Literacy rate, adult female in Venezuela
Venezuela: Literacy rate, adult female was 97.2% in 2017. ▲ Rising
Literacy rate, adult female in Venezuela, 1981–2017
Source: Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO). Measured in % of females ages 15 and above.
Analysis
Venezuela recorded 97.2% for literacy rate, adult female in 2017. That is the highest value across all 14 years on record.
That represents a change of up 2.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, literacy rate, adult female in Venezuela peaked at 97.2% in 2017 and was at its lowest, 83.0%, in 1981.
That places Venezuela 15th out of 89 countries with data for 2017, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 14 years of available data.
Literacy rate, adult female in Venezuela, year by year
| Year | % of females ages 15 and above | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1981 | 83.0% | — |
| 1990 | 89.0% | +7.2% |
| 2001 | 92.7% | +4.2% |
| 2005 | 93.9% | +1.3% |
| 2006 | 94.4% | +0.5% |
| 2007 | 94.9% | +0.5% |
| 2008 | 95.1% | +0.2% |
| 2009 | 95.3% | +0.2% |
| 2010 | 95.3% | -0.1% |
| 2011 | 95.0% | -0.3% |
| 2012 | 95.8% | +0.8% |
| 2015 | 96.6% | +0.8% |
| 2016 | 97.2% | +0.7% |
| 2017 | 97.2% | +0.0% |
Venezuela compared with similar countries
- Venezuela's 97.2% is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 71.4%, 1.4× the median. (30 countries reporting)
- Venezuela's 97.2% is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 94.8%, 1.0× the median. (15 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 83.0% | 83.0% | 83.0% | 1 |
| 1990s | 89.0% | 89.0% | 89.0% | 1 |
| 2000s | 94.4% | 92.7% | 95.3% | 6 |
| 2010s | 96.2% | 95.0% | 97.2% | 6 |
Countries ranked near Venezuela
More gender data for Venezuela
- Child population (UN estimates and projections) 6,517 (2030)
- Child population (UN estimates and projections) (0-14), annual growth -1.32 % change on previous year (2030)
- Population 22,635 (2030)
- Working-age population (UN estimates and projections) 22,635 (2030)
- Population (UN estimates and projections), annual growth rate 1 % change on previous year (2030)
- Age population, age 00, female, interpolated 207,912 (2025)
- Age population, age 00, male, interpolated 218,340 (2025)
- Age population, age 01, female, interpolated 204,155 (2025)
- Age population, age 01, male, interpolated 214,388 (2025)
- Age population, age 02, female, interpolated 200,986 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is literacy rate, adult female in Venezuela?
- Literacy rate, adult female in Venezuela was 97.2% in 2017, according to Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO).
- What is the highest literacy rate, adult female recorded in Venezuela?
- The highest recorded value was 97.2% in 2017.
- What is the lowest literacy rate, adult female recorded in Venezuela?
- The lowest recorded value was 83.0% in 1981.
- How does Venezuela rank for literacy rate, adult female?
- Venezuela ranks 15th out of 89 countries with data for 2017.
- Is literacy rate, adult female rising or falling in Venezuela?
- Over the last ten years it is up 2.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Venezuela data come from?
- The figures come from Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO), published as part of Literacy rate, adult female (% of females ages 15 and above). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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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.