School age population, primary education, female (number) (age female) in Venezuela
Venezuela: School age population, primary education, female (number) (age female) was 1.60 million number in 2020. ▲ Rising
Latest (2020)
1.60 million number
Change on year
down 0.7%
World rank
46th
of 206 countries
All-time high
1.68 million number
in 2014
All-time low
927,681 number
in 1970
Years of data
51
1970–2020
School age population, primary education, female in Venezuela, 1970–2020
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in number.
Analysis
The most recent figure for school age population, primary education, female in Venezuela is 1.60 million number, measured in 2020.
That represents a change of down 0.7% on the previous year and down 2.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school age population, primary education, female in Venezuela peaked at 1.68 million number in 2014 and was at its lowest, 927,681 number, in 1970.
Venezuela ranks 46th of 206 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 51 years of available data.
School age population, primary education, female (number) (age female) in Venezuela, year by year
| Year | number | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 927,681 number | — |
| 1971 | 954,574 number | +2.9% |
| 1972 | 980,292 number | +2.7% |
| 1973 | 1.01 million number | +2.6% |
| 1974 | 1.03 million number | +2.5% |
| 1975 | 1.06 million number | +2.4% |
| 1976 | 1.08 million number | +2.2% |
| 1977 | 1.10 million number | +2.2% |
| 1978 | 1.12 million number | +1.9% |
| 1979 | 1.14 million number | +1.5% |
| 1980 | 1.16 million number | +1.3% |
| 1981 | 1.17 million number | +1.0% |
| 1982 | 1.18 million number | +1.0% |
| 1983 | 1.19 million number | +1.3% |
| 1984 | 1.21 million number | +1.6% |
| 1985 | 1.24 million number | +2.0% |
| 1986 | 1.26 million number | +2.3% |
| 1987 | 1.33 million number | +4.8% |
| 1988 | 1.35 million number | +2.1% |
| 1989 | 1.38 million number | +1.8% |
| 1990 | 1.40 million number | +1.5% |
| 1991 | 1.42 million number | +1.4% |
| 1992 | 1.44 million number | +1.4% |
| 1993 | 1.46 million number | +1.7% |
| 1994 | 1.49 million number | +1.8% |
| 1995 | 1.52 million number | +1.9% |
| 1996 | 1.54 million number | +1.8% |
| 1997 | 1.57 million number | +1.7% |
| 1998 | 1.59 million number | +1.2% |
| 1999 | 1.60 million number | +0.8% |
| 2000 | 1.61 million number | +0.4% |
| 2001 | 1.61 million number | +0.1% |
| 2002 | 1.61 million number | +0.1% |
| 2003 | 1.61 million number | +0.2% |
| 2004 | 1.62 million number | +0.2% |
| 2005 | 1.62 million number | +0.3% |
| 2006 | 1.62 million number | +0.3% |
| 2007 | 1.63 million number | +0.2% |
| 2008 | 1.63 million number | +0.3% |
| 2009 | 1.64 million number | +0.3% |
| 2010 | 1.65 million number | +0.4% |
| 2011 | 1.65 million number | +0.6% |
| 2012 | 1.67 million number | +0.7% |
| 2013 | 1.68 million number | +0.7% |
| 2014 | 1.68 million number | +0.4% |
| 2015 | 1.68 million number | -0.1% |
| 2016 | 1.67 million number | -0.7% |
| 2017 | 1.65 million number | -1.1% |
| 2018 | 1.63 million number | -1.4% |
| 2019 | 1.61 million number | -1.3% |
| 2020 | 1.60 million number | -0.7% |
Venezuela compared with similar countries
- Venezuela's 1.60 million number is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 693,332 number, 2.3× the median. (47 countries reporting)
- Venezuela's 1.60 million number is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 135,248 number, 11.8× the median. (41 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 1.04 million number | 927,681 number | 1.14 million number | 10 |
| 1980s | 1.25 million number | 1.16 million number | 1.38 million number | 10 |
| 1990s | 1.50 million number | 1.40 million number | 1.60 million number | 10 |
| 2000s | 1.62 million number | 1.61 million number | 1.64 million number | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.66 million number | 1.61 million number | 1.68 million number | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.60 million number | 1.60 million number | 1.60 million number | 1 |
Countries ranked near Venezuela
More education data for Venezuela
- Gender gap education levels, gaps filled 88.6 (2017)
- Primary enrollment selected countries, gaps filled 98.03 (2024)
- 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)
Frequently asked questions
- What is school age population, primary education, female in Venezuela?
- School age population, primary education, female in Venezuela was 1.60 million number in 2020, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest school age population, primary education, female recorded in Venezuela?
- The highest recorded value was 1.68 million number in 2014.
- What is the lowest school age population, primary education, female recorded in Venezuela?
- The lowest recorded value was 927,681 number in 1970.
- How does Venezuela rank for school age population, primary education, female?
- Venezuela ranks 46th out of 206 countries with data for 2020.
- Is school age population, primary education, female rising or falling in Venezuela?
- Over the last ten years it is down 2.9%. 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, primary education, female (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Female population of the age-group theoretically corresponding to primary education as indicated by theoretical entrance age and duration.