School life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, both sexes in Venezuela
Venezuela: School life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, both sexes was 10.07 years in 2024. ▲ Rising
School life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, both sexes in Venezuela, 1999–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in years.
Analysis
Venezuela recorded 10.07 years for school life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, both sexes in 2024. That is the highest value across all 22 years on record.
That represents a change of up 1.6% on the previous year and up 12.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, both sexes in Venezuela peaked at 10.07 years in 2024 and was at its lowest, 7.95 years, in 1999.
Venezuela ranks 36th of 200 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 22 years of available data.
School life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, both sexes in Venezuela, year by year
| Year | years | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1999 | 7.95 years | — |
| 2000 | 8.15 years | +2.5% |
| 2001 | 8.42 years | +3.4% |
| 2002 | 8.71 years | +3.5% |
| 2003 | 8.64 years | -0.9% |
| 2004 | 8.67 years | +0.4% |
| 2005 | 8.69 years | +0.2% |
| 2006 | 8.71 years | +0.3% |
| 2007 | 8.87 years | +1.8% |
| 2008 | 8.72 years | -1.7% |
| 2009 | 8.73 years | +0.2% |
| 2010 | 8.69 years | -0.5% |
| 2011 | 8.7 years | +0.1% |
| 2012 | 8.76 years | +0.8% |
| 2013 | 9 years | +2.7% |
| 2014 | 8.99 years | -0.1% |
| 2015 | 8.9 years | -1.0% |
| 2016 | 8.63 years | -3.0% |
| 2017 | 8.39 years | -2.8% |
| 2022 | 9.77 years | +16.4% |
| 2023 | 9.91 years | +1.5% |
| 2024 | 10.07 years | +1.6% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 7.95 years | 7.95 years | 7.95 years | 1 |
| 2000s | 8.63 years | 8.15 years | 8.87 years | 10 |
| 2010s | 8.76 years | 8.39 years | 9 years | 8 |
| 2020s | 9.92 years | 9.77 years | 10.07 years | 3 |
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More education data for Venezuela
- Enrolment in primary education, female (number), gaps filled 1.76 million (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, female (number), annual growth rate 2.72 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, female (number), per capita 0.0619 units per person (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, male (number), gaps filled 1.79 million (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, male (number), annual growth rate -2.44 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, male (number), per capita 0.0629 units per person (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 2.70 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), annual growth 0.1165 % change on previous year (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 352,723 (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), annual growth rate 24.45 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is school life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, both sexes in Venezuela?
- School life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, both sexes in Venezuela was 10.07 years in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest school life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, both sexes recorded in Venezuela?
- The highest recorded value was 10.07 years in 2024.
- What is the lowest school life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, both sexes recorded in Venezuela?
- The lowest recorded value was 7.95 years in 1999.
- How does Venezuela rank for school life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, both sexes?
- Venezuela ranks 36th out of 200 countries with data for 2024.
- Is school life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, both sexes rising or falling in Venezuela?
- Over the last ten years it is up 12.0%. 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, published as part of School life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, both sexes (years). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release