Barro-Lee: Percentage of population age 15+ with primary schooling. in Venezuela, Bolivarian Republic of
Venezuela, Bolivarian Republic of: Barro-Lee: Percentage of population age 15+ with primary schooling. was 35.7% in 2010. ▼ Falling
Barro-Lee: Percentage of population age 15+ with primary schooling. in Venezuela, Bolivarian Republic of, 1960–2010
Source: Robert J. Barro and Jong-Wha Lee: http://www.barrolee.com/. Measured in Incomplete and Completed Primary.
Analysis
Venezuela, Bolivarian Republic of recorded 35.7% for barro-lee: percentage of population age 15+ with primary schooling. in 2010. That is the lowest value across all 11 years on record.
That represents a change of down 25.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, barro-lee: percentage of population age 15+ with primary schooling. in Venezuela, Bolivarian Republic of peaked at 56.4% in 1990 and was at its lowest, 35.7%, in 2010.
That places Venezuela, Bolivarian Republic of 36th out of 144 countries with data for 2010, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 11 years of available data.
Barro-Lee: Percentage of population age 15+ with primary schooling. in Venezuela, Bolivarian Republic of, year by year
| Year | Incomplete and Completed Primary | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1960 | 50.2% | — |
| 1965 | 47.8% | -4.8% |
| 1970 | 45.1% | -5.7% |
| 1975 | 45.1% | +0.1% |
| 1980 | 45.2% | +0.2% |
| 1985 | 50.0% | +10.6% |
| 1990 | 56.4% | +12.9% |
| 1995 | 53.6% | -5.0% |
| 2000 | 47.6% | -11.2% |
| 2005 | 42.1% | -11.5% |
| 2010 | 35.7% | -15.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 49.0% | 47.8% | 50.2% | 2 |
| 1970s | 45.1% | 45.1% | 45.1% | 2 |
| 1980s | 47.6% | 45.2% | 50.0% | 2 |
| 1990s | 55.0% | 53.6% | 56.4% | 2 |
| 2000s | 44.8% | 42.1% | 47.6% | 2 |
| 2010s | 35.7% | 35.7% | 35.7% | 1 |
Countries ranked near Venezuela, Bolivarian Republic of
- 33 Côte d'Ivoire 37.3% compare
- 34 Nicaragua 36.7% compare
- 35 Eswatini 36.2% compare
- 37 Bolivia, Plurinational State of 35.6% compare
- 38 Brazil 35.6% compare
- 39 New Zealand 35.2% compare
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 barro-lee: percentage of population age 15+ with primary schooling. in Venezuela, Bolivarian Republic of?
- Barro-lee: percentage of population age 15+ with primary schooling. in Venezuela, Bolivarian Republic of was 35.7% in 2010, according to Robert J. Barro and Jong-Wha Lee: http://www.barrolee.com/.
- What is the highest barro-lee: percentage of population age 15+ with primary schooling. recorded in Venezuela, Bolivarian Republic of?
- The highest recorded value was 56.4% in 1990.
- What is the lowest barro-lee: percentage of population age 15+ with primary schooling. recorded in Venezuela, Bolivarian Republic of?
- The lowest recorded value was 35.7% in 2010.
- How does Venezuela, Bolivarian Republic of rank for barro-lee: percentage of population age 15+ with primary schooling.?
- Venezuela, Bolivarian Republic of ranks 36th out of 144 countries with data for 2010.
- Is barro-lee: percentage of population age 15+ with primary schooling. rising or falling in Venezuela, Bolivarian Republic of?
- Over the last ten years it is down 25.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Venezuela, Bolivarian Republic of data come from?
- The figures come from Robert J. Barro and Jong-Wha Lee: http://www.barrolee.com/, published as part of Barro-Lee: Percentage of population age 15+ with primary schooling. Total (Incomplete and Completed Primary). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Percentage of population age 15+ with primary schooling. Total (Incomplete and Completed Primary)