School age population, tertiary education, both sexes in Venezuela
Venezuela: School age population, tertiary education, both sexes was 2.66 million number in 2015. ▲ Rising
Latest (2015)
2.66 million number
Change on year
down 0.8%
World rank
44th
of 203 countries
All-time high
2.69 million number
in 2013
All-time low
1.03 million number
in 1970
Years of data
46
1970–2015
School age population, tertiary education, both sexes in Venezuela, 1970–2015
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in number.
Analysis
In 2015, school age population, tertiary education, both sexes in Venezuela stood at 2.66 million number.
That represents a change of down 0.8% on the previous year and up 5.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school age population, tertiary education, both sexes in Venezuela peaked at 2.69 million number in 2013 and was at its lowest, 1.03 million number, in 1970.
That places Venezuela 44th out of 203 countries with data for 2015, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 46 years of available data.
School age population, tertiary education, both sexes in Venezuela, year by year
| Year | number | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 1.03 million number | — |
| 1971 | 1.06 million number | +3.8% |
| 1972 | 1.10 million number | +3.7% |
| 1973 | 1.15 million number | +4.0% |
| 1974 | 1.20 million number | +4.3% |
| 1975 | 1.25 million number | +4.5% |
| 1976 | 1.31 million number | +4.6% |
| 1977 | 1.37 million number | +4.6% |
| 1978 | 1.43 million number | +4.3% |
| 1979 | 1.48 million number | +3.8% |
| 1980 | 1.53 million number | +3.5% |
| 1981 | 1.58 million number | +3.2% |
| 1982 | 1.62 million number | +2.7% |
| 1983 | 1.67 million number | +2.7% |
| 1984 | 1.71 million number | +2.7% |
| 1985 | 1.76 million number | +2.5% |
| 1986 | 1.80 million number | +2.4% |
| 1987 | 1.88 million number | +4.5% |
| 1988 | 1.91 million number | +1.6% |
| 1989 | 1.94 million number | +1.3% |
| 1990 | 1.95 million number | +1.0% |
| 1991 | 1.97 million number | +0.9% |
| 1992 | 1.99 million number | +1.1% |
| 1993 | 2.02 million number | +1.5% |
| 1994 | 2.06 million number | +1.9% |
| 1995 | 2.11 million number | +2.3% |
| 1996 | 2.16 million number | +2.4% |
| 1997 | 2.21 million number | +2.4% |
| 1998 | 2.26 million number | +2.0% |
| 1999 | 2.30 million number | +1.7% |
| 2000 | 2.33 million number | +1.5% |
| 2001 | 2.37 million number | +1.4% |
| 2002 | 2.40 million number | +1.5% |
| 2003 | 2.44 million number | +1.7% |
| 2004 | 2.48 million number | +1.8% |
| 2005 | 2.53 million number | +2.0% |
| 2006 | 2.59 million number | +2.0% |
| 2007 | 2.63 million number | +1.5% |
| 2008 | 2.65 million number | +1.0% |
| 2009 | 2.68 million number | +0.9% |
| 2010 | 2.68 million number | +0.1% |
| 2011 | 2.68 million number | +0.1% |
| 2012 | 2.69 million number | +0.2% |
| 2013 | 2.69 million number | +0.1% |
| 2014 | 2.68 million number | -0.3% |
| 2015 | 2.66 million number | -0.8% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 1.24 million number | 1.03 million number | 1.48 million number | 10 |
| 1980s | 1.74 million number | 1.53 million number | 1.94 million number | 10 |
| 1990s | 2.11 million number | 1.95 million number | 2.30 million number | 10 |
| 2000s | 2.51 million number | 2.33 million number | 2.68 million number | 10 |
| 2010s | 2.68 million number | 2.66 million number | 2.69 million number | 6 |
Countries ranked near Venezuela
More education data for Venezuela
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 0.65 % change on previous year (2009)
- Teachers in primary education, female (number), gaps filled 270,438 (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, male (number), gaps filled 82,285 (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) 1.31 million (2008)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number), gaps 798,887 (2008)
- Theoretical duration of primary education (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Theoretical duration of pre-primary education (years), annual growth 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Start of the academic school year (pre-primary to post-secondary non) 0.0494 % change on previous year (2025)
- Theoretical duration of lower secondary education (years), annual 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Theoretical duration of upper secondary education (years), annual 0 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is school age population, tertiary education, both sexes in Venezuela?
- School age population, tertiary education, both sexes in Venezuela was 2.66 million number in 2015, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest school age population, tertiary education, both sexes recorded in Venezuela?
- The highest recorded value was 2.69 million number in 2013.
- What is the lowest school age population, tertiary education, both sexes recorded in Venezuela?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.03 million number in 1970.
- How does Venezuela rank for school age population, tertiary education, both sexes?
- Venezuela ranks 44th out of 203 countries with data for 2015.
- Is school age population, tertiary education, both sexes rising or falling in Venezuela?
- Over the last ten years it is up 5.0%. 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, tertiary education, both sexes (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Population of the age-group theoretically corresponding to tertiary education as indicated by theoretical entrance age and duration.