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 18.6% in 2024. ▼ Falling
Out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, female in Venezuela, Bolivarian Republic of, 1999–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2024, out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, female in Venezuela, Bolivarian Republic of stood at 18.6%.
The figure is up 6.5% on the previous year and down 23.1% 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 46.6% in 1999 and was at its lowest, 16.6%, in 2022.
That places Venezuela, Bolivarian Republic of 89th out of 179 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 22 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 |
|---|---|---|
| 1999 | 46.6% | — |
| 2000 | 45.8% | -1.7% |
| 2001 | 42.5% | -7.1% |
| 2002 | 40.4% | -4.9% |
| 2003 | 40.3% | -0.4% |
| 2004 | 38.5% | -4.3% |
| 2005 | 33.4% | -13.3% |
| 2006 | 32.2% | -3.5% |
| 2007 | 29.9% | -7.3% |
| 2008 | 27.3% | -8.8% |
| 2009 | 26.0% | -4.6% |
| 2010 | 25.3% | -2.7% |
| 2011 | 22.3% | -11.9% |
| 2012 | 18.4% | -17.6% |
| 2013 | 17.8% | -3.3% |
| 2014 | 24.1% | +35.8% |
| 2015 | 27.7% | +14.7% |
| 2016 | 29.2% | +5.4% |
| 2017 | 22.6% | -22.5% |
| 2022 | 16.6% | -26.6% |
| 2023 | 17.4% | +5.1% |
| 2024 | 18.6% | +6.5% |
Venezuela, Bolivarian Republic of compared with similar countries
- Venezuela, Bolivarian Republic of's 18.6% is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 40.0%, 46% of the median. (39 countries reporting)
- Venezuela, Bolivarian Republic of's 18.6% is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 18.6%, 1.0× the median. (37 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, female in Venezuela, Bolivarian Republic of 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2014 | +35.8% | 17.8% | 24.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 46.6% | 46.6% | 46.6% | 1 |
| 2000s | 35.6% | 26.0% | 45.8% | 10 |
| 2010s | 23.4% | 17.8% | 29.2% | 8 |
| 2020s | 17.5% | 16.6% | 18.6% | 3 |
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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 18.6% in 2024, 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 46.6% in 1999.
- 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 16.6% in 2022.
- 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 89th out of 179 countries with data for 2024.
- 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 23.1%. 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 (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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February 2026 Data Release