Italy vs Venezuela: Share of children in primary school age who are in school
Italy
97.9%
in 2023
Venezuela
98.0%
in 2024
Italy rank
77th
Venezuela rank
75th
Share of children in primary school age who are in school over time
- Italy
- Venezuela
How they compare
Venezuela currently reports 98.0% against 97.9% in Italy, a difference of 0.1%.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 52 shared years of data; in 1820 it was Italy ahead.
Italy ranks 77th and Venezuela ranks 75th of 209 countries.
Across the 20 decades both report, Italy averaged higher in 19 and Venezuela in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Italy | Venezuela | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1820s | 16.4% | 0.1% | 16.3% | Italy |
| 1830s | 21.2% | 0.2% | 21.0% | Italy |
| 1840s | 26.9% | 0.3% | 26.6% | Italy |
| 1850s | 33.5% | 0.5% | 33.0% | Italy |
| 1860s | 38.3% | 0.8% | 37.4% | Italy |
| 1870s | 53.4% | 1.4% | 52.0% | Italy |
| 1880s | 61.4% | 2.2% | 59.2% | Italy |
| 1890s | 64.8% | 3.6% | 61.3% | Italy |
| 1900s | 69.7% | 8.0% | 61.7% | Italy |
| 1910s | 79.4% | 12.2% | 67.1% | Italy |
| 1920s | 78.7% | 13.7% | 65.0% | Italy |
| 1930s | 98.4% | 40.2% | 58.2% | Italy |
| 1940s | 97.4% | 59.1% | 38.3% | Italy |
| 1950s | 95.6% | 83.8% | 11.8% | Italy |
| 1960s | 100.0% | 78.5% | 21.5% | Italy |
| 1970s | 99.0% | 76.1% | 22.9% | Italy |
| 1980s | 96.7% | 86.0% | 10.7% | Italy |
| 2000s | 99.7% | 93.7% | 6.0% | Italy |
| 2010s | 99.0% | 92.9% | 6.1% | Italy |
| 2020s | 97.7% | 99.5% | 1.7% | Venezuela |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher share of children in primary school age who are in school, Italy or Venezuela?
- Venezuela, at 98.0% against 97.9% in Italy as of 2024.
- What is the difference in share of children in primary school age who are in school between Italy and Venezuela?
- 0.1%, with Venezuela ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Italy and Venezuela?
- 52 years are reported by both, from 1820 to 2023.
- How do Italy and Venezuela rank globally for share of children in primary school age who are in school?
- Italy ranks 77th and Venezuela ranks 75th of 209 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- UNESCO Institute for Statistics (2026); Lee and Lee (2016) – with minor processing by Our World in Data, published as Share of children in primary school age who are in school. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
The share of children of primary school age (typically 6–11 years) who are enrolled in primary education.