Government spending on education as a share of GDP in Venezuela
Venezuela: Government spending on education as a share of GDP was 6.9% in 2009. ▬ Flat
Government spending on education as a share of GDP in Venezuela, 1970–2009
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data. Measured in % of GDP.
Analysis
The most recent figure for government spending on education as a share of gdp in Venezuela is 6.9%, measured in 2009. That is the highest value across all 20 years on record.
The figure is up 89.5% on the previous year and up 37.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, government spending on education as a share of gdp in Venezuela peaked at 6.9% in 2009 and was at its lowest, 2.4%, in 1990.
That places Venezuela 16th out of 199 countries with data for 2009, putting it in the top 10%.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 4.6% | 3.9% | 5.3% | 6 |
| 1980s | 4.6% | 3.6% | 6.1% | 7 |
| 1990s | 3.9% | 2.4% | 5.0% | 4 |
| 2000s | 4.7% | 3.6% | 6.9% | 3 |
Countries ranked near Venezuela
More education data for Venezuela
- Duration of pre-primary education 3 years (2025)
- Official entrance age to pre-primary education 3 years (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)
- School enrollment, primary 113.7% (2024)
- Primary education, teachers 352,723 (2024)
- Fertility rate vs. average years of schooling 2.08 live births per woman (2024)
- School enrollment, primary, female 116.0% (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is government spending on education as a share of gdp in Venezuela?
- Government spending on education as a share of gdp in Venezuela was 6.9% in 2009, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest government spending on education as a share of gdp recorded in Venezuela?
- The highest recorded value was 6.9% in 2009.
- What is the lowest government spending on education as a share of gdp recorded in Venezuela?
- The lowest recorded value was 2.4% in 1990.
- How does Venezuela rank for government spending on education as a share of gdp?
- Venezuela ranks 16th out of 199 countries with data for 2009.
- Is government spending on education as a share of gdp rising or falling in Venezuela?
- Over the last ten years it is up 37.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this Venezuela data come from?
- The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Government spending on education as a share of GDP. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Total annual general government spending on all levels of education, expressed as a percentage of GDP.