Educational attainment rate, completed upper secondary … upper male in Venezuela
Venezuela: Educational attainment rate, completed upper secondary … upper male was 54.7% in 2017. ▲ Rising
Educational attainment rate, completed upper secondary education or in Venezuela, 2000–2017
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
Venezuela recorded 54.7% for educational attainment rate, completed upper secondary education or in 2017.
The figure is down 6.6% on the previous year and up 48.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, educational attainment rate, completed upper secondary education or in Venezuela peaked at 58.6% in 2016 and was at its lowest, 28.7%, in 2000.
That places Venezuela 77th out of 140 countries with data for 2017, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 18 years of available data.
Educational attainment rate, completed upper secondary … upper male in Venezuela, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 28.7% | — |
| 2001 | 41.2% | +43.6% |
| 2002 | 30.4% | -26.2% |
| 2003 | 30.9% | +1.6% |
| 2004 | 31.0% | +0.3% |
| 2005 | 33.4% | +7.7% |
| 2006 | 32.5% | -2.5% |
| 2007 | 36.8% | +13.2% |
| 2008 | 38.1% | +3.6% |
| 2009 | 39.4% | +3.3% |
| 2010 | 41.2% | +4.5% |
| 2011 | 43.2% | +4.9% |
| 2012 | 43.6% | +0.9% |
| 2013 | 45.9% | +5.3% |
| 2014 | 47.2% | +2.8% |
| 2015 | 51.7% | +9.6% |
| 2016 | 58.6% | +13.2% |
| 2017 | 54.7% | -6.6% |
Venezuela compared with similar countries
- Venezuela's 54.7% is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 32.8%, 1.7× the median. (27 countries reporting)
- Venezuela's 54.7% is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 46.9%, 1.2× the median. (24 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Educational attainment rate, completed upper secondary … upper 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2001 | +43.6% | 28.7% | 41.2% |
| 2002 | -26.2% | 41.2% | 30.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 34.3% | 28.7% | 41.2% | 10 |
| 2010s | 48.3% | 41.2% | 58.6% | 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 upper secondary education or in Venezuela?
- Educational attainment rate, completed upper secondary education or in Venezuela was 54.7% in 2017, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest educational attainment rate, completed upper secondary education or recorded in Venezuela?
- The highest recorded value was 58.6% in 2016.
- What is the lowest educational attainment rate, completed upper secondary education or recorded in Venezuela?
- The lowest recorded value was 28.7% in 2000.
- How does Venezuela rank for educational attainment rate, completed upper secondary education or?
- Venezuela ranks 77th out of 140 countries with data for 2017.
- Is educational attainment rate, completed upper secondary education or rising or falling in Venezuela?
- Over the last ten years it is up 48.6%. 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 upper 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