6 answers, 2 from Venezuela's own official bodies, with a link to each figure.
97.2% of adults aged 15 and over in Venezuela could read and write in 2017, the latest year in World Bank data from the UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
The adult literacy rate is the share of people aged 15 and over who can read and write a short simple statement about their everyday life. The National Institute of Statistics (INE) also publishes literacy tables from the 2011 census. No more recent national literacy figure was found on the education ministry's website on 15 October 2026.
Venezuela's gross enrolment ratio in secondary school was 97.8% in 2024, according to World Bank data from the UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
The gross ratio divides total secondary enrolment, of any age, by the number of children of official secondary school age, so it can exceed 100% when pupils repeat years or start late. It shows how many places are filled, not whether every child of that age is in school. The Ministry of Education (MPPE) publishes the school calendar and curriculum guides but no enrolment totals were found on its site on 15 October 2026.
The figures below use one definition for every country, so they can differ from national figures.
In 2017, net primary school enrolment in Venezuela was 87.4%, according to the UNESCO Institute for Statistics. That is the lowest since at least 2005. Latin America & Caribbean median: 93.9%; Venezuela is 18th highest of 24. Of 134 countries with 2017 data, 102nd highest.
In 2024, gross secondary school enrolment in Venezuela was 97.8%, according to the UNESCO Institute for Statistics. It is the top of the series, which starts in 2005. It is 9th highest of 22 in Latin America & Caribbean, where the median is 91.6%. Worldwide: 41st of 100.
According to the UNESCO Institute for Statistics, the adult literacy rate in Venezuela was 97.2% in 2017. That is the highest since at least 2005. Across Latin America & Caribbean the middle value was 94.2%, and Venezuela placed 2nd highest of 11. World rank, highest first: 8th of 41.
The UNESCO Institute for Statistics puts the primary completion rate in Venezuela at 103.0% in 2024. No year since 2005 has been higher. It is 3rd highest of 19 in Latin America & Caribbean, where the median is 93.9%. World rank, highest first: 13th of 104.
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