Children out of school, primary in Venezuela, Bolivarian Republic of
Venezuela, Bolivarian Republic of: Children out of school, primary was 17,643 in 2023. ▼ Falling
Children out of school, primary in Venezuela, Bolivarian Republic of, 1971–2023
Source: Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO).
Analysis
Venezuela, Bolivarian Republic of 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, Bolivarian Republic of peaked at 546,454 in 1974 and was at its lowest, 17,440, in 2022.
That places Venezuela, Bolivarian Republic of 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, Bolivarian Republic of, 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% |
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 |
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More education data for Venezuela, Bolivarian Republic of
- Primary education, teachers, gaps filled 352,723 (2024)
- Duration of pre primary education, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Duration of pre primary education 3 (2025)
- Official entrance age to pre primary education 3 (2025)
- Population ages 15-64 65.1% (2025)
- Population ages 0-14 24.9% (2025)
- Lower secondary school starting age 12 years (2025)
- Primary school starting age 6 years (2025)
- Primary secondary enrollment completion rates, gaps filled 113.69 (2024)
- School enrollment, primary 113.7% (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is children out of school, primary in Venezuela, Bolivarian Republic of?
- Children out of school, primary in Venezuela, Bolivarian Republic of 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, Bolivarian Republic of?
- The highest recorded value was 546,454 in 1974.
- What is the lowest children out of school, primary recorded in Venezuela, Bolivarian Republic of?
- The lowest recorded value was 17,440 in 2022.
- How does Venezuela, Bolivarian Republic of rank for children out of school, primary?
- Venezuela, Bolivarian Republic of ranks 99th out of 197 countries with data for 2023.
- Is children out of school, primary rising or falling in Venezuela, Bolivarian Republic of?
- Over the last ten years it is down 91.6%. 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 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.