Educational attainment rate, completed Bachelor's … Bachelor both in Venezuela
Venezuela: Educational attainment rate, completed Bachelor's … Bachelor both was 22.3% in 2017. ▲ Rising
Educational attainment rate, completed Bachelor's or equivalent in Venezuela, 2005–2017
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for educational attainment rate, completed bachelor's or equivalent in Venezuela is 22.3%, measured in 2017.
That represents a change of down 11.5% on the previous year and up 67.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, educational attainment rate, completed bachelor's or equivalent in Venezuela peaked at 25.1% in 2016 and was at its lowest, 11.4%, in 2005.
Venezuela ranks 45th of 112 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 11 years of available data.
Educational attainment rate, completed Bachelor's … Bachelor both in Venezuela, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2005 | 11.4% | — |
| 2006 | 12.4% | +8.8% |
| 2007 | 13.3% | +7.5% |
| 2008 | 14.2% | +6.8% |
| 2009 | 15.4% | +8.0% |
| 2010 | 16.4% | +6.5% |
| 2011 | 18.5% | +13.1% |
| 2012 | 19.0% | +2.6% |
| 2015 | 21.5% | +13.5% |
| 2016 | 25.1% | +16.7% |
| 2017 | 22.3% | -11.5% |
Venezuela compared with similar countries
- Venezuela's 22.3% is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 6.5%, 3.4× the median. (22 countries reporting)
- Venezuela's 22.3% is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 15.4%, 1.4× the median. (16 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 13.3% | 11.4% | 15.4% | 5 |
| 2010s | 20.5% | 16.4% | 25.1% | 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 educational attainment rate, completed bachelor's or equivalent in Venezuela?
- Educational attainment rate, completed bachelor's or equivalent in Venezuela was 22.3% in 2017, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest educational attainment rate, completed bachelor's or equivalent recorded in Venezuela?
- The highest recorded value was 25.1% in 2016.
- What is the lowest educational attainment rate, completed bachelor's or equivalent recorded in Venezuela?
- The lowest recorded value was 11.4% in 2005.
- How does Venezuela rank for educational attainment rate, completed bachelor's or equivalent?
- Venezuela ranks 45th out of 112 countries with data for 2017.
- Is educational attainment rate, completed bachelor's or equivalent rising or falling in Venezuela?
- Over the last ten years it is up 67.1%. 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 Educational attainment rate, completed Bachelor's or equivalent education or higher, population 25+ years, both sexes (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release