What share of students in Valera are in higher education?

Residents aged 18 to 24 in higher education accounted for 24.1% of everyone attending school in the Valera municipality at the 2011 census, against 20.6% nationally (5th highest of 26 of the cities).

What share of households in Valera have an education deficit?

2.6% of households in the Valera municipality had an education deficit under the INE census household classification at the 2011 census, 2nd lowest of 26 of the cities and against 1.6% nationally.

Education in Valera, Venezuela: official figures

The illiteracy rate among people aged 10 and over in the Valera municipality was 4.19% at the 2011 census (4,784 people), 4th highest of 26 of the cities and against 4.92% nationally.

Illiteracy rate, ages 10 and over

4.19%

2011 census

How many people are in education in Valera?

39,888 residents of the Valera municipality were attending school or university at some level at the 2011 census, 29.3% of the population (11th highest of 26 of the cities; national 28.7%).

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

How many people attend university in Valera?

9,631 residents of the Valera municipality aged 18 to 24 were attending higher education at the 2011 census, 7.1% of the population against 5.9% nationally (9th highest of 26 of the cities).

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How many teenagers attend school in Valera?

10,386 residents of the Valera municipality aged 13 to 17 were attending school at the 2011 census, 26.0% of all those attending school there, against 26.6% nationally.

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How Valera compares with other cities in Venezuela

Illiteracy rate, ages 10 and over (2011 census)

Valera ranks 4 of 26, highest first. Municipality that contains the city; INE 2011 census.

Rank	City	Illiteracy rate, ages 10 and over
1	Maracaibo	4.60%
2	Cumaná	4.59%
3	Carúpano	4.51%
4	Valera	4.19%
5	Barinas	4.12%
6	Barquisimeto	3.78%
7	Maturín	3.31%

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

Valera ranks 11 of 26, highest first. Municipality that contains the city; INE 2011 census.

Rank	City	Residents attending school at any level, % of population
8	Punto Fijo	30.2%
9	Cumaná	29.7%
10	Anaco	29.7%
11	Valera	29.3%
12	Turmero	29.3%
13	Ciudad Guayana	29.2%
14	Mérida	28.8%

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

Valera ranks 9 of 26, highest first. Municipality that contains the city; INE 2011 census.

Rank	City	Residents attending higher education, % of population
6	Barinas	7.4%
7	Cabimas	7.4%
8	Ciudad Ojeda	7.1%
9	Valera	7.1%
10	Carúpano	7.0%
11	Punto Fijo	6.9%
12	Cumaná	6.4%

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

Households with an education deficit (2011 census)

Valera ranks 25 of 26, highest first. Municipality that contains the city; INE 2011 census.

Rank	City	Households with an education deficit
20	El Tigre	3.3%
21	Maracay	3.3%
22	Barinas	3.2%
23	Turmero	3.0%
24	Cumaná	2.9%
25	Valera	2.6%
26	Mérida	2.3%

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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