Adolescents out of school, female in Venezuela, Bolivarian Republic of
Venezuela, Bolivarian Republic of: Adolescents out of school, female was 16.3% in 2017. ▼ Falling
Adolescents out of school, female in Venezuela, Bolivarian Republic of, 1999–2017
Source: Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO). Measured in % of female lower secondary school age.
Analysis
In 2017, adolescents out of school, female in Venezuela, Bolivarian Republic of stood at 16.3%.
The figure is up 48.5% on the previous year and up 176.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, adolescents out of school, female in Venezuela, Bolivarian Republic of peaked at 24.5% in 1999 and was at its lowest, 4.7%, in 2013.
That places Venezuela, Bolivarian Republic of 46th out of 160 countries with data for 2017, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 19 years of available data.
Adolescents out of school, female in Venezuela, Bolivarian Republic of, year by year
| Year | % of female lower secondary school age | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1999 | 24.5% | — |
| 2000 | 23.2% | -5.4% |
| 2001 | 19.7% | -15.0% |
| 2002 | 17.0% | -13.9% |
| 2003 | 15.5% | -8.3% |
| 2004 | 13.2% | -15.0% |
| 2005 | 11.9% | -9.9% |
| 2006 | 9.1% | -23.6% |
| 2007 | 5.9% | -35.0% |
| 2008 | 8.1% | +37.1% |
| 2009 | 6.7% | -17.0% |
| 2010 | 8.5% | +26.0% |
| 2011 | 9.7% | +14.8% |
| 2012 | 7.4% | -24.2% |
| 2013 | 4.7% | -36.8% |
| 2014 | 6.8% | +45.1% |
| 2015 | 8.8% | +30.6% |
| 2016 | 11.0% | +24.6% |
| 2017 | 16.3% | +48.5% |
Venezuela, Bolivarian Republic of compared with similar countries
- Venezuela, Bolivarian Republic of's 16.3% is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 12.9%, 1.3× the median. (39 countries reporting)
- Venezuela, Bolivarian Republic of's 16.3% is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 8.5%, 1.9× the median. (31 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 24.5% | 24.5% | 24.5% | 1 |
| 2000s | 13.0% | 5.9% | 23.2% | 10 |
| 2010s | 9.1% | 4.7% | 16.3% | 8 |
Countries ranked near Venezuela, Bolivarian Republic of
More education data for Venezuela, Bolivarian Republic of
- Teachers in secondary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 284,798 (2024)
- Repeaters in primary education, all grades, both sexes (number), gaps 15,774 (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, male (number), gaps filled 886,275 (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, female (number), gaps filled 788,599 (2024)
- Secondary education, pupils, gaps filled 2.70 million (2024)
- Primary education, duration (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Primary education, pupils, gaps filled 3.54 million (2024)
- Primary education, pupils, annual growth rate 0.0528 % change on previous year (2024)
- Primary education, pupils, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Primary education, pupils, per capita 0.1247 units per person (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is adolescents out of school, female in Venezuela, Bolivarian Republic of?
- Adolescents out of school, female in Venezuela, Bolivarian Republic of was 16.3% in 2017, according to Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO).
- What is the highest adolescents out of school, female recorded in Venezuela, Bolivarian Republic of?
- The highest recorded value was 24.5% in 1999.
- What is the lowest adolescents out of school, female recorded in Venezuela, Bolivarian Republic of?
- The lowest recorded value was 4.7% in 2013.
- How does Venezuela, Bolivarian Republic of rank for adolescents out of school, female?
- Venezuela, Bolivarian Republic of ranks 46th out of 160 countries with data for 2017.
- Is adolescents out of school, female rising or falling in Venezuela, Bolivarian Republic of?
- Over the last ten years it is up 176.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Venezuela, Bolivarian Republic of data come from?
- The figures come from Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO), published as part of Adolescents out of school, female (% of female lower secondary school age). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Adolescents out of school are the percentage of lower secondary school age adolescents who are not enrolled in school.