What share of students in Guacara are in higher education?

Residents aged 18 to 24 in higher education accounted for 20.3% of everyone attending school in the Guacara municipality at the 2011 census, against 20.6% nationally (4th lowest of 26 of the cities).

What share of households in Guacara have an education deficit?

3.5% of households in the Guacara municipality had an education deficit under the INE census household classification at the 2011 census, 10th lowest of 26 of the cities and against 1.6% nationally.

Education in Guacara, Venezuela: official figures

The illiteracy rate among people aged 10 and over in the Guacara municipality was 2.11% at the 2011 census (3,100 people), 6th lowest of 26 of the cities and against 4.92% nationally.

Illiteracy rate, ages 10 and over

2.11%

2011 census

How many people are in education in Guacara?

48,260 residents of the Guacara municipality were attending school or university at some level at the 2011 census, 27.4% of the population (8th lowest of 26 of the cities; national 28.7%).

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How many people attend university in Guacara?

9,798 residents of the Guacara municipality aged 18 to 24 were attending higher education at the 2011 census, 5.6% of the population against 5.9% nationally (6th lowest of 26 of the cities).

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How many teenagers attend school in Guacara?

13,089 residents of the Guacara municipality aged 13 to 17 were attending school at the 2011 census, 27.1% of all those attending school there, against 26.6% nationally.

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How Guacara compares with other cities in Venezuela

Illiteracy rate, ages 10 and over (2011 census)

Guacara ranks 21 of 26, highest first. Municipality that contains the city; INE 2011 census.

Rank	City	Illiteracy rate, ages 10 and over
18	Ciudad Guayana	2.43%
19	San Cristóbal	2.16%
20	Los Guayos	2.14%
21	Guacara	2.11%
22	Turmero	2.07%
23	Naguanagua	1.93%
24	Caracas	1.78%

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Residents attending school at any level, % of population (2011 census)

Guacara ranks 19 of 26, highest first. Municipality that contains the city; INE 2011 census.

Rank	City	Residents attending school at any level, % of population
16	Maracaibo	28.2%
17	Barquisimeto	27.9%
18	Puerto Cabello	27.9%
19	Guacara	27.4%
20	Guarenas	27.0%
21	Guatire	26.8%
22	Naguanagua	26.6%

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Residents attending higher education, % of population (2011 census)

Guacara ranks 21 of 26, highest first. Municipality that contains the city; INE 2011 census.

Rank	City	Residents attending higher education, % of population
18	Puerto Cabello	6.0%
19	Ciudad Guayana	5.9%
20	Caracas	5.6%
21	Guacara	5.6%
22	Barquisimeto	5.5%
23	Guatire	5.5%
24	Valencia	5.4%

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Households with an education deficit (2011 census)

Guacara ranks 17 of 26, highest first. Municipality that contains the city; INE 2011 census.

Rank	City	Households with an education deficit
14	Carúpano	3.8%
15	Cabimas	3.7%
16	Guarenas	3.7%
17	Guacara	3.5%
18	Maturín	3.5%
19	Barquisimeto	3.4%
20	El Tigre	3.3%

Source: Instituto Nacional de Estadistica (INE), Venezuela · saved copy

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Sources

Instituto Nacional de Estadistica (INE), Venezuela: Viviendas, hogares y personas, Censo 2011: persons (age, urban/rural, indigenous, school attendance, illiteracy), households (size, headship, poverty classification, household deficits) and dwellings by municipality, read 23 October 2026 · saved copy (SHA-256 936f89b85c8c…)

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