Literacy rate of young men vs. women in Venezuela, Bolivarian Republic of
Venezuela, Bolivarian Republic of: Literacy rate of young men vs. women was 98.4% in 2017. ▲ Rising
Literacy rate of young men vs. women in Venezuela, Bolivarian Republic of, 1981–2017
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2017, literacy rate of young men vs. women in Venezuela, Bolivarian Republic of stood at 98.4%.
The figure is down 0.1% on the previous year and up 0.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, literacy rate of young men vs. women in Venezuela, Bolivarian Republic of peaked at 98.7% in 2015 and was at its lowest, 92.3%, in 1981.
That places Venezuela, Bolivarian Republic of 44th out of 95 countries with data for 2017, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 20 years of available data.
Literacy rate of young men vs. women in Venezuela, Bolivarian Republic of, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1981 | 92.3% | — |
| 1990 | 94.5% | +2.4% |
| 2000 | 96.9% | +2.5% |
| 2001 | 96.3% | -0.6% |
| 2002 | 97.2% | +0.9% |
| 2003 | 97.2% | +0.0% |
| 2004 | 97.7% | +0.5% |
| 2005 | 97.6% | -0.1% |
| 2006 | 97.8% | +0.2% |
| 2007 | 98.0% | +0.2% |
| 2008 | 98.1% | +0.1% |
| 2009 | 98.3% | +0.2% |
| 2010 | 98.1% | -0.2% |
| 2011 | 96.9% | -1.2% |
| 2012 | 98.6% | +1.8% |
| 2013 | 98.5% | -0.1% |
| 2014 | 98.6% | +0.1% |
| 2015 | 98.7% | +0.1% |
| 2016 | 98.4% | -0.3% |
| 2017 | 98.4% | -0.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 92.3% | 92.3% | 92.3% | 1 |
| 1990s | 94.5% | 94.5% | 94.5% | 1 |
| 2000s | 97.5% | 96.3% | 98.3% | 10 |
| 2010s | 98.3% | 96.9% | 98.7% | 8 |
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More education data for Venezuela, Bolivarian Republic of
- 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 of young men vs. women in Venezuela, Bolivarian Republic of?
- Literacy rate of young men vs. women in Venezuela, Bolivarian Republic of was 98.4% in 2017, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest literacy rate of young men vs. women recorded in Venezuela, Bolivarian Republic of?
- The highest recorded value was 98.7% in 2015.
- What is the lowest literacy rate of young men vs. women recorded in Venezuela, Bolivarian Republic of?
- The lowest recorded value was 92.3% in 1981.
- How does Venezuela, Bolivarian Republic of rank for literacy rate of young men vs. women?
- Venezuela, Bolivarian Republic of ranks 44th out of 95 countries with data for 2017.
- Is literacy rate of young men vs. women rising or falling in Venezuela, Bolivarian Republic of?
- Over the last ten years it is up 0.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Venezuela, Bolivarian Republic of data come from?
- The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Literacy rate of young men vs. women. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Share of men aged 15 to 24 years who can read and write.