Net attendance rate of primary school in Venezuela
Venezuela: Net attendance rate of primary school was 98.3% in 2014. ▬ Flat
Net attendance rate of primary school in Venezuela, 2000–2014
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2014, net attendance rate of primary school in Venezuela stood at 98.3%. That is the highest value across all 15 years on record.
The figure is up 0.1% on the previous year and up 3.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, net attendance rate of primary school in Venezuela peaked at 98.3% in 2014 and was at its lowest, 95.4%, in 2004.
Venezuela ranks 13th of 36 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
Net attendance rate of primary school in Venezuela, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 96.4% | — |
| 2001 | 96.8% | +0.4% |
| 2002 | 96.1% | -0.7% |
| 2003 | 96.0% | -0.1% |
| 2004 | 95.4% | -0.6% |
| 2005 | 96.7% | +1.4% |
| 2006 | 97.5% | +0.8% |
| 2007 | 97.8% | +0.3% |
| 2008 | 97.8% | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 97.3% | -0.5% |
| 2010 | 98.0% | +0.7% |
| 2011 | 98.0% | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 98.1% | +0.1% |
| 2013 | 98.2% | +0.1% |
| 2014 | 98.3% | +0.1% |
Venezuela compared with similar countries
- Venezuela's 98.3% is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 93.6%, 1.1× the median. (16 countries reporting)
- Venezuela's 98.3% is below the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 98.6%, 100% of the median. (16 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 96.8% | 95.4% | 97.8% | 10 |
| 2010s | 98.1% | 98.0% | 98.3% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Venezuela
- 10 Panama 98.7% compare
- 11 Mexico 98.6% compare
- 12 Ecuador 98.3% compare
- 14 El Salvador 97.7% compare
- 15 United States 97.4% compare
- 16 South Africa 97.3%
More education data for Venezuela
- 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 net attendance rate of primary school in Venezuela?
- Net attendance rate of primary school in Venezuela was 98.3% in 2014, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest net attendance rate of primary school recorded in Venezuela?
- The highest recorded value was 98.3% in 2014.
- What is the lowest net attendance rate of primary school recorded in Venezuela?
- The lowest recorded value was 95.4% in 2004.
- How does Venezuela rank for net attendance rate of primary school?
- Venezuela ranks 13th out of 36 countries with data for 2014.
- Is net attendance rate of primary school rising or falling in Venezuela?
- Over the last ten years it is up 3.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this Venezuela data come from?
- The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Net attendance rate of primary school. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Total number of students of the official age group for primary education who are attending school at any level of education, expressed as a percentage of the corresponding population.