Out-of-school rate for children, adolescents and youth of primary in Venezuela
Venezuela: Out-of-school rate for children, adolescents and youth of primary was 0.5057 GPIA in 2023. ▼ Falling
Out-of-school rate for children, adolescents and youth of primary in Venezuela, 1999–2023
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in GPIA.
Analysis
Venezuela recorded 0.5057 GPIA for out-of-school rate for children, adolescents and youth of primary in 2023. That is the lowest value across all 21 years on record.
That represents a change of down 14.2% on the previous year and down 30.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, out-of-school rate for children, adolescents and youth of primary in Venezuela peaked at 0.8729 GPIA in 2016 and was at its lowest, 0.5057 GPIA, in 2023.
Venezuela ranks 159th of 171 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 21 years of available data.
Out-of-school rate for children, adolescents and youth of primary in Venezuela, year by year
| Year | GPIA | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1999 | 0.8491 GPIA | — |
| 2000 | 0.8398 GPIA | -1.1% |
| 2001 | 0.8221 GPIA | -2.1% |
| 2002 | 0.7932 GPIA | -3.5% |
| 2003 | 0.8 GPIA | +0.9% |
| 2004 | 0.7888 GPIA | -1.4% |
| 2005 | 0.7692 GPIA | -2.5% |
| 2006 | 0.7537 GPIA | -2.0% |
| 2007 | 0.7235 GPIA | -4.0% |
| 2008 | 0.7598 GPIA | +5.0% |
| 2009 | 0.7375 GPIA | -2.9% |
| 2010 | 0.7325 GPIA | -0.7% |
| 2011 | 0.723 GPIA | -1.3% |
| 2012 | 0.7362 GPIA | +1.8% |
| 2013 | 0.7244 GPIA | -1.6% |
| 2014 | 0.7359 GPIA | +1.6% |
| 2015 | 0.8482 GPIA | +15.3% |
| 2016 | 0.8729 GPIA | +2.9% |
| 2017 | 0.8498 GPIA | -2.7% |
| 2022 | 0.5893 GPIA | -30.7% |
| 2023 | 0.5057 GPIA | -14.2% |
Venezuela compared with similar countries
- Venezuela's 0.5057 GPIA is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 0.9364 GPIA, 54% of the median. (35 countries reporting)
- Venezuela's 0.5057 GPIA is below the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 0.9006 GPIA, 56% of the median. (34 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Out-of-school rate for children, adolescents and youth of primary 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 | -30.7% | 0.8498 GPIA | 0.5893 GPIA |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.8491 GPIA | 0.8491 GPIA | 0.8491 GPIA | 1 |
| 2000s | 0.7788 GPIA | 0.7235 GPIA | 0.8398 GPIA | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.7778 GPIA | 0.723 GPIA | 0.8729 GPIA | 8 |
| 2020s | 0.5475 GPIA | 0.5057 GPIA | 0.5893 GPIA | 2 |
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 children, adolescents and youth of primary in Venezuela?
- Out-of-school rate for children, adolescents and youth of primary in Venezuela was 0.5057 GPIA in 2023, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest out-of-school rate for children, adolescents and youth of primary recorded in Venezuela?
- The highest recorded value was 0.8729 GPIA in 2016.
- What is the lowest out-of-school rate for children, adolescents and youth of primary recorded in Venezuela?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.5057 GPIA in 2023.
- How does Venezuela rank for out-of-school rate for children, adolescents and youth of primary?
- Venezuela ranks 159th out of 171 countries with data for 2023.
- Is out-of-school rate for children, adolescents and youth of primary rising or falling in Venezuela?
- Over the last ten years it is down 30.2%. 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 children, adolescents and youth of primary, lower secondary and upper secondary school age, adjusted gender parity index (GPIA). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release