Share of children enrolled in pre-primary school in Venezuela
Venezuela: Share of children enrolled in pre-primary school was 68.1% in 2017. ▲ Rising
Share of children enrolled in pre-primary school in Venezuela, 1998–2017
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
Venezuela recorded 68.1% for share of children enrolled in pre-primary school in 2017.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 2.5% on the previous year and up 26.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of children enrolled in pre-primary school in Venezuela peaked at 76.0% in 2015 and was at its lowest, 39.6%, in 1999.
That places Venezuela 85th out of 178 countries with data for 2017, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 20 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 40.2% | 39.6% | 40.8% | 2 |
| 2000s | 51.7% | 43.2% | 68.1% | 10 |
| 2010s | 71.2% | 68.1% | 76.0% | 8 |
Countries ranked near Venezuela
- 82 Chile 68.8% compare
- 83 Saint Vincent and the Grenadines 68.8% compare
- 84 Marshall Islands 68.4% compare
- 86 Cyprus 68.0% compare
- 87 Cape Verde 67.8% compare
- 88 Thailand 67.7% compare
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)
- School enrollment, primary 113.7% (2024)
- 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)
Frequently asked questions
- What is share of children enrolled in pre-primary school in Venezuela?
- Share of children enrolled in pre-primary school in Venezuela was 68.1% in 2017, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest share of children enrolled in pre-primary school recorded in Venezuela?
- The highest recorded value was 76.0% in 2015.
- What is the lowest share of children enrolled in pre-primary school recorded in Venezuela?
- The lowest recorded value was 39.6% in 1999.
- How does Venezuela rank for share of children enrolled in pre-primary school?
- Venezuela ranks 85th out of 178 countries with data for 2017.
- Is share of children enrolled in pre-primary school rising or falling in Venezuela?
- Over the last ten years it is up 26.3%. 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 enrolled in pre-primary school. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
The share of children of pre-primary school age (typically 3–5 years old) who are enrolled in pre-primary education.