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).

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).

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.

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

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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).

Health literacy is a variable determined by personal skills and resources for information management and health-related decision making. Studies have shown that it positively influences health maintenance and disease prevention. To contribute to the lack of validated and adapted instruments in Latin America, this study aimed to analyze the psychometric properties of the HLS-EU-Q16 questionnaire short version in Spanish, in Venezuelan adult population. A non-probabilistic intentional sample of 972 (mean age 41.55 years, SD = 15.64; 67.5% female) was surveyed using a cross-sectional design. Data analysis included exploratory (EFA) and confirmatory factor analysis (CFA), factorial invariance, assessment of internal consistency and group contrasting method according to educational level and economic capacity. The three-factor model showed the best fit to the data (X2/df = 1.52; CFI = .990; TLI = .988; SRMR = .056; RMSEA = .033) and such model remained invariant across sex. The internal consistency was adequate, with Alpha and Omega coefficients for the total scale (α = .88, ω = .88) and three factors: health care (α = .83, ω = .81), disease prevention (α = .73, ω = .73) and health promotion (α = .88, ω = .88). The results indicate that people with postgraduate studies report higher levels of health literacy and people who have borrowed money to buy food or medicines, who have stopped seeing their doctor or taking medicines due to lack of money have low levels of health literacy. The HLS-EU-Q16 questionnaire adapted to Venezuela is reliable, valid and easy to apply. Hence, it will be useful for measuring health literacy and generating preventive programs.

VE：非文盲率：成年人：占15岁及以上人群百分比在12-01-2016达97.127%，相较于12-01-2015的96.605%有所增长。VE：非文盲率：成年人：占15岁及以上人群百分比数据按年更新，12-01-1981至12-01-2016期间平均值为94.962%，共8份观测结果。该数据的历史最高值出现于12-01-2016，达97.127%，而历史最低值则出现于12-01-1981，为84.732%。CEIC提供的VE：非文盲率：成年人：占15岁及以上人群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。

Factorial invariance for the total sample and by gender.

Goodness-of-fit indices for the confirmatory factor analysis.

Descriptive statistics and factor loadings for HLS-EU-Q16.

In 2024, Sudan was ranked as the most miserable country in the world, with a misery index score of 374.8. Argentina ranked second with an index score of 195.9. Quality of life around the worldThe misery index was created by the economist Arthur Okun in the 1960s. The index is calculated by adding the unemployment rate, the lending rate and the inflation rate minus percent change of GDP per capita. Another famous tool used for the comparison of development of countries around the world is the Human Development Index, which takes into account such factors as life expectancy at birth, literacy rate, education level and gross national income (GNI) per capita. Better economic conditions correlate with higher quality of life Economic conditions affect the life expectancy, which is much higher in the wealthiest regions. With a life expectancy of 85 years, Liechtenstein led the ranking of countries with the highest life expectancy in 2023. On the other hand, Nigeria was the country with the lowest life expectancy, where men were expected to live 55 years as of 2024. The Global Liveability Index ranks the quality of life in cities around the world, basing on political, social, economic and environmental aspects, such as personal safety and health, education and transport services and other public services. In 2024, Vienna was ranked as the city with the highest quality of life worldwide.