Literacy in Venezuela
Venezuela: Literacy 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 in Venezuela, 1981–2017
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
In 2017, literacy in Venezuela stood at 97.18. That is the highest value across all 14 years on record.
That represents a change of up 0.1% on the previous year and up 2.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, literacy in Venezuela peaked at 97.18 in 2017 and was at its lowest, 84.73, in 1981.
Venezuela 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.
Literacy in Venezuela, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1981 | 84.73 | — |
| 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 78.16, 1.2× the median. (31 countries reporting)
- Venezuela's 97.18 is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 94.86, 1.0× the median. (15 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | 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
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 in Venezuela?
- Literacy in Venezuela was 97.18 in 2017, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest literacy recorded in Venezuela?
- The highest recorded value was 97.18 in 2017.
- What is the lowest literacy recorded in Venezuela?
- The lowest recorded value was 84.73 in 1981.
- How does Venezuela rank for literacy?
- Venezuela ranks 24th out of 89 countries with data for 2017.
- Is literacy 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. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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