Africa Eastern and Southern vs Venezuela: Literacy rate, youth female

Africa Eastern and Southern
83.3%
in 2024
Venezuela
99.2%
in 2017
Africa Eastern and Southern rank
28th
Venezuela rank
29th

Literacy rate, youth female over time

  • Africa Eastern and Southern
  • Venezuela
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How they compare

Venezuela currently reports 99.2% against 83.3% in Africa Eastern and Southern, a difference of 15.9%.

That makes Venezuela's figure about 1.2 times Africa Eastern and Southern's.

Across all 19 years both countries report, Venezuela has been ahead every year.

Africa Eastern and Southern ranks 28th and Venezuela ranks 29th of 40 groups.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade Africa Eastern and Southern Venezuela Difference Ahead
1990s 64.5% 96.4% 31.9% Venezuela
2000s 68.3% 98.6% 30.3% Venezuela
2010s 76.4% 99.0% 22.5% Venezuela

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher literacy rate, youth female, Africa Eastern and Southern or Venezuela?
Venezuela, at 99.2% against 83.3% in Africa Eastern and Southern as of 2017.
What is the difference in literacy rate, youth female between Africa Eastern and Southern and Venezuela?
15.9%, with Venezuela ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Africa Eastern and Southern and Venezuela?
19 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2017.
How do Africa Eastern and Southern and Venezuela rank globally for literacy rate, youth female?
Africa Eastern and Southern ranks 28th and Venezuela ranks 29th of 40 groups.
Where does this data come from?
Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO), published as Literacy rate, youth female (% of females ages 15-24). 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, youth female (% of females ages 15-24)
Unit
% of females ages 15-24
Source
Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO)
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
145 places, 2,856 data points, 1974–2024
Last refreshed

Youth literacy rate is the percentage of people ages 15-24 who can both read and write with understanding a short simple statement about their everyday life.