Out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, male in Venezuela, Bolivarian Republic of
Venezuela, Bolivarian Republic of: Out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, male was 12.4% in 2025. ▼ Falling
Out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, male in Venezuela, Bolivarian Republic of, 2000–2025
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
Venezuela, Bolivarian Republic of recorded 12.4% for out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, male in 2025. That is the lowest value across all 26 years on record.
That represents a change of down 27.1% on the previous year and down 61.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, male in Venezuela, Bolivarian Republic of peaked at 44.4% in 2003 and was at its lowest, 12.4%, in 2025.
That places Venezuela, Bolivarian Republic of 126th 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, male in Venezuela, Bolivarian Republic of, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 41.6% | — |
| 2001 | 42.5% | +2.2% |
| 2002 | 44.0% | +3.5% |
| 2003 | 44.4% | +0.9% |
| 2004 | 43.0% | -3.2% |
| 2005 | 41.9% | -2.6% |
| 2006 | 40.6% | -3.1% |
| 2007 | 38.7% | -4.7% |
| 2008 | 36.3% | -6.2% |
| 2009 | 33.4% | -8.0% |
| 2010 | 31.4% | -6.0% |
| 2011 | 30.4% | -3.2% |
| 2012 | 30.0% | -1.3% |
| 2013 | 30.8% | +2.7% |
| 2014 | 31.8% | +3.2% |
| 2015 | 32.0% | +0.6% |
| 2016 | 31.6% | -1.2% |
| 2017 | 32.0% | +1.3% |
| 2018 | 31.9% | -0.3% |
| 2019 | 29.7% | -6.9% |
| 2020 | 27.4% | -7.7% |
| 2021 | 25.8% | -5.8% |
| 2022 | 24.6% | -4.7% |
| 2023 | 21.7% | -11.8% |
| 2024 | 17.0% | -21.7% |
| 2025 | 12.4% | -27.1% |
Venezuela, Bolivarian Republic of compared with similar countries
- Venezuela, Bolivarian Republic of's 12.4% is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 38.2%, 32% of the median. (47 countries reporting)
- Venezuela, Bolivarian Republic of's 12.4% is below the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 15.2%, 82% of the median. (39 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 40.6% | 33.4% | 44.4% | 10 |
| 2010s | 31.2% | 29.7% | 32.0% | 10 |
| 2020s | 21.5% | 12.4% | 27.4% | 6 |
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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, male in Venezuela, Bolivarian Republic of?
- Out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, male in Venezuela, Bolivarian Republic of was 12.4% in 2025, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, male recorded in Venezuela, Bolivarian Republic of?
- The highest recorded value was 44.4% in 2003.
- What is the lowest out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, male recorded in Venezuela, Bolivarian Republic of?
- The lowest recorded value was 12.4% in 2025.
- How does Venezuela, Bolivarian Republic of rank for out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, male?
- Venezuela, Bolivarian Republic of ranks 126th out of 206 countries with data for 2025.
- Is out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, male rising or falling in Venezuela, Bolivarian Republic of?
- Over the last ten years it is down 61.2%. 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, male (modelled data) (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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February 2026 Data Release