Share of primary school teachers who are women in Venezuela
Venezuela: Share of primary school teachers who are women was 76.7% in 2024. ▼ Falling
Share of primary school teachers who are women in Venezuela, 1971–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
Venezuela recorded 76.7% for share of primary school teachers who are women in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 15 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 8.4% on the previous year.
Over the whole period, share of primary school teachers who are women in Venezuela peaked at 94.7% in 1980 and was at its lowest, 76.7%, in 2024.
That places Venezuela 113th out of 212 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 15 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 85.5% | 85.1% | 85.8% | 5 |
| 1980s | 84.8% | 82.7% | 94.7% | 7 |
| 2020s | 79.3% | 76.7% | 83.7% | 3 |
Countries ranked near Venezuela
- 110 United Arab Emirates 76.8% compare
- 111 Barbados 76.8% compare
- 112 Panama 76.7% compare
- 114 South Korea 76.7% compare
- 115 Iran 76.6% compare
- 116 Luxembourg 76.4% compare
More education data for Venezuela
- Duration of pre-primary education 3 years (2025)
- Official entrance age to pre-primary education 3 years (2025)
- Lower secondary school starting age 12 years (2025)
- Population ages 15-64 65.1% (2025)
- Population ages 0-14 24.9% (2025)
- Primary school starting age 6 years (2025)
- School enrollment, primary 113.7% (2024)
- Primary education, teachers 352,723 (2024)
- Fertility rate vs. average years of schooling 2.08 live births per woman (2024)
- School enrollment, primary, female 116.0% (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is share of primary school teachers who are women in Venezuela?
- Share of primary school teachers who are women in Venezuela was 76.7% in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest share of primary school teachers who are women recorded in Venezuela?
- The highest recorded value was 94.7% in 1980.
- What is the lowest share of primary school teachers who are women recorded in Venezuela?
- The lowest recorded value was 76.7% in 2024.
- How does Venezuela rank for share of primary school teachers who are women?
- Venezuela ranks 113th out of 212 countries with data for 2024.
- Where does this Venezuela data come from?
- The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Share of primary school teachers who are women. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Percentage of female teachers among all teachers at the primary education level during a given school year.