Oman vs Venezuela: Literate and illiterate world population

Oman

2.7%

in 2022

Venezuela

2.8%

in 2017

Oman rank

93rd

Venezuela rank

91st

Literate and illiterate world population over time

Venezuela currently reports 2.8% against 2.7% in Oman, a difference of 0.2%.

That makes Venezuela's figure about 1.1 times Oman's.

Across all 5 years both countries report, Oman has been ahead every year.

Globally, Oman ranks 93rd 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.