Children out of school, primary in Venezuela
Venezuela: Children out of school, primary was 17,643 in 2023. ▼ Falling
Children out of school, primary in Venezuela, 1971–2023
Source: Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO).
Analysis
Venezuela recorded 17,643 for children out of school, primary in 2023.
That represents a change of up 1.2% on the previous year and down 91.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, children out of school, primary in Venezuela peaked at 546,454 in 1974 and was at its lowest, 17,440, in 2022.
That places Venezuela 99th out of 197 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 30 years of available data.
Children out of school, primary in Venezuela, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1971 | 529,441 | — |
| 1972 | 515,618 | -2.6% |
| 1973 | 517,614 | +0.4% |
| 1974 | 546,454 | +5.6% |
| 1975 | 536,474 | -1.8% |
| 1976 | 484,452 | -9.7% |
| 1977 | 460,331 | -5.0% |
| 1978 | 434,109 | -5.7% |
| 1979 | 422,231 | -2.7% |
| 1999 | 402,408 | -4.7% |
| 2000 | 322,595 | -19.8% |
| 2001 | 258,699 | -19.8% |
| 2002 | 145,600 | -43.7% |
| 2003 | 204,037 | +40.1% |
| 2004 | 201,634 | -1.2% |
| 2005 | 230,561 | +14.3% |
| 2006 | 229,888 | -0.3% |
| 2007 | 182,697 | -20.5% |
| 2008 | 260,411 | +42.5% |
| 2009 | 207,294 | -20.4% |
| 2010 | 186,450 | -10.1% |
| 2011 | 179,893 | -3.5% |
| 2012 | 184,166 | +2.4% |
| 2013 | 211,041 | +14.6% |
| 2014 | 232,348 | +10.1% |
| 2015 | 244,753 | +5.3% |
| 2016 | 329,927 | +34.8% |
| 2017 | 399,691 | +21.1% |
| 2022 | 17,440 | -95.6% |
| 2023 | 17,643 | +1.2% |
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Children out of school, primary in Venezuela changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | -95.6% | 399,691 | 17,440 |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 494,080 | 422,231 | 546,454 | 9 |
| 1990s | 402,408 | 402,408 | 402,408 | 1 |
| 2000s | 224,342 | 145,600 | 322,595 | 10 |
| 2010s | 246,034 | 179,893 | 399,691 | 8 |
| 2020s | 17,542 | 17,440 | 17,643 | 2 |
Countries ranked near Venezuela
- 96 Morocco 18,988 compare
- 97 Kyrgyzstan 18,854 compare
- 98 Uzbekistan 18,501 compare
- 100 Saudi Arabia 17,458 compare
- 101 Guyana 17,362 compare
- 102 Bulgaria 14,529 compare
More education data for Venezuela
- Gender gap education levels, gaps filled 88.6 (2017)
- Primary enrollment selected countries, gaps filled 98.03 (2024)
- 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)
Frequently asked questions
- What is children out of school, primary in Venezuela?
- Children out of school, primary in Venezuela was 17,643 in 2023, according to Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO).
- What is the highest children out of school, primary recorded in Venezuela?
- The highest recorded value was 546,454 in 1974.
- What is the lowest children out of school, primary recorded in Venezuela?
- The lowest recorded value was 17,440 in 2022.
- How does Venezuela rank for children out of school, primary?
- Venezuela ranks 99th out of 197 countries with data for 2023.
- Is children out of school, primary rising or falling in Venezuela?
- Over the last ten years it is down 91.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- 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, primary. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Children out of school are the number of primary-school-age children not enrolled in primary or secondary school.