School age population, early childhood … age both sexes educational in Venezuela
Venezuela: School age population, early childhood … age both sexes educational was 826,570 in 2025. ▼ Falling
School age population, early childhood educational development in Venezuela, 1998–2025
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
Analysis
The most recent figure for school age population, early childhood educational development in Venezuela is 826,570, measured in 2025. That is the lowest value across all 28 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 0.1% on the previous year and down 28.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school age population, early childhood educational development in Venezuela peaked at 1.18 million in 2008 and was at its lowest, 826,570, in 2025.
Venezuela ranks 28th of 104 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 28 years of available data.
School age population, early childhood … age both sexes educational in Venezuela, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1998 | 1.13 million | — |
| 1999 | 1.13 million | +0.4% |
| 2000 | 1.14 million | +0.4% |
| 2001 | 1.14 million | +0.4% |
| 2002 | 1.14 million | +0.0% |
| 2003 | 1.15 million | +0.6% |
| 2004 | 1.16 million | +1.0% |
| 2005 | 1.16 million | +0.4% |
| 2006 | 1.16 million | -0.1% |
| 2007 | 1.17 million | +0.5% |
| 2008 | 1.18 million | +0.9% |
| 2009 | 1.17 million | -0.4% |
| 2010 | 1.16 million | -0.9% |
| 2011 | 1.15 million | -0.9% |
| 2012 | 1.15 million | -0.6% |
| 2013 | 1.15 million | +0.4% |
| 2014 | 1.16 million | +0.4% |
| 2015 | 1.15 million | -0.6% |
| 2016 | 1.14 million | -1.2% |
| 2017 | 1.12 million | -1.7% |
| 2018 | 1.08 million | -3.1% |
| 2019 | 1.03 million | -4.9% |
| 2020 | 969,313 | -5.8% |
| 2021 | 908,124 | -6.3% |
| 2022 | 859,089 | -5.4% |
| 2023 | 835,530 | -2.7% |
| 2024 | 827,054 | -1.0% |
| 2025 | 826,570 | -0.1% |
Venezuela compared with similar countries
- Venezuela's 826,570 is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 826,570, 1.0× the median. (15 countries reporting)
- Venezuela's 826,570 is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 208,407, 4.0× the median. (29 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 1.13 million | 1.13 million | 1.13 million | 2 |
| 2000s | 1.16 million | 1.14 million | 1.18 million | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.13 million | 1.03 million | 1.16 million | 10 |
| 2020s | 870,947 | 826,570 | 969,313 | 6 |
Countries ranked near Venezuela
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 school age population, early childhood educational development in Venezuela?
- School age population, early childhood educational development in Venezuela was 826,570 in 2025, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest school age population, early childhood educational development recorded in Venezuela?
- The highest recorded value was 1.18 million in 2008.
- What is the lowest school age population, early childhood educational development recorded in Venezuela?
- The lowest recorded value was 826,570 in 2025.
- How does Venezuela rank for school age population, early childhood educational development?
- Venezuela ranks 28th out of 104 countries with data for 2025.
- Is school age population, early childhood educational development rising or falling in Venezuela?
- Over the last ten years it is down 28.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Venezuela data come from?
- The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of School age population, early childhood educational development programmes, both sexes (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release