Barro-Lee: Percentage of population age 25+ with primary schooling. in Venezuela, Bolivarian Republic of
Venezuela, Bolivarian Republic of: Barro-Lee: Percentage of population age 25+ with primary schooling. was 39.6% in 2010. ▲ Rising
Barro-Lee: Percentage of population age 25+ 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
The most recent figure for barro-lee: percentage of population age 25+ with primary schooling. in Venezuela, Bolivarian Republic of is 39.6%, measured in 2010.
That represents a change of down 22.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, barro-lee: percentage of population age 25+ with primary schooling. in Venezuela, Bolivarian Republic of peaked at 55.0% in 1990 and was at its lowest, 39.2%, in 1970.
Venezuela, Bolivarian Republic of ranks 31st of 144 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 11 years of available data.
Barro-Lee: Percentage of population age 25+ with primary schooling. in Venezuela, Bolivarian Republic of, year by year
| Year | Incomplete and Completed Primary | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1960 | 44.1% | — |
| 1965 | 44.1% | +0.0% |
| 1970 | 39.2% | -11.2% |
| 1975 | 43.5% | +10.9% |
| 1980 | 47.2% | +8.6% |
| 1985 | 49.2% | +4.3% |
| 1990 | 55.0% | +11.8% |
| 1995 | 52.4% | -4.8% |
| 2000 | 51.2% | -2.3% |
| 2005 | 47.2% | -7.8% |
| 2010 | 39.6% | -16.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 44.1% | 44.1% | 44.1% | 2 |
| 1970s | 41.3% | 39.2% | 43.5% | 2 |
| 1980s | 48.2% | 47.2% | 49.2% | 2 |
| 1990s | 53.7% | 52.4% | 55.0% | 2 |
| 2000s | 49.2% | 47.2% | 51.2% | 2 |
| 2010s | 39.6% | 39.6% | 39.6% | 1 |
Countries ranked near Venezuela, Bolivarian Republic of
- 28 Mauritania 41.0% compare
- 29 Maldives 40.5% compare
- 30 Guyana 40.2% compare
- 32 Bolivia, Plurinational State of 39.5% compare
- 33 Mauritius 39.4% compare
- 34 Trinidad and Tobago 39.0% 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 25+ with primary schooling. in Venezuela, Bolivarian Republic of?
- Barro-lee: percentage of population age 25+ with primary schooling. in Venezuela, Bolivarian Republic of was 39.6% 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 25+ with primary schooling. recorded in Venezuela, Bolivarian Republic of?
- The highest recorded value was 55.0% in 1990.
- What is the lowest barro-lee: percentage of population age 25+ with primary schooling. recorded in Venezuela, Bolivarian Republic of?
- The lowest recorded value was 39.2% in 1970.
- How does Venezuela, Bolivarian Republic of rank for barro-lee: percentage of population age 25+ with primary schooling.?
- Venezuela, Bolivarian Republic of ranks 31st out of 144 countries with data for 2010.
- Is barro-lee: percentage of population age 25+ with primary schooling. rising or falling in Venezuela, Bolivarian Republic of?
- Over the last ten years it is down 22.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- 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 25+ with primary schooling. Total (Incomplete and Completed Primary). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Percentage of population age 25+ with primary schooling. Total (Incomplete and Completed Primary)