Children out of school, female in Venezuela
Venezuela: Children out of school, female was 11.4% in 2017. ▲ Rising
Children out of school, female in Venezuela, 1999–2017
Source: Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO). Measured in % of female primary school age.
Analysis
Venezuela recorded 11.4% for children out of school, female in 2017. That is the highest value across all 19 years on record.
That represents a change of up 23.5% on the previous year and up 153.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, children out of school, female in Venezuela peaked at 11.4% in 2017 and was at its lowest, 3.2%, in 2002.
That places Venezuela 52nd out of 177 countries with data for 2017, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 19 years of available data.
Children out of school, female in Venezuela, year by year
| Year | % of female primary school age | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1999 | 11.2% | — |
| 2000 | 8.6% | -23.3% |
| 2001 | 6.5% | -24.0% |
| 2002 | 3.2% | -50.4% |
| 2003 | 5.0% | +53.1% |
| 2004 | 5.0% | +0.0% |
| 2005 | 5.7% | +15.2% |
| 2006 | 5.8% | +1.4% |
| 2007 | 4.5% | -22.6% |
| 2008 | 6.7% | +48.7% |
| 2009 | 5.1% | -23.0% |
| 2010 | 4.4% | -14.1% |
| 2011 | 4.2% | -4.0% |
| 2012 | 5.6% | +32.7% |
| 2013 | 6.5% | +14.7% |
| 2014 | 6.0% | -7.4% |
| 2015 | 6.7% | +11.7% |
| 2016 | 9.2% | +38.3% |
| 2017 | 11.4% | +23.5% |
Venezuela compared with similar countries
- Venezuela's 11.4% is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 9.6%, 1.2× the median. (45 countries reporting)
- Venezuela's 11.4% is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 6.8%, 1.7× the median. (33 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 11.2% | 11.2% | 11.2% | 1 |
| 2000s | 5.6% | 3.2% | 8.6% | 10 |
| 2010s | 6.8% | 4.2% | 11.4% | 8 |
Countries ranked near Venezuela
More education data for Venezuela
- 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 children out of school, female in Venezuela?
- Children out of school, female in Venezuela was 11.4% in 2017, according to Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO).
- What is the highest children out of school, female recorded in Venezuela?
- The highest recorded value was 11.4% in 2017.
- What is the lowest children out of school, female recorded in Venezuela?
- The lowest recorded value was 3.2% in 2002.
- How does Venezuela rank for children out of school, female?
- Venezuela ranks 52nd out of 177 countries with data for 2017.
- Is children out of school, female rising or falling in Venezuela?
- Over the last ten years it is up 153.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Venezuela data come from?
- The figures come from Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO), published as part of Children out of school, female (% of female primary school age). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Children out of school are the percentage of primary-school-age children who are not enrolled in primary or secondary school. Children in the official primary age group that are in preprimary education should be considered out of school.