Literacy rate vs gdp per capita in Venezuela, República Bolivariana de

Venezuela, República Bolivariana de: Literacy rate vs gdp per capita was 97.18 in 2017. ▲ Rising

Latest (2017)
97.18
Change on year
up 0.1%
World rank
24th
of 89 countries
All-time high
97.18
in 2017
All-time low
84.73
in 1981
Years of data
14
1981–2017

Literacy rate vs gdp per capita in Venezuela, República Bolivariana de, 1981–2017

0204060801001981199920171981: 84.71990: 89.82001: 932005: 94.42006: 94.72007: 95.22008: 95.32009: 95.52010: 95.42011: 94.82012: 962015: 96.62016: 97.12017: 97.2

Source: Our World in Data.

Analysis

In 2017, literacy rate vs gdp per capita in Venezuela, República Bolivariana de stood at 97.18. That is the highest value across all 14 years on record.

The figure is up 0.1% on the previous year and up 2.1% over ten years.

Over the whole period, literacy rate vs gdp per capita in Venezuela, República Bolivariana de peaked at 97.18 in 2017 and was at its lowest, 84.73, in 1981.

Venezuela, República Bolivariana de ranks 24th of 89 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.

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1980s 84.73 84.73 84.73 1
1990s 89.83 89.83 89.83 1
2000s 94.66 92.98 95.51 6
2010s 96.18 94.77 97.18 6

Countries ranked near Venezuela, República Bolivariana de

  1. 21 Singapore 97.65 compare
  2. 22 Oman 97.34 compare
  3. 23 Türkiye, Republic of 97.26 compare
  4. 25 China (People’s Republic of) 96.74 compare
  5. 26 Bolivia 96.73 compare
  6. 27 Macao Special Administrative Region, People's Republic of China 96.54 compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is literacy rate vs gdp per capita in Venezuela, República Bolivariana de?
Literacy rate vs gdp per capita in Venezuela, República Bolivariana de was 97.18 in 2017, according to Our World in Data.
What is the highest literacy rate vs gdp per capita recorded in Venezuela, República Bolivariana de?
The highest recorded value was 97.18 in 2017.
What is the lowest literacy rate vs gdp per capita recorded in Venezuela, República Bolivariana de?
The lowest recorded value was 84.73 in 1981.
How does Venezuela, República Bolivariana de rank for literacy rate vs gdp per capita?
Venezuela, República Bolivariana de ranks 24th out of 89 countries with data for 2017.
Is literacy rate vs gdp per capita rising or falling in Venezuela, República Bolivariana de?
Over the last ten years it is up 2.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Venezuela, República Bolivariana de data come from?
The figures come from Our World in Data, published as part of Literacy rate vs gdp per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Literacy rate vs gdp per capita
Source
Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
89 places, 916 data points, 1975–2024
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