Educational attainment rate, completed … short-cycle tertiary gender in Venezuela
Venezuela: Educational attainment rate, completed … short-cycle tertiary gender was 1.28 GPIA in 2017. ▲ Rising
Educational attainment rate, completed short-cycle tertiary education in Venezuela, 1971–2017
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in GPIA.
Analysis
Venezuela recorded 1.28 GPIA for educational attainment rate, completed short-cycle tertiary education in 2017.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 3.4% on the previous year and up 2.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, educational attainment rate, completed short-cycle tertiary education in Venezuela peaked at 1.29 GPIA in 2015 and was at its lowest, 0.3334 GPIA, in 1971.
That places Venezuela 13th out of 127 countries with data for 2017, putting it in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 14 years of available data.
Educational attainment rate, completed … short-cycle tertiary gender in Venezuela, year by year
| Year | GPIA | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1971 | 0.3334 GPIA | — |
| 1981 | 0.6325 GPIA | +89.7% |
| 1990 | 0.9158 GPIA | +44.8% |
| 2001 | 0.8018 GPIA | -12.4% |
| 2005 | 1.19 GPIA | +48.3% |
| 2006 | 1.22 GPIA | +2.6% |
| 2007 | 1.25 GPIA | +2.2% |
| 2008 | 1.27 GPIA | +2.0% |
| 2009 | 1.28 GPIA | +0.5% |
| 2011 | 1.29 GPIA | +0.9% |
| 2012 | 1.27 GPIA | -1.2% |
| 2015 | 1.29 GPIA | +1.4% |
| 2016 | 1.23 GPIA | -4.5% |
| 2017 | 1.28 GPIA | +3.4% |
Venezuela compared with similar countries
- Venezuela's 1.28 GPIA is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 0.7133 GPIA, 1.8× the median. (22 countries reporting)
- Venezuela's 1.28 GPIA is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 1.19 GPIA, 1.1× the median. (23 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Educational attainment rate, completed … short-cycle tertiary gender 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 | +89.7% | 0.3334 GPIA | 0.6325 GPIA |
| 2005 | +48.3% | 0.8018 GPIA | 1.19 GPIA |
| 1990 | +44.8% | 0.6325 GPIA | 0.9158 GPIA |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 0.3334 GPIA | 0.3334 GPIA | 0.3334 GPIA | 1 |
| 1980s | 0.6325 GPIA | 0.6325 GPIA | 0.6325 GPIA | 1 |
| 1990s | 0.9158 GPIA | 0.9158 GPIA | 0.9158 GPIA | 1 |
| 2000s | 1.17 GPIA | 0.8018 GPIA | 1.28 GPIA | 6 |
| 2010s | 1.27 GPIA | 1.23 GPIA | 1.29 GPIA | 5 |
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 short-cycle tertiary education in Venezuela?
- Educational attainment rate, completed short-cycle tertiary education in Venezuela was 1.28 GPIA in 2017, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest educational attainment rate, completed short-cycle tertiary education recorded in Venezuela?
- The highest recorded value was 1.29 GPIA in 2015.
- What is the lowest educational attainment rate, completed short-cycle tertiary education recorded in Venezuela?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.3334 GPIA in 1971.
- How does Venezuela rank for educational attainment rate, completed short-cycle tertiary education?
- Venezuela ranks 13th out of 127 countries with data for 2017.
- Is educational attainment rate, completed short-cycle tertiary education rising or falling in Venezuela?
- Over the last ten years it is up 2.3%. 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 short-cycle tertiary education or higher, population 25+ years, adjusted gender parity index (GPIA). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release