The rate of adult literacy as share of the country's population 15 years and above in Venezuela stood at 97.6 percent in 2022. Between 1981 and 2022, the rate of adult literacy rose by 12.6 percentage points, though the increase followed an uneven trajectory rather than a consistent upward trend.

Venezuela VE: Literacy Rate: Adult Female: % of Females Aged 15 and Above data was reported at 97.214 % in 2016. This records an increase from the previous number of 96.560 % for 2015. Venezuela VE: Literacy Rate: Adult Female: % of Females Aged 15 and Above data is updated yearly, averaging 94.979 % from Dec 1981 (Median) to 2016, with 8 observations. The data reached an all-time high of 97.214 % in 2016 and a record low of 83.005 % in 1981. Venezuela VE: Literacy Rate: Adult Female: % of Females Aged 15 and Above data remains active status in CEIC and is reported by World Bank. The data is categorized under Global Database’s Venezuela – Table VE.World Bank.WDI: Education Statistics. 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.; ; UNESCO Institute for Statistics; Weighted average; Each economy is classified based on the classification of World Bank Group's fiscal year 2018 (July 1, 2017-June 30, 2018).

Historical dataset showing Venezuela literacy rate by year from 1981 to 2022.

The youth literacy rate (people aged 15-24) in Venezuela stood at 98.73 percent in 2022. Between 1981 and 2022, the youth literacy rate rose by 5.73 percentage points, though the increase followed an uneven trajectory rather than a consistent upward trend.

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Venezuela VE: Literacy Rate: Youth Female: % of Females Aged 15-24 data was reported at 99.093 % in 2016. This records a decrease from the previous number of 99.317 % for 2015. Venezuela VE: Literacy Rate: Youth Female: % of Females Aged 15-24 data is updated yearly, averaging 98.521 % from Dec 1981 (Median) to 2016, with 8 observations. The data reached an all-time high of 99.317 % in 2015 and a record low of 93.885 % in 1981. Venezuela VE: Literacy Rate: Youth Female: % of Females Aged 15-24 data remains active status in CEIC and is reported by World Bank. The data is categorized under Global Database’s Venezuela – Table VE.World Bank.WDI: Education Statistics. Youth literacy rate is the percentage of people ages 15-24 who can both read and write with understanding a short simple statement about their everyday life.; ; UNESCO Institute for Statistics; Weighted average; Each economy is classified based on the classification of World Bank Group's fiscal year 2018 (July 1, 2017-June 30, 2018).

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Venezuela VE: Gender Parity Index (GPI): Literacy Rate: Youth Aged 15-24 data was reported at 1.007 Ratio in 2016. This records an increase from the previous number of 1.006 Ratio for 2015. Venezuela VE: Gender Parity Index (GPI): Literacy Rate: Youth Aged 15-24 data is updated yearly, averaging 1.011 Ratio from Dec 1981 (Median) to 2016, with 8 observations. The data reached an all-time high of 1.019 Ratio in 1990 and a record low of 1.005 Ratio in 2009. Venezuela VE: Gender Parity Index (GPI): Literacy Rate: Youth Aged 15-24 data remains active status in CEIC and is reported by World Bank. The data is categorized under Global Database’s Venezuela – Table VE.World Bank.WDI: Education Statistics. Gender parity index for youth literacy rate is the ratio of females to males ages 15-24 who can both read and write with understanding a short simple statement about their everyday life.; ; UNESCO Institute for Statistics; Weighted average; Each economy is classified based on the classification of World Bank Group's fiscal year 2018 (July 1, 2017-June 30, 2018).

VE：非文盲率：成年女性：15岁及以上女性百分比在12-01-2016达97.214%，相较于12-01-2015的96.560%有所增长。VE：非文盲率：成年女性：15岁及以上女性百分比数据按年更新，12-01-1981至12-01-2016期间平均值为94.979%，共8份观测结果。该数据的历史最高值出现于12-01-2016，达97.214%，而历史最低值则出现于12-01-1981，为83.005%。CEIC提供的VE：非文盲率：成年女性：15岁及以上女性百分比数据处于定期更新的状态，数据来源于World Bank，数据归类于全球数据库的委内瑞拉 – 表 VE.世行.WDI：教育统计。

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