Gender gap education levels, gaps filled in Venezuela
Venezuela: Gender gap education levels, gaps filled was 88.6 in 2017. ◆ Volatile
Gender gap education levels, gaps filled in Venezuela, 1820–2017
Source: Statizoid (derived).
Analysis
Venezuela recorded 88.6 for gender gap education levels, gaps filled in 2017.
The figure is down 2.4% on the previous year and down 7.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, gender gap education levels, gaps filled in Venezuela peaked at 96.76 in 2002 and was at its lowest, 0.09, in 1820.
That places Venezuela 135th out of 190 countries with data for 2017, putting it in the middle of the range.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Gender gap education levels, gaps filled in Venezuela, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1820 | 0.09 | — |
| 1825 | 0.12 | +33.3% |
| 1830 | 0.16 | +33.3% |
| 1835 | 0.2 | +25.0% |
| 1840 | 0.26 | +30.0% |
| 1845 | 0.33 | +26.9% |
| 1850 | 0.42 | +27.3% |
| 1855 | 0.55 | +31.0% |
| 1860 | 0.7 | +27.3% |
| 1865 | 0.9 | +28.6% |
| 1870 | 1.15 | +27.8% |
| 1875 | 1.48 | +28.7% |
| 1880 | 3.15 | +112.8% |
| 1885 | 4.05 | +28.6% |
| 1890 | 5.19 | +28.1% |
| 1895 | 6.63 | +27.7% |
| 1900 | 8.44 | +27.3% |
| 1905 | 10.68 | +26.5% |
| 1910 | 11.39 | +6.6% |
| 1915 | 8.29 | -27.2% |
| 1920 | 5.2 | -37.3% |
| 1925 | 17.95 | +245.2% |
| 1930 | 30.69 | +71.0% |
| 1935 | 43.44 | +41.5% |
| 1940 | 56.19 | +29.4% |
| 1945 | 68.93 | +22.7% |
| 1950 | 81.68 | +18.5% |
| 1955 | 72.02 | -11.8% |
| 1960 | 91.84 | +27.5% |
| 1965 | 87.24 | -5.0% |
| 1970 | 86.33 | -1.0% |
| 1975 | 89.08 | +3.2% |
| 1980 | 95.51 | +7.2% |
| 1999 | 88.79 | -7.0% |
| 2000 | 91.41 | +2.9% |
| 2001 | 93.47 | +2.3% |
| 2002 | 96.76 | +3.5% |
| 2003 | 95.04 | -1.8% |
| 2004 | 95.04 | -0.0% |
| 2005 | 94.28 | -0.8% |
| 2006 | 94.2 | -0.1% |
| 2007 | 95.51 | +1.4% |
| 2008 | 93.32 | -2.3% |
| 2009 | 94.86 | +1.6% |
| 2010 | 95.58 | +0.8% |
| 2011 | 95.76 | +0.2% |
| 2012 | 94.37 | -1.4% |
| 2013 | 93.54 | -0.9% |
| 2014 | 94.03 | +0.5% |
| 2015 | 93.33 | -0.7% |
| 2016 | 90.77 | -2.7% |
| 2017 | 88.6 | -2.4% |
Venezuela compared with similar countries
- Venezuela's 88.6 is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 90.55, 98% of the median. (46 countries reporting)
- Venezuela's 88.6 is below the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 93.21, 95% of the median. (35 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Gender gap education levels, gaps filled 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1925 | +245.2% | 5.2 | 17.95 |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1820s | 0.105 | 0.09 | 0.12 | 2 |
| 1830s | 0.18 | 0.16 | 0.2 | 2 |
| 1840s | 0.295 | 0.26 | 0.33 | 2 |
| 1850s | 0.485 | 0.42 | 0.55 | 2 |
| 1860s | 0.8 | 0.7 | 0.9 | 2 |
| 1870s | 1.31 | 1.15 | 1.48 | 2 |
| 1880s | 3.6 | 3.15 | 4.05 | 2 |
| 1890s | 5.91 | 5.19 | 6.63 | 2 |
| 1900s | 9.56 | 8.44 | 10.68 | 2 |
| 1910s | 9.84 | 8.29 | 11.39 | 2 |
| 1920s | 11.57 | 5.2 | 17.95 | 2 |
| 1930s | 37.06 | 30.69 | 43.44 | 2 |
| 1940s | 62.56 | 56.19 | 68.93 | 2 |
| 1950s | 76.85 | 72.02 | 81.68 | 2 |
| 1960s | 89.54 | 87.24 | 91.84 | 2 |
| 1970s | 87.7 | 86.33 | 89.08 | 2 |
| 1980s | 95.51 | 95.51 | 95.51 | 1 |
| 1990s | 88.79 | 88.79 | 88.79 | 1 |
| 2000s | 94.39 | 91.41 | 96.76 | 10 |
| 2010s | 93.25 | 88.6 | 95.76 | 8 |
Countries ranked near Venezuela
More education data for Venezuela
- 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)
- Primary education, pupils, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is gender gap education levels, gaps filled in Venezuela?
- Gender gap education levels, gaps filled in Venezuela was 88.6 in 2017, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest gender gap education levels, gaps filled recorded in Venezuela?
- The highest recorded value was 96.76 in 2002.
- What is the lowest gender gap education levels, gaps filled recorded in Venezuela?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.09 in 1820.
- How does Venezuela rank for gender gap education levels, gaps filled?
- Venezuela ranks 135th out of 190 countries with data for 2017.
- Is gender gap education levels, gaps filled rising or falling in Venezuela?
- Over the last ten years it is down 7.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Venezuela data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Gender gap education levels, gaps filled. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Gender gap education levels with 642 missing years estimated by linear interpolation between the nearest real observations. Only gaps of 4 years or fewer are filled, and never beyond the first or last actual measurement — these are filled holes, not forecasts.
Computed from
- Gender gap in primary, secondary and tertiary education UNESCO Institute for Statistics (2026); Lee and Lee (2016) – with minor processing by Our World in Data
Statizoid computes this series; the underlying measurements belong to the publishers named above. The arithmetic is applied to every country and year where both inputs report, and nothing is estimated unless the page says so.
About this data
Gender gap education levels with 642 missing years estimated by linear interpolation between the nearest real observations. Only gaps of 4 years or fewer are filled, and never beyond the first or last actual measurement — these are filled holes, not forecasts.