School enrollment, primary in Venezuela
Venezuela: School enrollment, primary was 113.7% in 2024. ▲ Rising
School enrollment, primary in Venezuela, 1971–2024
Source: Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO). Measured in % gross.
Analysis
Venezuela recorded 113.7% for school enrollment, primary in 2024. That is the highest value across all 47 years on record.
The figure is up 2.3% on the previous year and up 13.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school enrollment, primary in Venezuela peaked at 113.7% in 2024 and was at its lowest, 89.1%, in 1971.
Venezuela ranks 26th of 205 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 47 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 94.6% | 89.1% | 102.4% | 9 |
| 1980s | 104.4% | 102.9% | 106.1% | 10 |
| 1990s | 103.4% | 98.3% | 108.7% | 7 |
| 2000s | 102.3% | 99.9% | 104.7% | 10 |
| 2010s | 99.5% | 95.1% | 101.2% | 8 |
| 2020s | 111.4% | 109.3% | 113.7% | 3 |
Countries ranked near Venezuela
More education data for Venezuela
- Duration of pre-primary education 3 years (2025)
- Official entrance age to pre-primary education 3 years (2025)
- Population ages 15-64 65.1% (2025)
- Population ages 0-14 24.9% (2025)
- Lower secondary school starting age 12 years (2025)
- Primary school starting age 6 years (2025)
- Primary education, teachers 352,723 (2024)
- Fertility rate vs. average years of schooling 2.08 live births per woman (2024)
- School enrollment, primary, female 116.0% (2024)
- School enrollment, primary, male 111.5% (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is school enrollment, primary in Venezuela?
- School enrollment, primary in Venezuela was 113.7% in 2024, according to Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO).
- What is the highest school enrollment, primary recorded in Venezuela?
- The highest recorded value was 113.7% in 2024.
- What is the lowest school enrollment, primary recorded in Venezuela?
- The lowest recorded value was 89.1% in 1971.
- How does Venezuela rank for school enrollment, primary?
- Venezuela ranks 26th out of 205 countries with data for 2024.
- Is school enrollment, primary rising or falling in Venezuela?
- Over the last ten years it is up 13.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Venezuela data come from?
- The figures come from Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO), published as part of School enrollment, primary (% gross). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Gross enrollment ratio is the ratio of total enrollment, regardless of age, to the population of the age group that officially corresponds to the level of education shown. Primary education provides children with basic reading, writing, and mathematics skills along with an elementary understanding of such subjects as history, geography, natural science, social science, art, and music.