School age population, lower secondary education, both sexes in Venezuela
Venezuela: School age population, lower secondary education, both sexes was 1.58 million number in 2020. ▲ Rising
Latest (2020)
1.58 million number
Change on year
down 1.2%
World rank
50th
of 205 countries
All-time high
1.68 million number
in 2015
All-time low
789,933 number
in 1970
Years of data
51
1970–2020
School age population, lower secondary education, both sexes in Venezuela, 1970–2020
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in number.
Analysis
In 2020, school age population, lower secondary education, both sexes in Venezuela stood at 1.58 million number.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 1.2% on the previous year and down 3.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school age population, lower secondary education, both sexes in Venezuela peaked at 1.68 million number in 2015 and was at its lowest, 789,933 number, in 1970.
That places Venezuela 50th out of 205 countries with data for 2020, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 51 years of available data.
School age population, lower secondary education, both sexes in Venezuela, year by year
| Year | number | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 789,933 number | — |
| 1971 | 827,493 number | +4.8% |
| 1972 | 863,272 number | +4.3% |
| 1973 | 897,297 number | +3.9% |
| 1974 | 928,107 number | +3.4% |
| 1975 | 956,290 number | +3.0% |
| 1976 | 982,869 number | +2.8% |
| 1977 | 1.01 million number | +2.7% |
| 1978 | 1.04 million number | +2.6% |
| 1979 | 1.06 million number | +2.4% |
| 1980 | 1.09 million number | +2.4% |
| 1981 | 1.11 million number | +2.4% |
| 1982 | 1.13 million number | +2.0% |
| 1983 | 1.15 million number | +1.7% |
| 1984 | 1.17 million number | +1.3% |
| 1985 | 1.18 million number | +0.9% |
| 1986 | 1.19 million number | +0.7% |
| 1987 | 1.22 million number | +2.4% |
| 1988 | 1.24 million number | +2.1% |
| 1989 | 1.27 million number | +2.4% |
| 1990 | 1.31 million number | +2.6% |
| 1991 | 1.34 million number | +2.5% |
| 1992 | 1.37 million number | +2.1% |
| 1993 | 1.39 million number | +1.7% |
| 1994 | 1.41 million number | +1.5% |
| 1995 | 1.43 million number | +1.3% |
| 1996 | 1.45 million number | +1.3% |
| 1997 | 1.47 million number | +1.7% |
| 1998 | 1.50 million number | +2.0% |
| 1999 | 1.53 million number | +2.1% |
| 2000 | 1.57 million number | +2.1% |
| 2001 | 1.60 million number | +1.9% |
| 2002 | 1.62 million number | +1.4% |
| 2003 | 1.63 million number | +0.7% |
| 2004 | 1.63 million number | +0.3% |
| 2005 | 1.64 million number | +0.1% |
| 2006 | 1.64 million number | +0.0% |
| 2007 | 1.64 million number | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 1.64 million number | +0.1% |
| 2009 | 1.64 million number | +0.1% |
| 2010 | 1.64 million number | +0.1% |
| 2011 | 1.65 million number | +0.2% |
| 2012 | 1.65 million number | +0.4% |
| 2013 | 1.66 million number | +0.7% |
| 2014 | 1.67 million number | +0.6% |
| 2015 | 1.68 million number | +0.2% |
| 2016 | 1.67 million number | -0.4% |
| 2017 | 1.65 million number | -1.2% |
| 2018 | 1.63 million number | -1.4% |
| 2019 | 1.60 million number | -1.6% |
| 2020 | 1.58 million number | -1.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 935,150 number | 789,933 number | 1.06 million number | 10 |
| 1980s | 1.18 million number | 1.09 million number | 1.27 million number | 10 |
| 1990s | 1.42 million number | 1.31 million number | 1.53 million number | 10 |
| 2000s | 1.62 million number | 1.57 million number | 1.64 million number | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.65 million number | 1.60 million number | 1.68 million number | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.58 million number | 1.58 million number | 1.58 million number | 1 |
Countries ranked near Venezuela
More education data for Venezuela
- Enrolment in primary education, female (number), gaps filled 1.76 million (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, female (number), annual growth rate 2.72 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, female (number), per capita 0.0619 units per person (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, male (number), gaps filled 1.79 million (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, male (number), annual growth rate -2.44 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, male (number), per capita 0.0629 units per person (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 2.70 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), annual growth 0.1165 % change on previous year (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 352,723 (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), annual growth rate 24.45 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is school age population, lower secondary education, both sexes in Venezuela?
- School age population, lower secondary education, both sexes in Venezuela was 1.58 million number in 2020, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest school age population, lower secondary education, both sexes recorded in Venezuela?
- The highest recorded value was 1.68 million number in 2015.
- What is the lowest school age population, lower secondary education, both sexes recorded in Venezuela?
- The lowest recorded value was 789,933 number in 1970.
- How does Venezuela rank for school age population, lower secondary education, both sexes?
- Venezuela ranks 50th out of 205 countries with data for 2020.
- Is school age population, lower secondary education, both sexes rising or falling in Venezuela?
- Over the last ten years it is down 3.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Venezuela data come from?
- The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of School age population, lower secondary education, both sexes (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Population of the age-group theoretically corresponding to lower secondary education as indicated by theoretical entrance age and duration.