What is the difference in illiterate population, 25-64 years, both sexes between Ecuador and Venezuela, Bolivarian Republic of?

121,105 number, with Ecuador ahead.

How many years of comparable data are there for Ecuador and Venezuela, Bolivarian Republic of?

7 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2016.

Where does this data come from?

UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as Illiterate population, 25-64 years, both sexes (number). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

Ecuador vs Venezuela, Bolivarian Republic of: Illiterate population, 25-64 years, both sexes

Ecuador

437,732 number

in 2017

Venezuela, Bolivarian Republic of

316,627 number

in 2016

Ecuador rank

46th

Venezuela, Bolivarian Republic of rank

47th

Illiterate population, 25-64 years, both sexes over time

Ecuador
Venezuela, Bolivarian Republic of

How they compare

Ecuador currently reports 437,732 number against 316,627 number in Venezuela, Bolivarian Republic of, a difference of 121,105 number.

That makes Ecuador's figure about 1.4 times Venezuela, Bolivarian Republic of's.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 7 shared years of data; in 1990 it was Venezuela, Bolivarian Republic of ahead.

Ecuador ranks 46th and Venezuela, Bolivarian Republic of ranks 47th of 83 countries.

Venezuela, Bolivarian Republic of has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Ecuador	Venezuela, Bolivarian Republic of	Difference	Ahead
1990s	501,819 number	743,642 number	241,823 number	Venezuela, Bolivarian Republic of
2000s	420,366 number	547,758 number	127,392 number	Venezuela, Bolivarian Republic of
2010s	367,430 number	435,088 number	67,658 number	Venezuela, Bolivarian Republic of

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher illiterate population, 25-64 years, both sexes, Ecuador or Venezuela, Bolivarian Republic of?: Ecuador, at 437,732 number against 316,627 number in Venezuela, Bolivarian Republic of as of 2017.
What is the difference in illiterate population, 25-64 years, both sexes between Ecuador and Venezuela, Bolivarian Republic of?: 121,105 number, with Ecuador ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Ecuador and Venezuela, Bolivarian Republic of?: 7 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2016.
How do Ecuador and Venezuela, Bolivarian Republic of rank globally for illiterate population, 25-64 years, both sexes?: Ecuador ranks 46th and Venezuela, Bolivarian Republic of ranks 47th of 83 countries.
Where does this data come from?: UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as Illiterate population, 25-64 years, both sexes (number). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator: Illiterate population, 25-64 years, both sexes (number)
Unit: number
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage: 122 places, 2,239 data points, 1970–2019
Last refreshed: 21 August 2026

Total number of adults from age 25 to age 64 who cannot both read and write with understanding a short simple statement on their everyday life.