98437) vs Venezuela, Bolivarian Republic of: Literacy rate, population 25-64 years, both sexes

ESCAP: Wb Upper Middle Income Economies (wb_upper_mid) (unsdcode:98437)
98.7%
in 2024
Venezuela, Bolivarian Republic of
97.8%
in 2017
ESCAP: Wb Upper Middle Income Economies (wb_upper_mid) (unsdcode:98437) rank
30th
Venezuela, Bolivarian Republic of rank
27th

Literacy rate, population 25-64 years, both sexes over time

  • ESCAP: Wb Upper Middle Income Economies (wb_upper_mid) (unsdcode:98437)
  • Venezuela, Bolivarian Republic of
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How they compare

ESCAP: Wb Upper Middle Income Economies (wb_upper_mid) (unsdcode:98437) currently reports 98.7% against 97.8% in Venezuela, Bolivarian Republic of, a difference of 0.9%.

The two have swapped places 3 times across 20 shared years of data; in 1981 it was Venezuela, Bolivarian Republic of ahead.

ESCAP: Wb Upper Middle Income Economies (wb_upper_mid) (unsdcode:98437) ranks 30th and Venezuela, Bolivarian Republic of ranks 27th of 203 groups.

Across the 4 decades both report, ESCAP: Wb Upper Middle Income Economies (wb_upper_mid) (unsdcode:98437) averaged higher in 2 and Venezuela, Bolivarian Republic of in 2.

Head to head by decade

Decade ESCAP: Wb Upper Middle Income Economies (wb_upper_mid) (unsdcode:98437) Venezuela, Bolivarian Republic of Difference Ahead
1980s 67.2% 83.0% 15.7% Venezuela, Bolivarian Republic of
1990s 80.2% 90.1% 9.8% Venezuela, Bolivarian Republic of
2000s 94.9% 94.9% 0.0% ESCAP: Wb Upper Middle Income Economies (wb_upper_mid) (unsdcode:98437)
2010s 97.5% 97.0% 0.5% ESCAP: Wb Upper Middle Income Economies (wb_upper_mid) (unsdcode:98437)

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher literacy rate, population 25-64 years, both sexes, ESCAP: Wb Upper Middle Income Economies (wb_upper_mid) (unsdcode:98437) or Venezuela, Bolivarian Republic of?
ESCAP: Wb Upper Middle Income Economies (wb_upper_mid) (unsdcode:98437), at 98.7% against 97.8% in Venezuela, Bolivarian Republic of as of 2024.
What is the difference in literacy rate, population 25-64 years, both sexes between ESCAP: Wb Upper Middle Income Economies (wb_upper_mid) (unsdcode:98437) and Venezuela, Bolivarian Republic of?
0.9%, with ESCAP: Wb Upper Middle Income Economies (wb_upper_mid) (unsdcode:98437) ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for ESCAP: Wb Upper Middle Income Economies (wb_upper_mid) (unsdcode:98437) and Venezuela, Bolivarian Republic of?
20 years are reported by both, from 1981 to 2017.
How do ESCAP: Wb Upper Middle Income Economies (wb_upper_mid) (unsdcode:98437) and Venezuela, Bolivarian Republic of rank globally for literacy rate, population 25-64 years, both sexes?
ESCAP: Wb Upper Middle Income Economies (wb_upper_mid) (unsdcode:98437) ranks 30th and Venezuela, Bolivarian Republic of ranks 27th of 203 groups.
Where does this data come from?
UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as Literacy rate, population 25-64 years, both sexes (%). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Literacy rate, population 25-64 years, both sexes (%)
Unit
%
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY-SA 3.0 IGO (UNESCO Institute for Statistics)
Coverage
290 places, 9,602 data points, 1970–2024
Last refreshed

February 2026 Data Release