High income vs Venezuela: Compulsory education, duration (years)
High income
11 years
in 2025
Venezuela
17 years
in 2025
High income rank
4th
Venezuela rank
1st
Compulsory education, duration (years) over time
- High income
- Venezuela
How they compare
Venezuela currently reports 17 years against 11 years in High income, a difference of 6 years.
That makes Venezuela's figure about 1.5 times High income's.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 28 shared years of data; in 1998 it was High income ahead.
High income ranks 4th and Venezuela ranks 1st of 46 groups.
Venezuela has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | High income | Venezuela | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 9 years | 10 years | 1 years | Venezuela |
| 2000s | 9.7 years | 14 years | 4.3 years | Venezuela |
| 2010s | 10 years | 14.9 years | 4.9 years | Venezuela |
| 2020s | 10.75 years | 17 years | 6.25 years | Venezuela |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher compulsory education, duration, High income or Venezuela?
- Venezuela, at 17 years against 11 years in High income as of 2025.
- What is the difference in compulsory education, duration between High income and Venezuela?
- 6 years, with Venezuela ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for High income and Venezuela?
- 28 years are reported by both, from 1998 to 2025.
- How do High income and Venezuela rank globally for compulsory education, duration?
- High income ranks 4th and Venezuela ranks 1st of 46 groups.
- Where does this data come from?
- Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO), published as Compulsory education, duration (years). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Duration of compulsory education is the number of years that children are legally obliged to attend school.