Duration of compulsory education (years) in Venezuela
Venezuela: Duration of compulsory education (years) was 17 years in 2025. ▲ Rising
Latest (2025)
17 years
Change on year
unchanged
World rank
1st
of 206 countries
All-time high
17 years
in 2017
All-time low
6 years
in 1998
Years of data
28
1998–2025
Duration of compulsory education in Venezuela, 1998–2025
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in years.
Analysis
Venezuela recorded 17 years for duration of compulsory education in 2025. That is the highest value across all 28 years on record.
The figure is up 21.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, duration of compulsory education in Venezuela peaked at 17 years in 2017 and was at its lowest, 6 years, in 1998.
Venezuela ranks 1st of 206 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 28 years of available data.
Duration of compulsory education (years) in Venezuela, year by year
| Year | years | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1998 | 6 years | — |
| 1999 | 14 years | +133.3% |
| 2000 | 14 years | +0.0% |
| 2001 | 14 years | +0.0% |
| 2002 | 14 years | +0.0% |
| 2003 | 14 years | +0.0% |
| 2004 | 14 years | +0.0% |
| 2005 | 14 years | +0.0% |
| 2006 | 14 years | +0.0% |
| 2007 | 14 years | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 14 years | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 14 years | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 14 years | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 14 years | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 14 years | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 14 years | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 14 years | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 14 years | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 14 years | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 17 years | +21.4% |
| 2018 | 17 years | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 17 years | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 17 years | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 17 years | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 17 years | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 17 years | +0.0% |
| 2024 | 17 years | +0.0% |
| 2025 | 17 years | +0.0% |
Venezuela compared with similar countries
- Venezuela's 17 years is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 9 years, 1.9× the median. (42 countries reporting)
- Venezuela's 17 years is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 12 years, 1.4× the median. (40 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 10 years | 6 years | 14 years | 2 |
| 2000s | 14 years | 14 years | 14 years | 10 |
| 2010s | 14.9 years | 14 years | 17 years | 10 |
| 2020s | 17 years | 17 years | 17 years | 6 |
Countries ranked near Venezuela
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 duration of compulsory education in Venezuela?
- Duration of compulsory education in Venezuela was 17 years in 2025, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest duration of compulsory education recorded in Venezuela?
- The highest recorded value was 17 years in 2017.
- What is the lowest duration of compulsory education recorded in Venezuela?
- The lowest recorded value was 6 years in 1998.
- How does Venezuela rank for duration of compulsory education?
- Venezuela ranks 1st out of 206 countries with data for 2025.
- Is duration of compulsory education rising or falling in Venezuela?
- Over the last ten years it is up 21.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Venezuela data come from?
- The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of Duration of compulsory education (years). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release