Government expenditure on primary education as a percentage of GDP in Venezuela, Bolivarian Republic of
Venezuela, Bolivarian Republic of: Government expenditure on primary education as a percentage of GDP was 2.2% in 2009. ▼ Falling
Government expenditure on primary education as a percentage of GDP in Venezuela, Bolivarian Republic of, 1970–2009
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
Venezuela, Bolivarian Republic of recorded 2.2% for government expenditure on primary education as a percentage of gdp in 2009. That is the highest value across all 17 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 87.9% on the previous year and up 87.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, government expenditure on primary education as a percentage of gdp in Venezuela, Bolivarian Republic of peaked at 2.2% in 2009 and was at its lowest, 0.4%, in 1993.
Venezuela, Bolivarian Republic of ranks 19th of 162 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 17 years of available data.
Government expenditure on primary education as a percentage of GDP in Venezuela, Bolivarian Republic of, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 1.7% | — |
| 1971 | 1.7% | -2.2% |
| 1972 | 2.0% | +15.4% |
| 1974 | 1.2% | -37.5% |
| 1975 | 1.2% | -0.9% |
| 1977 | 1.1% | -13.9% |
| 1983 | 1.6% | +56.5% |
| 1984 | 1.0% | -40.4% |
| 1987 | 0.7% | -25.9% |
| 1988 | 0.8% | +5.8% |
| 1990 | 0.5% | -34.0% |
| 1992 | 0.5% | -1.5% |
| 1993 | 0.4% | -17.3% |
| 1994 | 1.2% | +180.1% |
| 2006 | 1.0% | -12.1% |
| 2007 | 1.2% | +13.3% |
| 2009 | 2.2% | +87.9% |
Venezuela, Bolivarian Republic of compared with similar countries
- Venezuela, Bolivarian Republic of's 2.2% is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 1.7%, 1.3× the median. (38 countries reporting)
- Venezuela, Bolivarian Republic of's 2.2% is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 1.4%, 1.6× the median. (36 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Government expenditure on primary education as a percentage of GDP in Venezuela, Bolivarian Republic of 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1994 | +180.1% | 0.4% | 1.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 1.5% | 1.1% | 2.0% | 6 |
| 1980s | 1.0% | 0.7% | 1.6% | 4 |
| 1990s | 0.6% | 0.4% | 1.2% | 4 |
| 2000s | 1.4% | 1.0% | 2.2% | 3 |
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More education data for Venezuela, Bolivarian Republic of
- 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)
- Primary education, pupils, per capita 0.1247 units per person (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is government expenditure on primary education as a percentage of gdp in Venezuela, Bolivarian Republic of?
- Government expenditure on primary education as a percentage of gdp in Venezuela, Bolivarian Republic of was 2.2% in 2009, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest government expenditure on primary education as a percentage of gdp recorded in Venezuela, Bolivarian Republic of?
- The highest recorded value was 2.2% in 2009.
- What is the lowest government expenditure on primary education as a percentage of gdp recorded in Venezuela, Bolivarian Republic of?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.4% in 1993.
- How does Venezuela, Bolivarian Republic of rank for government expenditure on primary education as a percentage of gdp?
- Venezuela, Bolivarian Republic of ranks 19th out of 162 countries with data for 2009.
- Is government expenditure on primary education as a percentage of gdp rising or falling in Venezuela, Bolivarian Republic of?
- Over the last ten years it is up 87.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Venezuela, Bolivarian Republic of data come from?
- The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of Government expenditure on primary education as a percentage of GDP (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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February 2026 Data Release