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 7.6% in 2024. ▼ Falling
Latest (2024)
7.6%
Change on year
up 0.6%
World rank
57th
of 185 countries
All-time high
19.4%
in 1999
All-time low
7.5%
in 2023
Years of data
18
1999–2024
Percentage of pupils enrolled in primary education who are at least 2 in Venezuela, Bolivarian Republic of, 1999–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2024, percentage of pupils enrolled in primary education who are at least 2 in Venezuela, Bolivarian Republic of stood at 7.6%.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.6% on the previous year and down 1.9% 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 19.4% in 1999 and was at its lowest, 7.5%, in 2023.
Venezuela, Bolivarian Republic of ranks 57th of 185 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 18 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 |
|---|---|---|
| 1999 | 19.4% | — |
| 2000 | 17.3% | -10.9% |
| 2003 | 16.7% | -3.3% |
| 2004 | 16.5% | -1.3% |
| 2005 | 17.6% | +6.5% |
| 2006 | 15.3% | -12.7% |
| 2007 | 15.0% | -2.0% |
| 2008 | 15.4% | +2.1% |
| 2009 | 12.6% | -18.1% |
| 2010 | 11.4% | -9.5% |
| 2011 | 10.6% | -7.1% |
| 2012 | 10.6% | -0.0% |
| 2014 | 7.7% | -27.0% |
| 2015 | 7.5% | -2.4% |
| 2016 | 7.7% | +1.7% |
| 2017 | 7.7% | +0.6% |
| 2023 | 7.5% | -2.4% |
| 2024 | 7.6% | +0.6% |
Venezuela, Bolivarian Republic of compared with similar countries
- Venezuela, Bolivarian Republic of's 7.6% is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 11.3%, 67% of the median. (43 countries reporting)
- Venezuela, Bolivarian Republic of's 7.6% is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 3.0%, 2.6× the median. (37 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 19.4% | 19.4% | 19.4% | 1 |
| 2000s | 15.8% | 12.6% | 17.6% | 8 |
| 2010s | 9.0% | 7.5% | 11.4% | 7 |
| 2020s | 7.5% | 7.5% | 7.6% | 2 |
Countries ranked near Venezuela, Bolivarian Republic of
- 54 Philippines 7.9% compare
- 55 Tanzania, United Republic of 7.9% compare
- 56 Mauritius 7.7% compare
- 58 El Salvador 7.3% compare
- 59 Senegal 6.6% compare
- 60 Trinidad and Tobago 6.4% 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 7.6% in 2024, 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 19.4% in 1999.
- 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 7.5% in 2023.
- 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 57th out of 185 countries with data for 2024.
- 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 1.9%. 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, both sexes (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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February 2026 Data Release