Out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, female in Venezuela, Bolivarian Republic of
Venezuela, Bolivarian Republic of: Out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, female was 9.3% in 2025. ▼ Falling
Out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, female in Venezuela, Bolivarian Republic of, 2000–2025
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
Venezuela, Bolivarian Republic of recorded 9.3% for out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, female in 2025. That is the lowest value across all 26 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 23.8% on the previous year and down 61.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, female in Venezuela, Bolivarian Republic of peaked at 36.1% in 2003 and was at its lowest, 9.3%, in 2025.
That places Venezuela, Bolivarian Republic of 137th out of 206 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 26 years of available data.
Out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, female in Venezuela, Bolivarian Republic of, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 34.4% | — |
| 2001 | 35.0% | +1.7% |
| 2002 | 36.0% | +2.9% |
| 2003 | 36.1% | +0.3% |
| 2004 | 34.9% | -3.3% |
| 2005 | 34.3% | -1.7% |
| 2006 | 33.2% | -3.2% |
| 2007 | 30.6% | -7.8% |
| 2008 | 27.5% | -10.1% |
| 2009 | 24.7% | -10.2% |
| 2010 | 23.2% | -6.1% |
| 2011 | 22.2% | -4.3% |
| 2012 | 21.2% | -4.5% |
| 2013 | 21.7% | +2.4% |
| 2014 | 23.2% | +6.9% |
| 2015 | 24.1% | +3.9% |
| 2016 | 24.3% | +0.8% |
| 2017 | 24.6% | +1.2% |
| 2018 | 24.3% | -1.2% |
| 2019 | 22.7% | -6.6% |
| 2020 | 21.1% | -7.0% |
| 2021 | 20.0% | -5.2% |
| 2022 | 18.5% | -7.5% |
| 2023 | 15.7% | -15.1% |
| 2024 | 12.2% | -22.3% |
| 2025 | 9.3% | -23.8% |
Venezuela, Bolivarian Republic of compared with similar countries
- Venezuela, Bolivarian Republic of's 9.3% is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 35.0%, 27% of the median. (47 countries reporting)
- Venezuela, Bolivarian Republic of's 9.3% is below the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 18.1%, 51% of the median. (39 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 32.7% | 24.7% | 36.1% | 10 |
| 2010s | 23.1% | 21.2% | 24.6% | 10 |
| 2020s | 16.1% | 9.3% | 21.1% | 6 |
Countries ranked near Venezuela, Bolivarian Republic of
- 135 Armenia 9.4% compare
- 135 Iran, Islamic Republic of 9.4% compare
- 138 Cape Verde 9.2% compare
- 139 Colombia 9.1% compare
- 140 Serbia 9.0% compare
More education data for Venezuela, Bolivarian Republic of
- 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 youth of upper secondary school age, female in Venezuela, Bolivarian Republic of?
- Out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, female in Venezuela, Bolivarian Republic of was 9.3% in 2025, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, female recorded in Venezuela, Bolivarian Republic of?
- The highest recorded value was 36.1% in 2003.
- What is the lowest out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, female recorded in Venezuela, Bolivarian Republic of?
- The lowest recorded value was 9.3% in 2025.
- How does Venezuela, Bolivarian Republic of rank for out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, female?
- Venezuela, Bolivarian Republic of ranks 137th out of 206 countries with data for 2025.
- Is out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, female rising or falling in Venezuela, Bolivarian Republic of?
- Over the last ten years it is down 61.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Venezuela, Bolivarian Republic of data come from?
- The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of Out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, female (modelled data) (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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February 2026 Data Release