School completion in Venezuela
Venezuela: School completion was 88.04 in 2025. ▲ Rising
Latest (2025)
88.04
Change on year
up 0.1%
World rank
113th
of 165 countries
All-time high
88.04
in 2025
All-time low
80.16
in 1981
Years of data
45
1981–2025
School completion in Venezuela, 1981–2025
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
In 2025, school completion in Venezuela stood at 88.04. That is the highest value across all 45 years on record.
The figure is up 0.1% on the previous year and up 1.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school completion in Venezuela peaked at 88.04 in 2025 and was at its lowest, 80.16, in 1981.
Venezuela ranks 113th of 165 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 45 years of available data.
School completion in Venezuela, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1981 | 80.16 | — |
| 1982 | 80.55 | +0.5% |
| 1983 | 80.91 | +0.4% |
| 1984 | 81.21 | +0.4% |
| 1985 | 81.37 | +0.2% |
| 1986 | 81.47 | +0.1% |
| 1987 | 81.43 | -0.0% |
| 1988 | 81.54 | +0.1% |
| 1989 | 81.65 | +0.1% |
| 1990 | 81.93 | +0.3% |
| 1991 | 82.17 | +0.3% |
| 1992 | 82.49 | +0.4% |
| 1993 | 82.83 | +0.4% |
| 1994 | 83.23 | +0.5% |
| 1995 | 83.52 | +0.3% |
| 1996 | 83.78 | +0.3% |
| 1997 | 83.91 | +0.2% |
| 1998 | 84.07 | +0.2% |
| 1999 | 84.23 | +0.2% |
| 2000 | 84.44 | +0.2% |
| 2001 | 84.54 | +0.1% |
| 2002 | 84.65 | +0.1% |
| 2003 | 84.73 | +0.1% |
| 2004 | 84.89 | +0.2% |
| 2005 | 85.02 | +0.2% |
| 2006 | 85.2 | +0.2% |
| 2007 | 85.32 | +0.1% |
| 2008 | 85.5 | +0.2% |
| 2009 | 85.7 | +0.2% |
| 2010 | 85.86 | +0.2% |
| 2011 | 86.01 | +0.2% |
| 2012 | 86.21 | +0.2% |
| 2013 | 86.38 | +0.2% |
| 2014 | 86.51 | +0.2% |
| 2015 | 86.63 | +0.1% |
| 2016 | 86.8 | +0.2% |
| 2017 | 86.99 | +0.2% |
| 2018 | 87.14 | +0.2% |
| 2019 | 87.31 | +0.2% |
| 2020 | 87.41 | +0.1% |
| 2021 | 87.54 | +0.1% |
| 2022 | 87.67 | +0.1% |
| 2023 | 87.83 | +0.2% |
| 2024 | 87.93 | +0.1% |
| 2025 | 88.04 | +0.1% |
Venezuela compared with similar countries
- Venezuela's 88.04 is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 86.1, 1.0× the median. (45 countries reporting)
- Venezuela's 88.04 is below the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 96.67, 91% of the median. (27 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 81.14 | 80.16 | 81.65 | 9 |
| 1990s | 83.22 | 81.93 | 84.23 | 10 |
| 2000s | 85 | 84.44 | 85.7 | 10 |
| 2010s | 86.58 | 85.86 | 87.31 | 10 |
| 2020s | 87.74 | 87.41 | 88.04 | 6 |
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 completion in Venezuela?
- School completion in Venezuela was 88.04 in 2025, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest school completion recorded in Venezuela?
- The highest recorded value was 88.04 in 2025.
- What is the lowest school completion recorded in Venezuela?
- The lowest recorded value was 80.16 in 1981.
- How does Venezuela rank for school completion?
- Venezuela ranks 113th out of 165 countries with data for 2025.
- Is school completion rising or falling in Venezuela?
- Over the last ten years it is up 1.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Venezuela data come from?
- The figures come from Our World in Data, published as part of School completion. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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