Venezuela vs World: Literacy rate, adult female
Venezuela
97.2%
in 2017
World
84.6%
in 2024
Venezuela rank
15th
World rank
17th
Literacy rate, adult female over time
- Venezuela
- World
How they compare
Venezuela currently reports 97.2% against 84.6% in World, a difference of 12.6%.
That makes Venezuela's figure about 1.1 times World's.
Across all 14 years both countries report, Venezuela has been ahead every year.
Venezuela ranks 15th and World ranks 17th of 89 countries.
Venezuela has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Venezuela | World | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 83.0% | 60.1% | 22.9% | Venezuela |
| 1990s | 89.0% | 68.0% | 21.0% | Venezuela |
| 2000s | 94.4% | 78.0% | 16.4% | Venezuela |
| 2010s | 96.2% | 81.5% | 14.7% | Venezuela |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher literacy rate, adult female, Venezuela or World?
- Venezuela, at 97.2% against 84.6% in World as of 2017.
- What is the difference in literacy rate, adult female between Venezuela and World?
- 12.6%, with Venezuela ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Venezuela and World?
- 14 years are reported by both, from 1981 to 2017.
- How do Venezuela and World rank globally for literacy rate, adult female?
- Venezuela ranks 15th and World ranks 17th of 89 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO), published as Literacy rate, adult female (% of females ages 15 and above). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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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.