Official entrance age to compulsory education in Venezuela, Bolivarian Republic of
Venezuela, Bolivarian Republic of: Official entrance age to compulsory education was 3 in 2016. ▼ Falling
Official entrance age to compulsory education in Venezuela, Bolivarian Republic of, 1998–2016
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
Venezuela, Bolivarian Republic of recorded 3 for official entrance age to compulsory education in 2016. That is the lowest value across all 19 years on record.
The figure is unchanged over ten years.
Over the whole period, official entrance age to compulsory education in Venezuela, Bolivarian Republic of peaked at 6 in 1998 and was at its lowest, 3, in 1999.
That places Venezuela, Bolivarian Republic of 188th out of 200 countries with data for 2016, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 19 years of available data.
Official entrance age to compulsory education in Venezuela, Bolivarian Republic of, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1998 | 6 | — |
| 1999 | 3 | -50.0% |
| 2000 | 3 | +0.0% |
| 2001 | 3 | +0.0% |
| 2002 | 3 | +0.0% |
| 2003 | 3 | +0.0% |
| 2004 | 3 | +0.0% |
| 2005 | 3 | +0.0% |
| 2006 | 3 | +0.0% |
| 2007 | 3 | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 3 | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 3 | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 3 | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 3 | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 3 | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 3 | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 3 | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 3 | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 3 | +0.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 4.5 | 3 | 6 | 2 |
| 2000s | 3 | 3 | 3 | 10 |
| 2010s | 3 | 3 | 3 | 7 |
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More education data for Venezuela, Bolivarian Republic of
- Start of the academic school year (tertiary education), gaps filled 2,021 tertiary education (2022)
- Primary education, teachers, gaps filled 352,723 (2024)
- Duration of pre primary education, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Start of the academic school year (tertiary education), annual growth 0.0495 % change on previous year (2022)
- Duration of pre primary education 3 (2025)
- Official entrance age to pre primary education 3 (2025)
- Population ages 15-64 65.1% (2025)
- Primary school starting age 6 years (2025)
- Population ages 0-14 24.9% (2025)
- Lower secondary school starting age 12 years (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is official entrance age to compulsory education in Venezuela, Bolivarian Republic of?
- Official entrance age to compulsory education in Venezuela, Bolivarian Republic of was 3 in 2016, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest official entrance age to compulsory education recorded in Venezuela, Bolivarian Republic of?
- The highest recorded value was 6 in 1998.
- What is the lowest official entrance age to compulsory education recorded in Venezuela, Bolivarian Republic of?
- The lowest recorded value was 3 in 1999.
- How does Venezuela, Bolivarian Republic of rank for official entrance age to compulsory education?
- Venezuela, Bolivarian Republic of ranks 188th out of 200 countries with data for 2016.
- Is official entrance age to compulsory education rising or falling in Venezuela, Bolivarian Republic of?
- Over the last ten years it is unchanged. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Venezuela, Bolivarian Republic of data come from?
- The figures come from Our World in Data, published as part of Official entrance age to compulsory education. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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