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 6.5% 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 %.
Analysis
In 2023, out-of-school rate for children, adolescents and youth of primary in Venezuela stood at 6.5%.
The figure is up 24.5% on the previous year and down 41.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, out-of-school rate for children, adolescents and youth of primary in Venezuela peaked at 24.5% in 1999 and was at its lowest, 5.2%, in 2022.
That places Venezuela 107th out of 171 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the middle of the range.
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 | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1999 | 24.5% | — |
| 2000 | 22.5% | -8.1% |
| 2001 | 19.9% | -11.8% |
| 2002 | 17.0% | -14.3% |
| 2003 | 17.6% | +3.7% |
| 2004 | 16.8% | -5.0% |
| 2005 | 16.1% | -4.0% |
| 2006 | 15.2% | -5.6% |
| 2007 | 13.1% | -14.1% |
| 2008 | 14.2% | +8.5% |
| 2009 | 12.6% | -10.9% |
| 2010 | 12.6% | +0.1% |
| 2011 | 12.4% | -2.0% |
| 2012 | 11.4% | -8.1% |
| 2013 | 11.0% | -3.1% |
| 2014 | 12.8% | +16.1% |
| 2015 | 13.0% | +1.3% |
| 2016 | 15.2% | +17.2% |
| 2017 | 17.4% | +14.3% |
| 2022 | 5.2% | -70.2% |
| 2023 | 6.5% | +24.5% |
Venezuela compared with similar countries
- Venezuela's 6.5% is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 17.8%, 36% of the median. (35 countries reporting)
- Venezuela's 6.5% is below the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 11.5%, 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 | -70.2% | 17.4% | 5.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 24.5% | 24.5% | 24.5% | 1 |
| 2000s | 16.5% | 12.6% | 22.5% | 10 |
| 2010s | 13.2% | 11.0% | 17.4% | 8 |
| 2020s | 5.8% | 5.2% | 6.5% | 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 6.5% 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 24.5% in 1999.
- What is the lowest out-of-school rate for children, adolescents and youth of primary recorded in Venezuela?
- The lowest recorded value was 5.2% in 2022.
- How does Venezuela rank for out-of-school rate for children, adolescents and youth of primary?
- Venezuela ranks 107th 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 41.5%. 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, male (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release