Literacy rate, adult male in Venezuela
Venezuela: Literacy rate, adult male was 97.2% in 2017. ▲ Rising
Literacy rate, adult male in Venezuela, 1981–2017
Source: Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO). Measured in % of males ages 15 and above.
Analysis
Venezuela recorded 97.2% for literacy rate, adult male in 2017. That is the highest value across all 14 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.2% on the previous year and up 1.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, literacy rate, adult male in Venezuela peaked at 97.2% in 2017 and was at its lowest, 86.5%, in 1981.
Venezuela ranks 29th of 88 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 14 years of available data.
Literacy rate, adult male in Venezuela, year by year
| Year | % of males ages 15 and above | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1981 | 86.5% | — |
| 1990 | 90.7% | +4.8% |
| 2001 | 93.3% | +2.9% |
| 2005 | 94.8% | +1.7% |
| 2006 | 94.9% | +0.1% |
| 2007 | 95.4% | +0.5% |
| 2008 | 95.5% | +0.1% |
| 2009 | 95.7% | +0.2% |
| 2010 | 95.5% | -0.2% |
| 2011 | 94.5% | -1.1% |
| 2012 | 96.2% | +1.8% |
| 2015 | 96.7% | +0.5% |
| 2016 | 97.0% | +0.4% |
| 2017 | 97.2% | +0.2% |
Venezuela compared with similar countries
- Venezuela's 97.2% is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 83.7%, 1.2× the median. (30 countries reporting)
- Venezuela's 97.2% is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 95.4%, 1.0× the median. (15 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 86.5% | 86.5% | 86.5% | 1 |
| 1990s | 90.7% | 90.7% | 90.7% | 1 |
| 2000s | 94.9% | 93.3% | 95.7% | 6 |
| 2010s | 96.2% | 94.5% | 97.2% | 6 |
Countries ranked near Venezuela
More education data for Venezuela
- Teachers in secondary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 284,798 (2024)
- Repeaters in primary education, all grades, both sexes (number), gaps 15,774 (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, male (number), gaps filled 886,275 (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, female (number), gaps filled 788,599 (2024)
- Secondary education, pupils, gaps filled 2.70 million (2024)
- Primary education, duration (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Primary education, pupils, gaps filled 3.54 million (2024)
- Primary education, pupils, annual growth rate 0.0528 % change on previous year (2024)
- Primary education, pupils, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Primary education, pupils, per capita 0.1247 units per person (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is literacy rate, adult male in Venezuela?
- Literacy rate, adult male in Venezuela was 97.2% in 2017, according to Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO).
- What is the highest literacy rate, adult male recorded in Venezuela?
- The highest recorded value was 97.2% in 2017.
- What is the lowest literacy rate, adult male recorded in Venezuela?
- The lowest recorded value was 86.5% in 1981.
- How does Venezuela rank for literacy rate, adult male?
- Venezuela ranks 29th out of 88 countries with data for 2017.
- Is literacy rate, adult male rising or falling in Venezuela?
- Over the last ten years it is up 1.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Venezuela data come from?
- The figures come from Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO), published as part of Literacy rate, adult male (% of males ages 15 and above). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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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.