China vs Venezuela: Literate and illiterate world population

China

3.3%

in 2020

Venezuela

2.8%

in 2017

China rank

90th

Venezuela rank

91st

Literate and illiterate world population over time

China currently reports 3.3% against 2.8% in Venezuela, a difference of 0.4%.

That makes China's figure about 1.2 times Venezuela's.

Globally, China ranks 90th and Venezuela ranks 91st of 128 countries.

Indicator: Literate and illiterate world population
Unit: %
Source: UNESCO (1957) and other sources – with major processing by Our World in Data
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage: 128 places, 1,272 data points, 1475–2024
Last refreshed: 06 August 2026

Share of adults who cannot read and write a short, simple statement on their everyday life.