School life expectancy, primary to tertiary, both sexes in Venezuela
Venezuela: School life expectancy, primary to tertiary, both sexes was 14.04 years in 2009. ▲ Rising
School life expectancy, primary to tertiary, both sexes in Venezuela, 1971–2009
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in years.
Analysis
Venezuela recorded 14.04 years for school life expectancy, primary to tertiary, both sexes in 2009. That is the highest value across all 27 years on record.
That represents a change of up 0.4% on the previous year and up 35.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school life expectancy, primary to tertiary, both sexes in Venezuela peaked at 14.04 years in 2009 and was at its lowest, 7.42 years, in 1971.
That places Venezuela 86th out of 186 countries with data for 2009, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 27 years of available data.
School life expectancy, primary to tertiary, both sexes in Venezuela, year by year
| Year | years | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1971 | 7.42 years | — |
| 1972 | 7.7 years | +3.7% |
| 1973 | 7.89 years | +2.5% |
| 1974 | 8.01 years | +1.5% |
| 1975 | 8.25 years | +3.0% |
| 1976 | 8.73 years | +5.9% |
| 1978 | 9.36 years | +7.2% |
| 1979 | 9.53 years | +1.8% |
| 1980 | 9.7 years | +1.8% |
| 1981 | 9.81 years | +1.1% |
| 1982 | 9.92 years | +1.2% |
| 1983 | 9.97 years | +0.4% |
| 1984 | 9.98 years | +0.1% |
| 1985 | 10.07 years | +0.9% |
| 1986 | 10.25 years | +1.8% |
| 1987 | 10.12 years | -1.3% |
| 1988 | 10.13 years | +0.1% |
| 1989 | 10.14 years | +0.1% |
| 1990 | 10.23 years | +0.9% |
| 1991 | 10.48 years | +2.5% |
| 1992 | 10.61 years | +1.2% |
| 2000 | 10.38 years | -2.2% |
| 2002 | 11.55 years | +11.3% |
| 2003 | 11.58 years | +0.2% |
| 2004 | 11.8 years | +1.9% |
| 2008 | 13.98 years | +18.6% |
| 2009 | 14.04 years | +0.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 8.36 years | 7.42 years | 9.53 years | 8 |
| 1980s | 10.01 years | 9.7 years | 10.25 years | 10 |
| 1990s | 10.44 years | 10.23 years | 10.61 years | 3 |
| 2000s | 12.22 years | 10.38 years | 14.04 years | 6 |
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More education data for Venezuela
- Teachers in primary education, female (number), gaps filled 270,438 (2024)
- Theoretical duration of primary education (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number), gaps 798,887 (2008)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) 1.31 million (2008)
- Teachers in primary education, male (number), gaps filled 82,285 (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 2.12 million (2009)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 1.67 million (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), annual 0.454 % change on previous year (2024)
- Theoretical duration of pre-primary education (years), annual growth 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 0.65 % change on previous year (2009)
Frequently asked questions
- What is school life expectancy, primary to tertiary, both sexes in Venezuela?
- School life expectancy, primary to tertiary, both sexes in Venezuela was 14.04 years in 2009, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest school life expectancy, primary to tertiary, both sexes recorded in Venezuela?
- The highest recorded value was 14.04 years in 2009.
- What is the lowest school life expectancy, primary to tertiary, both sexes recorded in Venezuela?
- The lowest recorded value was 7.42 years in 1971.
- How does Venezuela rank for school life expectancy, primary to tertiary, both sexes?
- Venezuela ranks 86th out of 186 countries with data for 2009.
- Is school life expectancy, primary to tertiary, both sexes rising or falling in Venezuela?
- Over the last ten years it is up 35.3%. 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, published as part of School life expectancy, primary to tertiary, both sexes (years). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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February 2026 Data Release