Share in poverty vs. educational attainment in Venezuela
Venezuela: Share in poverty vs. educational attainment was 10.43 years in 2040. ▲ Rising
Share in poverty vs. educational attainment in Venezuela, 1980–2040
Source: Barro and Lee (2015); Lee and Lee (2016) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in years.
Analysis
Venezuela recorded 10.43 years for share in poverty vs. educational attainment in 2040. That is the highest value across all 13 years on record.
The figure is up 5.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share in poverty vs. educational attainment in Venezuela peaked at 10.43 years in 2040 and was at its lowest, 5.26 years, in 1990.
Venezuela ranks 91st of 146 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 13 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 5.4 years | 5.33 years | 5.47 years | 2 |
| 1990s | 5.69 years | 5.26 years | 6.11 years | 2 |
| 2000s | 7.4 years | 7.01 years | 7.8 years | 2 |
| 2010s | 8.9 years | 8.78 years | 9.02 years | 2 |
| 2020s | 9.47 years | 9.33 years | 9.61 years | 2 |
| 2030s | 10.04 years | 9.91 years | 10.17 years | 2 |
| 2040s | 10.43 years | 10.43 years | 10.43 years | 1 |
Countries ranked near Venezuela
More education data for Venezuela
- Duration of pre-primary education 3 years (2025)
- Official entrance age to pre-primary education 3 years (2025)
- Population ages 15-64 65.1% (2025)
- Population ages 0-14 24.9% (2025)
- Lower secondary school starting age 12 years (2025)
- Primary school starting age 6 years (2025)
- School enrollment, primary 113.7% (2024)
- Primary education, teachers 352,723 (2024)
- Fertility rate vs. average years of schooling 2.08 live births per woman (2024)
- School enrollment, primary, female 116.0% (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is share in poverty vs. educational attainment in Venezuela?
- Share in poverty vs. educational attainment in Venezuela was 10.43 years in 2040, according to Barro and Lee (2015); Lee and Lee (2016) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest share in poverty vs. educational attainment recorded in Venezuela?
- The highest recorded value was 10.43 years in 2040.
- What is the lowest share in poverty vs. educational attainment recorded in Venezuela?
- The lowest recorded value was 5.26 years in 1990.
- How does Venezuela rank for share in poverty vs. educational attainment?
- Venezuela ranks 91st out of 146 countries with data for 2040.
- Is share in poverty vs. educational attainment rising or falling in Venezuela?
- Over the last ten years it is up 5.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Venezuela data come from?
- The figures come from Barro and Lee (2015); Lee and Lee (2016) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Share in poverty vs. educational attainment. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Average years of formal education for individuals aged 15-64.