Educational attainment rate, completed lower secondary … lower male in Venezuela
Venezuela: Educational attainment rate, completed lower secondary … lower male was 68.6% in 2017. ▲ Rising
Educational attainment rate, completed lower secondary education or in Venezuela, 1971–2017
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2017, educational attainment rate, completed lower secondary education or in Venezuela stood at 68.6%.
That represents a change of down 5.0% on the previous year and up 41.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, educational attainment rate, completed lower secondary education or in Venezuela peaked at 72.3% in 2016 and was at its lowest, 15.8%, in 1971.
That places Venezuela 79th out of 133 countries with data for 2017, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 21 years of available data.
Educational attainment rate, completed lower secondary … lower male in Venezuela, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1971 | 15.8% | — |
| 1981 | 31.4% | +98.8% |
| 1990 | 24.2% | -23.0% |
| 2000 | 40.9% | +69.2% |
| 2001 | 47.8% | +17.0% |
| 2002 | 43.2% | -9.7% |
| 2003 | 43.4% | +0.5% |
| 2004 | 43.5% | +0.2% |
| 2005 | 46.6% | +7.1% |
| 2006 | 44.0% | -5.5% |
| 2007 | 48.7% | +10.5% |
| 2008 | 49.9% | +2.6% |
| 2009 | 50.9% | +1.9% |
| 2010 | 51.8% | +1.8% |
| 2011 | 62.6% | +20.9% |
| 2012 | 53.7% | -14.2% |
| 2013 | 55.6% | +3.5% |
| 2014 | 57.0% | +2.5% |
| 2015 | 67.1% | +17.6% |
| 2016 | 72.3% | +7.8% |
| 2017 | 68.6% | -5.0% |
Venezuela compared with similar countries
- Venezuela's 68.6% is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 48.8%, 1.4× the median. (28 countries reporting)
- Venezuela's 68.6% is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 61.6%, 1.1× the median. (26 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Educational attainment rate, completed lower secondary … lower male 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1981 | +98.8% | 15.8% | 31.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 15.8% | 15.8% | 15.8% | 1 |
| 1980s | 31.4% | 31.4% | 31.4% | 1 |
| 1990s | 24.2% | 24.2% | 24.2% | 1 |
| 2000s | 45.9% | 40.9% | 50.9% | 10 |
| 2010s | 61.1% | 51.8% | 72.3% | 8 |
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 lower secondary education or in Venezuela?
- Educational attainment rate, completed lower secondary education or in Venezuela was 68.6% in 2017, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest educational attainment rate, completed lower secondary education or recorded in Venezuela?
- The highest recorded value was 72.3% in 2016.
- What is the lowest educational attainment rate, completed lower secondary education or recorded in Venezuela?
- The lowest recorded value was 15.8% in 1971.
- How does Venezuela rank for educational attainment rate, completed lower secondary education or?
- Venezuela ranks 79th out of 133 countries with data for 2017.
- Is educational attainment rate, completed lower secondary education or rising or falling in Venezuela?
- Over the last ten years it is up 41.0%. 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 lower secondary education or higher, population 25+ years, male (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release