Out-of-school rate for children of primary school age, both sexes in Venezuela
Venezuela: Out-of-school rate for children of primary school age, both sexes was 1.7% in 2014. ▼ Falling
Out-of-school rate for children of primary school age, both sexes in Venezuela, 2000–2014
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for out-of-school rate for children of primary school age, both sexes in Venezuela is 1.7%, measured in 2014. That is the lowest value across all 15 years on record.
That represents a change of down 5.6% on the previous year and down 54.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, out-of-school rate for children of primary school age, both sexes in Venezuela peaked at 3.8% in 2002 and was at its lowest, 1.7%, in 2014.
Venezuela ranks 35th of 47 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 15 years of available data.
Out-of-school rate for children of primary school age, both sexes in Venezuela, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 3.6% | — |
| 2001 | 3.1% | -13.9% |
| 2002 | 3.8% | +22.6% |
| 2003 | 3.8% | +0.0% |
| 2004 | 3.7% | -2.6% |
| 2005 | 2.9% | -21.6% |
| 2006 | 2.5% | -13.8% |
| 2007 | 2.2% | -12.0% |
| 2008 | 2.2% | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 2.7% | +22.7% |
| 2010 | 2.0% | -25.9% |
| 2011 | 2.0% | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 1.9% | -5.0% |
| 2013 | 1.8% | -5.3% |
| 2014 | 1.7% | -5.6% |
Venezuela compared with similar countries
- Venezuela's 1.7% is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 6.2%, 27% of the median. (19 countries reporting)
- Venezuela's 1.7% is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 1.4%, 1.3× the median. (16 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 3.0% | 2.2% | 3.8% | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.9% | 1.7% | 2.0% | 5 |
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 of primary school age, both sexes in Venezuela?
- Out-of-school rate for children of primary school age, both sexes in Venezuela was 1.7% in 2014, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest out-of-school rate for children of primary school age, both sexes recorded in Venezuela?
- The highest recorded value was 3.8% in 2002.
- What is the lowest out-of-school rate for children of primary school age, both sexes recorded in Venezuela?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.7% in 2014.
- How does Venezuela rank for out-of-school rate for children of primary school age, both sexes?
- Venezuela ranks 35th out of 47 countries with data for 2014.
- Is out-of-school rate for children of primary school age, both sexes rising or falling in Venezuela?
- Over the last ten years it is down 54.1%. 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 of primary school age, both sexes (household survey data) (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release