School life expectancy, primary to tertiary, both sexes in Venezuela
Venezuela: School life expectancy, primary to tertiary, both sexes was 14.32 years in 2009. ▲ Rising
School life expectancy, primary to tertiary, both sexes in Venezuela, 1971–2009
Source: Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO). Measured in years.
Analysis
In 2009, school life expectancy, primary to tertiary, both sexes in Venezuela stood at 14.32 years. 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 35.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school life expectancy, primary to tertiary, both sexes in Venezuela peaked at 14.32 years in 2009 and was at its lowest, 7.66 years, in 1971.
Venezuela ranks 72nd of 183 countries on this measure, 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 | 7.66 years | — |
| 1972 | 7.92 years | +3.4% |
| 1973 | 8.08 years | +2.1% |
| 1974 | 8.17 years | +1.1% |
| 1975 | 8.39 years | +2.6% |
| 1976 | 8.85 years | +5.5% |
| 1978 | 9.43 years | +6.5% |
| 1979 | 9.59 years | +1.7% |
| 1980 | 9.76 years | +1.8% |
| 1981 | 9.89 years | +1.3% |
| 1982 | 10.05 years | +1.6% |
| 1983 | 10.12 years | +0.7% |
| 1984 | 10.15 years | +0.3% |
| 1985 | 10.26 years | +1.1% |
| 1986 | 10.46 years | +1.9% |
| 1987 | 10.34 years | -1.1% |
| 1988 | 10.36 years | +0.2% |
| 1989 | 10.38 years | +0.2% |
| 1990 | 10.49 years | +1.1% |
| 1991 | 10.76 years | +2.6% |
| 1992 | 10.9 years | +1.3% |
| 2000 | 10.59 years | -2.9% |
| 2002 | 11.79 years | +11.4% |
| 2003 | 11.81 years | +0.1% |
| 2004 | 12.03 years | +1.8% |
| 2008 | 14.26 years | +18.6% |
| 2009 | 14.32 years | +0.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 8.51 years | 7.66 years | 9.59 years | 8 |
| 1980s | 10.18 years | 9.76 years | 10.46 years | 10 |
| 1990s | 10.72 years | 10.49 years | 10.9 years | 3 |
| 2000s | 12.46 years | 10.59 years | 14.32 years | 6 |
Countries ranked near Venezuela
- 69 Colombia 14.4 years compare
- 70 United Arab Emirates 14.34 years compare
- 71 Algeria 14.33 years compare
- 73 Luxembourg 14.32 years compare
- 74 Saint Vincent and the Grenadines 14.32 years compare
- 75 Oman 14.31 years compare
More education data for Venezuela
- 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)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), gaps filled 1.38 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), annual growth rate 0.1164 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), gaps filled 1.32 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), annual growth rate 0.1165 % change on previous year (2024)
- 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)
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 14.32 years in 2009, according to Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO).
- What is the highest school life expectancy, primary to tertiary, both sexes recorded in Venezuela?
- The highest recorded value was 14.32 years in 2009.
- What is the lowest school life expectancy, primary to tertiary, both sexes recorded in Venezuela?
- The lowest recorded value was 7.66 years in 1971.
- How does Venezuela rank for school life expectancy, primary to tertiary, both sexes?
- Venezuela ranks 72nd out of 183 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 35.2%. 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 life expectancy, primary to tertiary, both sexes (years). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Expected years of schooling is the number of years a child of school entrance age is expected to spend at school, or university, including years spent on repetition. It is the sum of the age-specific enrolment ratios for primary, secondary, post-secondary non-tertiary and tertiary education.