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

Latest (2025)
88.0%
Change on year
up 0.1%
World rank
113th
of 165 countries
All-time high
88.0%
in 2025
All-time low
80.2%
in 1981
Years of data
45
1981–2025

Share of children who have completed primary school in Venezuela, 1981–2025

0204060801981200320251981: 80.2 %1982: 80.5 %1983: 80.9 %1984: 81.2 %1985: 81.4 %1986: 81.5 %1987: 81.4 %1988: 81.5 %1989: 81.7 %1990: 81.9 %1991: 82.2 %1992: 82.5 %1993: 82.8 %1994: 83.2 %1995: 83.5 %1996: 83.8 %1997: 83.9 %1998: 84.1 %1999: 84.2 %2000: 84.4 %2001: 84.5 %2002: 84.7 %2003: 84.7 %2004: 84.9 %2005: 85 %2006: 85.2 %2007: 85.3 %2008: 85.5 %2009: 85.7 %2010: 85.9 %2011: 86 %2012: 86.2 %2013: 86.4 %2014: 86.5 %2015: 86.6 %2016: 86.8 %2017: 87 %2018: 87.1 %2019: 87.3 %2020: 87.4 %2021: 87.5 %2022: 87.7 %2023: 87.8 %2024: 87.9 %2025: 88 %

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.

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest 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

  1. 110 Djibouti 89.4% compare
  2. 111 Nauru 89.2% compare
  3. 112 Kenya 88.4% compare
  4. 114 Togo 87.8% compare
  5. 115 Guatemala 87.0% compare
  6. 116 Zimbabwe 86.9% compare

See the full ranking of 165 places →

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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

Indicator
Share of children who have completed primary school
Unit
%
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
165 places, 7,390 data points, 1981–2025
Last refreshed

The 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.