Educational attainment rate, completed upper secondary … upper gender in Venezuela
Venezuela: Educational attainment rate, completed upper secondary … upper gender was 1.11 GPIA in 2017. ▲ Rising
Educational attainment rate, completed upper secondary education or in Venezuela, 2000–2017
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in GPIA.
Analysis
Venezuela recorded 1.11 GPIA for educational attainment rate, completed upper secondary education or in 2017.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.5% on the previous year and down 2.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, educational attainment rate, completed upper secondary education or in Venezuela peaked at 1.15 GPIA in 2009 and was at its lowest, 1.03 GPIA, in 2001.
That places Venezuela 13th out of 137 countries with data for 2017, putting it in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 18 years of available data.
Educational attainment rate, completed upper secondary … upper gender in Venezuela, year by year
| Year | GPIA | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 1.09 GPIA | — |
| 2001 | 1.03 GPIA | -4.9% |
| 2002 | 1.08 GPIA | +4.4% |
| 2003 | 1.09 GPIA | +1.1% |
| 2004 | 1.09 GPIA | -0.3% |
| 2005 | 1.09 GPIA | +0.2% |
| 2006 | 1.13 GPIA | +4.0% |
| 2007 | 1.14 GPIA | +0.3% |
| 2008 | 1.15 GPIA | +0.8% |
| 2009 | 1.15 GPIA | +0.5% |
| 2010 | 1.15 GPIA | -0.1% |
| 2011 | 1.15 GPIA | -0.4% |
| 2012 | 1.14 GPIA | -0.2% |
| 2013 | 1.14 GPIA | -0.3% |
| 2014 | 1.15 GPIA | +0.7% |
| 2015 | 1.13 GPIA | -1.3% |
| 2016 | 1.1 GPIA | -2.8% |
| 2017 | 1.11 GPIA | +0.5% |
Venezuela compared with similar countries
- Venezuela's 1.11 GPIA is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 0.7655 GPIA, 1.4× the median. (27 countries reporting)
- Venezuela's 1.11 GPIA is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 1.05 GPIA, 1.1× the median. (23 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 1.1 GPIA | 1.03 GPIA | 1.15 GPIA | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.13 GPIA | 1.1 GPIA | 1.15 GPIA | 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 1.11 GPIA 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 1.15 GPIA in 2009.
- What is the lowest educational attainment rate, completed upper secondary education or recorded in Venezuela?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.03 GPIA in 2001.
- How does Venezuela rank for educational attainment rate, completed upper secondary education or?
- Venezuela ranks 13th out of 137 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 down 2.6%. 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, adjusted gender parity index (GPIA). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
Download this data
CSV · JSON — 18 observations, free to reuse under CC BY-SA 3.0 IGO (UNESCO Institute for Statistics).
About this data
February 2026 Data Release