Out-of-school rate for children of primary school age, middle in Venezuela
Venezuela: Out-of-school rate for children of primary school age, middle was 1.0% in 2014. ▼ Falling
Out-of-school rate for children of primary school age, middle in Venezuela, 2000–2014
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
Venezuela recorded 1.0% for out-of-school rate for children of primary school age, middle in 2014. That is the lowest value across all 15 years on record.
That represents a change of down 33.3% on the previous year and down 56.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, out-of-school rate for children of primary school age, middle in Venezuela peaked at 2.7% in 2000 and was at its lowest, 1.0%, in 2014.
That places Venezuela 26th out of 36 countries with data for 2014, putting it 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, middle in Venezuela, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 2.7% | — |
| 2001 | 2.4% | -11.1% |
| 2002 | 2.5% | +4.2% |
| 2003 | 2.6% | +4.0% |
| 2004 | 2.3% | -11.5% |
| 2005 | 1.7% | -26.1% |
| 2006 | 1.6% | -5.9% |
| 2007 | 1.4% | -12.5% |
| 2008 | 1.5% | +7.1% |
| 2009 | 2.4% | +60.0% |
| 2010 | 1.6% | -33.3% |
| 2011 | 1.7% | +6.2% |
| 2012 | 1.5% | -11.8% |
| 2013 | 1.5% | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 1.0% | -33.3% |
Venezuela compared with similar countries
- Venezuela's 1.0% is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 4.2%, 24% of the median. (15 countries reporting)
- Venezuela's 1.0% is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 1.0%, 1.0× the median. (16 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 2.1% | 1.4% | 2.7% | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.5% | 1.0% | 1.7% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Venezuela
- 23 Dominican Republic 1.2% compare
- 24 Ecuador 1.1% compare
- 25 Costa Rica 1.1% compare
- 26 Mexico 1.0% compare
- 28 Jordan 1.0% compare
- 29 El Salvador 0.9% compare
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, middle in Venezuela?
- Out-of-school rate for children of primary school age, middle in Venezuela was 1.0% in 2014, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest out-of-school rate for children of primary school age, middle recorded in Venezuela?
- The highest recorded value was 2.7% in 2000.
- What is the lowest out-of-school rate for children of primary school age, middle recorded in Venezuela?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.0% in 2014.
- How does Venezuela rank for out-of-school rate for children of primary school age, middle?
- Venezuela ranks 26th out of 36 countries with data for 2014.
- Is out-of-school rate for children of primary school age, middle rising or falling in Venezuela?
- Over the last ten years it is down 56.5%. 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 of primary school age, middle quintile, both sexes (household survey data) (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release