Percentage of pupils enrolled in primary education who are at least 2 in Venezuela, Bolivarian Republic of
Venezuela, Bolivarian Republic of: Percentage of pupils enrolled in primary education who are at least 2 was 5.8% in 2014. ▼ Falling
Latest (2014)
5.8%
Change on year
up 16.0%
World rank
13th
of 26 countries
All-time high
8.3%
in 2000
All-time low
5.0%
in 2013
Years of data
15
2000–2014
Percentage of pupils enrolled in primary education who are at least 2 in Venezuela, Bolivarian Republic of, 2000–2014
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2014, percentage of pupils enrolled in primary education who are at least 2 in Venezuela, Bolivarian Republic of stood at 5.8%.
That represents a change of up 16.0% on the previous year and down 9.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, percentage of pupils enrolled in primary education who are at least 2 in Venezuela, Bolivarian Republic of peaked at 8.3% in 2000 and was at its lowest, 5.0%, in 2013.
Venezuela, Bolivarian Republic of ranks 13th of 26 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.
Percentage of pupils enrolled in primary education who are at least 2 in Venezuela, Bolivarian Republic of, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 8.3% | — |
| 2001 | 5.1% | -38.6% |
| 2002 | 6.8% | +33.3% |
| 2003 | 5.8% | -14.7% |
| 2004 | 6.4% | +10.3% |
| 2005 | 7.5% | +17.2% |
| 2006 | 6.0% | -20.0% |
| 2007 | 5.7% | -5.0% |
| 2008 | 6.8% | +19.3% |
| 2009 | 5.6% | -17.6% |
| 2010 | 5.5% | -1.8% |
| 2011 | 5.5% | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 5.7% | +3.6% |
| 2013 | 5.0% | -12.3% |
| 2014 | 5.8% | +16.0% |
Venezuela, Bolivarian Republic of compared with similar countries
- Venezuela, Bolivarian Republic of's 5.8% is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 12.8%, 45% of the median. (9 countries reporting)
- Venezuela, Bolivarian Republic of's 5.8% is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 2.7%, 2.1× the median. (16 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 6.4% | 5.1% | 8.3% | 10 |
| 2010s | 5.5% | 5.0% | 5.8% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Venezuela, Bolivarian Republic of
- 10 Congo, Democratic Republic of the 12.7% compare
- 11 Côte d'Ivoire 11.3% compare
- 12 El Salvador 8.2% compare
- 14 Brazil 5.1% compare
- 15 Colombia 3.9% compare
- 16 Dominican Republic 3.5% 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 percentage of pupils enrolled in primary education who are at least 2 in Venezuela, Bolivarian Republic of?
- Percentage of pupils enrolled in primary education who are at least 2 in Venezuela, Bolivarian Republic of was 5.8% in 2014, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest percentage of pupils enrolled in primary education who are at least 2 recorded in Venezuela, Bolivarian Republic of?
- The highest recorded value was 8.3% in 2000.
- What is the lowest percentage of pupils enrolled in primary education who are at least 2 recorded in Venezuela, Bolivarian Republic of?
- The lowest recorded value was 5.0% in 2013.
- How does Venezuela, Bolivarian Republic of rank for percentage of pupils enrolled in primary education who are at least 2?
- Venezuela, Bolivarian Republic of ranks 13th out of 26 countries with data for 2014.
- Is percentage of pupils enrolled in primary education who are at least 2 rising or falling in Venezuela, Bolivarian Republic of?
- Over the last ten years it is down 9.4%. 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 Percentage of pupils enrolled in primary education who are at least 2 years over-age for their current grade, richest quintile, male (household survey data) (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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February 2026 Data Release