Venezuela, RB: Literacy rate, adult total (% of people ages 15 and above)
In , Venezuela, RB's Literacy rate, adult total (% of people ages 15 and above) was 97.18.
That's up 0.1% from 2016, the highest value on record.
The global average for this indicator in 2017 was 89.47 .
Source: World Bank Open Data (SE.ADT.LITR.ZS) • Data as of 2017
Trend (2005–2017)
Highlights
- Peak
- 97.18
- Trough
- 94.37
- 1-year change
- +0.1%
- 5-year change
- +1.2%
- +0.2% / yr
- 10-year change
- +2.1%
- +0.2% / yr
Historical Data — Last 10 Years
| Year | Literacy rate, adult total (% of people ages 15 and above) |
|---|---|
| 97.1837 | |
| 97.1300 | |
| 96.6100 | |
| 95.9872 | |
| 94.7700 | |
| 95.3924 | |
| 95.5100 | |
| 95.3117 | |
| 95.1500 | |
| 94.6621 |
About Literacy rate, adult total (% of people ages 15 and above)
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.
Indicator code: SE.ADT.LITR.ZS • Category: Education
Frequently asked questions
- What was Venezuela, RB's Literacy rate, adult total (% of people ages 15 and above) in 2017?
- In 2017, Venezuela, RB's Literacy rate, adult total (% of people ages 15 and above) was 97.18, according to World Bank Open Data.
- Is Venezuela, RB's Literacy rate, adult total (% of people ages 15 and above) rising or falling?
- Venezuela, RB's Literacy rate, adult total (% of people ages 15 and above) rose 0.1% from 2016 to 2017.
- How does Venezuela, RB's Literacy rate, adult total (% of people ages 15 and above) compare to the world average?
- The global average for Literacy rate, adult total (% of people ages 15 and above) in 2017 was 89.47, so Venezuela, RB is above the world average.
- What is Literacy rate, adult total (% of people ages 15 and above) and how is it measured?
- 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.
Source: World Bank Open Data (SE.ADT.LITR.ZS), CC BY 4.0.