Share of children who have completed primary school in Venezuela
Venezuela: Share of children who have completed primary school was 88.0% in 2025. ▲ Rising
Share of children who have completed primary school in Venezuela, 1981–2025
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2025, share of children who have completed primary school in Venezuela stood at 88.0%. 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, share of children who have completed primary school in Venezuela peaked at 88.0% in 2025 and was at its lowest, 80.2%, 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.
Share of children who have completed primary school in Venezuela, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1981 | 80.2% | — |
| 1982 | 80.5% | +0.5% |
| 1983 | 80.9% | +0.4% |
| 1984 | 81.2% | +0.4% |
| 1985 | 81.4% | +0.2% |
| 1986 | 81.5% | +0.1% |
| 1987 | 81.4% | -0.0% |
| 1988 | 81.5% | +0.1% |
| 1989 | 81.7% | +0.1% |
| 1990 | 81.9% | +0.3% |
| 1991 | 82.2% | +0.3% |
| 1992 | 82.5% | +0.4% |
| 1993 | 82.8% | +0.4% |
| 1994 | 83.2% | +0.5% |
| 1995 | 83.5% | +0.3% |
| 1996 | 83.8% | +0.3% |
| 1997 | 83.9% | +0.2% |
| 1998 | 84.1% | +0.2% |
| 1999 | 84.2% | +0.2% |
| 2000 | 84.4% | +0.2% |
| 2001 | 84.5% | +0.1% |
| 2002 | 84.7% | +0.1% |
| 2003 | 84.7% | +0.1% |
| 2004 | 84.9% | +0.2% |
| 2005 | 85.0% | +0.2% |
| 2006 | 85.2% | +0.2% |
| 2007 | 85.3% | +0.1% |
| 2008 | 85.5% | +0.2% |
| 2009 | 85.7% | +0.2% |
| 2010 | 85.9% | +0.2% |
| 2011 | 86.0% | +0.2% |
| 2012 | 86.2% | +0.2% |
| 2013 | 86.4% | +0.2% |
| 2014 | 86.5% | +0.2% |
| 2015 | 86.6% | +0.1% |
| 2016 | 86.8% | +0.2% |
| 2017 | 87.0% | +0.2% |
| 2018 | 87.1% | +0.2% |
| 2019 | 87.3% | +0.2% |
| 2020 | 87.4% | +0.1% |
| 2021 | 87.5% | +0.1% |
| 2022 | 87.7% | +0.1% |
| 2023 | 87.8% | +0.2% |
| 2024 | 87.9% | +0.1% |
| 2025 | 88.0% | +0.1% |
Venezuela compared with similar countries
- Venezuela's 88.0% is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 86.1%, 1.0× the median. (45 countries reporting)
- Venezuela's 88.0% is below the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 96.7%, 91% of the median. (27 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 81.1% | 80.2% | 81.7% | 9 |
| 1990s | 83.2% | 81.9% | 84.2% | 10 |
| 2000s | 85.0% | 84.4% | 85.7% | 10 |
| 2010s | 86.6% | 85.9% | 87.3% | 10 |
| 2020s | 87.7% | 87.4% | 88.0% | 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 share of children who have completed primary school in Venezuela?
- Share of children who have completed primary school in Venezuela was 88.0% in 2025, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest share of children who have completed primary school recorded in Venezuela?
- The highest recorded value was 88.0% in 2025.
- What is the lowest share of children who have completed primary school recorded in Venezuela?
- The lowest recorded value was 80.2% in 1981.
- How does Venezuela rank for share of children who have completed primary school?
- Venezuela ranks 113th out of 165 countries with data for 2025.
- Is share of children who have completed primary school 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 UNESCO Institute for Statistics (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Share of children who have completed primary school. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Share of children who are three to five years older than the official age for the last grade of primary education who have successfully completed it. This broader age band is used to include children who started school late or had to resit particular years.