Out-of-school rate for adolescents and youth of lower and upper in Venezuela
Venezuela: Out-of-school rate for adolescents and youth of lower and upper was 14.9% in 2024. ▼ Falling
Out-of-school rate for adolescents and youth of lower and upper in Venezuela, 1999–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for out-of-school rate for adolescents and youth of lower and upper in Venezuela is 14.9%, measured in 2024.
The figure is up 18.0% on the previous year and down 23.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, out-of-school rate for adolescents and youth of lower and upper in Venezuela peaked at 39.4% in 1999 and was at its lowest, 10.0%, in 2022.
Venezuela ranks 81st of 175 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 22 years of available data.
Out-of-school rate for adolescents and youth of lower and upper in Venezuela, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1999 | 39.4% | — |
| 2000 | 37.7% | -4.4% |
| 2001 | 33.8% | -10.3% |
| 2002 | 31.6% | -6.5% |
| 2003 | 30.7% | -2.8% |
| 2004 | 28.8% | -6.1% |
| 2005 | 26.1% | -9.3% |
| 2006 | 24.3% | -7.0% |
| 2007 | 21.4% | -12.1% |
| 2008 | 21.0% | -1.7% |
| 2009 | 19.6% | -6.7% |
| 2010 | 20.3% | +3.6% |
| 2011 | 20.0% | -1.3% |
| 2012 | 19.2% | -4.3% |
| 2013 | 17.6% | -8.2% |
| 2014 | 19.5% | +10.9% |
| 2015 | 19.8% | +1.4% |
| 2016 | 21.8% | +9.9% |
| 2017 | 24.2% | +11.1% |
| 2022 | 10.0% | -58.6% |
| 2023 | 12.6% | +26.5% |
| 2024 | 14.9% | +18.0% |
Venezuela compared with similar countries
- Venezuela's 14.9% is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 24.4%, 61% of the median. (38 countries reporting)
- Venezuela's 14.9% is below the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 17.4%, 86% of the median. (35 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Out-of-school rate for adolescents and youth of lower and upper 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | -58.6% | 24.2% | 10.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 39.4% | 39.4% | 39.4% | 1 |
| 2000s | 27.5% | 19.6% | 37.7% | 10 |
| 2010s | 20.3% | 17.6% | 24.2% | 8 |
| 2020s | 12.5% | 10.0% | 14.9% | 3 |
Countries ranked near Venezuela
More education data for Venezuela
- 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 out-of-school rate for adolescents and youth of lower and upper in Venezuela?
- Out-of-school rate for adolescents and youth of lower and upper in Venezuela was 14.9% in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest out-of-school rate for adolescents and youth of lower and upper recorded in Venezuela?
- The highest recorded value was 39.4% in 1999.
- What is the lowest out-of-school rate for adolescents and youth of lower and upper recorded in Venezuela?
- The lowest recorded value was 10.0% in 2022.
- How does Venezuela rank for out-of-school rate for adolescents and youth of lower and upper?
- Venezuela ranks 81st out of 175 countries with data for 2024.
- Is out-of-school rate for adolescents and youth of lower and upper rising or falling in Venezuela?
- Over the last ten years it is down 23.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Venezuela data come from?
- The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of Out-of-school rate for adolescents and youth of lower and upper secondary school age, male (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release