Literacy rates vs average years of schooling in Venezuela
Venezuela: Literacy rates vs average years of schooling was 97.18 in 2017. ▲ Rising
Literacy rates vs average years of schooling in Venezuela, 1950–2017
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
The most recent figure for literacy rates vs average years of schooling in Venezuela is 97.18, measured in 2017. That is the highest value across all 15 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 rates vs average years of schooling in Venezuela peaked at 97.18 in 2017 and was at its lowest, 52.5, in 1950.
That places Venezuela 38th out of 128 countries with data for 2017, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 15 years of available data.
Literacy rates vs average years of schooling in Venezuela, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1950 | 52.5 | — |
| 1981 | 84.73 | +61.4% |
| 1990 | 89.83 | +6.0% |
| 2001 | 92.98 | +3.5% |
| 2005 | 94.37 | +1.5% |
| 2006 | 94.66 | +0.3% |
| 2007 | 95.15 | +0.5% |
| 2008 | 95.31 | +0.2% |
| 2009 | 95.51 | +0.2% |
| 2010 | 95.39 | -0.1% |
| 2011 | 94.77 | -0.7% |
| 2012 | 95.99 | +1.3% |
| 2015 | 96.61 | +0.6% |
| 2016 | 97.13 | +0.5% |
| 2017 | 97.18 | +0.1% |
Venezuela compared with similar countries
- Venezuela's 97.18 is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 79, 1.2× the median. (39 countries reporting)
- Venezuela's 97.18 is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 94.56, 1.0× the median. (22 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Literacy rates vs average years of schooling in Venezuela changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1981 | +61.4% | 52.5 | 84.73 |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 52.5 | 52.5 | 52.5 | 1 |
| 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
More education data for Venezuela
- Gender gap education levels, gaps filled 88.6 (2017)
- Primary enrollment selected countries, gaps filled 98.03 (2024)
- 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)
Frequently asked questions
- What is literacy rates vs average years of schooling in Venezuela?
- Literacy rates vs average years of schooling in Venezuela was 97.18 in 2017, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest literacy rates vs average years of schooling recorded in Venezuela?
- The highest recorded value was 97.18 in 2017.
- What is the lowest literacy rates vs average years of schooling recorded in Venezuela?
- The lowest recorded value was 52.5 in 1950.
- How does Venezuela rank for literacy rates vs average years of schooling?
- Venezuela ranks 38th out of 128 countries with data for 2017.
- Is literacy rates vs average years of schooling rising or falling in Venezuela?
- Over the last ten years it is up 2.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Venezuela data come from?
- The figures come from Our World in Data, published as part of Literacy rates vs average years of schooling. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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