Lower secondary completion rate, total in Venezuela
Venezuela: Lower secondary completion rate, total was 83.2% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Lower secondary completion rate, total in Venezuela, 1972–2024
Source: Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO). Measured in % of relevant age group.
Analysis
In 2024, lower secondary completion rate, total in Venezuela stood at 83.2%.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 4.4% on the previous year and up 10.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, lower secondary completion rate, total in Venezuela peaked at 87.0% in 2022 and was at its lowest, 19.8%, in 1972.
That places Venezuela 110th out of 187 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 45 years of available data.
Lower secondary completion rate, total in Venezuela, year by year
| Year | % of relevant age group | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1972 | 19.8% | — |
| 1973 | 28.9% | +45.9% |
| 1974 | 30.2% | +4.8% |
| 1975 | 32.5% | +7.3% |
| 1976 | 33.6% | +3.6% |
| 1977 | 35.5% | +5.5% |
| 1978 | 36.4% | +2.7% |
| 1979 | 36.1% | -0.9% |
| 1980 | 36.8% | +1.8% |
| 1981 | 36.3% | -1.3% |
| 1982 | 37.2% | +2.5% |
| 1983 | 39.5% | +6.2% |
| 1984 | 41.0% | +3.6% |
| 1985 | 43.5% | +6.2% |
| 1986 | 44.4% | +2.0% |
| 1987 | 41.8% | -5.7% |
| 1988 | 41.0% | -2.0% |
| 1989 | 40.4% | -1.4% |
| 1990 | 40.4% | -0.1% |
| 1991 | 41.3% | +2.3% |
| 1992 | 42.0% | +1.8% |
| 1993 | 42.4% | +0.8% |
| 1996 | 44.1% | +4.2% |
| 1997 | 46.7% | +5.9% |
| 1999 | 46.7% | -0.1% |
| 2000 | 50.2% | +7.6% |
| 2001 | 53.2% | +6.0% |
| 2002 | 56.8% | +6.6% |
| 2003 | 58.8% | +3.7% |
| 2004 | 63.1% | +7.2% |
| 2005 | 66.2% | +4.9% |
| 2006 | 67.9% | +2.6% |
| 2007 | 72.6% | +6.8% |
| 2008 | 77.1% | +6.2% |
| 2009 | 77.0% | -0.1% |
| 2010 | 75.3% | -2.2% |
| 2011 | 75.6% | +0.4% |
| 2012 | 77.3% | +2.2% |
| 2013 | 78.0% | +0.9% |
| 2014 | 75.6% | -3.0% |
| 2015 | 75.6% | -0.0% |
| 2016 | 73.4% | -3.0% |
| 2017 | 71.4% | -2.6% |
| 2022 | 87.0% | +21.8% |
| 2024 | 83.2% | -4.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 31.6% | 19.8% | 36.4% | 8 |
| 1980s | 40.2% | 36.3% | 44.4% | 10 |
| 1990s | 43.4% | 40.4% | 46.7% | 7 |
| 2000s | 64.3% | 50.2% | 77.1% | 10 |
| 2010s | 75.3% | 71.4% | 78.0% | 8 |
| 2020s | 85.1% | 83.2% | 87.0% | 2 |
Countries ranked near Venezuela
- 107 Philippines 84.8% compare
- 108 Egypt 83.9% compare
- 109 Mauritius 83.5% compare
- 111 Cape Verde 83.0% compare
- 112 Saint Lucia 83.0% compare
- 113 Colombia 83.0% compare
More education data for Venezuela
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 0.65 % change on previous year (2009)
- Teachers in primary education, female (number), gaps filled 270,438 (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, male (number), gaps filled 82,285 (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) 1.31 million (2008)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number), gaps 798,887 (2008)
- Theoretical duration of primary education (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Theoretical duration of pre-primary education (years), annual growth 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Start of the academic school year (pre-primary to post-secondary non) 0.0494 % change on previous year (2025)
- Theoretical duration of lower secondary education (years), annual 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Theoretical duration of upper secondary education (years), annual 0 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is lower secondary completion rate, total in Venezuela?
- Lower secondary completion rate, total in Venezuela was 83.2% in 2024, according to Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO).
- What is the highest lower secondary completion rate, total recorded in Venezuela?
- The highest recorded value was 87.0% in 2022.
- What is the lowest lower secondary completion rate, total recorded in Venezuela?
- The lowest recorded value was 19.8% in 1972.
- How does Venezuela rank for lower secondary completion rate, total?
- Venezuela ranks 110th out of 187 countries with data for 2024.
- Is lower secondary completion rate, total rising or falling in Venezuela?
- Over the last ten years it is up 10.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Venezuela data come from?
- The figures come from Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO), published as part of Lower secondary completion rate, total (% of relevant age group). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Lower secondary education completion rate is measured as the gross intake ratio to the last grade of lower secondary education (general and pre-vocational). It is calculated as the number of new entrants in the last grade of lower secondary education, regardless of age, divided by the population at the entrance age for the last grade of lower secondary education.