School life expectancy, secondary, male (years) (life male years) in Venezuela
Venezuela: School life expectancy, secondary, male (years) (life male years) was 4.68 years in 2024. ▲ Rising
School life expectancy, secondary, male in Venezuela, 1971–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in years.
Analysis
The most recent figure for school life expectancy, secondary, male in Venezuela is 4.68 years, measured in 2024.
That represents a change of up 0.4% on the previous year and up 6.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school life expectancy, secondary, male in Venezuela peaked at 4.7 years in 2022 and was at its lowest, 1.52 years, in 1971.
Venezuela ranks 145th of 213 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 36 years of available data.
School life expectancy, secondary, male (years) (life male years) in Venezuela, year by year
| Year | years | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1971 | 1.52 years | — |
| 1972 | 1.64 years | +7.9% |
| 1973 | 1.71 years | +3.9% |
| 1974 | 1.78 years | +4.3% |
| 1975 | 1.87 years | +4.9% |
| 1984 | 2.38 years | +27.5% |
| 1985 | 2.44 years | +2.4% |
| 1986 | 2.5 years | +2.4% |
| 1987 | 2.45 years | -2.0% |
| 1988 | 2.44 years | -0.3% |
| 1989 | 2.4 years | -1.6% |
| 1991 | 2.41 years | +0.5% |
| 1992 | 2.45 years | +1.5% |
| 1993 | 2.46 years | +0.5% |
| 1999 | 2.54 years | +3.3% |
| 2000 | 2.71 years | +6.6% |
| 2001 | 2.93 years | +8.1% |
| 2002 | 3.14 years | +7.1% |
| 2003 | 3.21 years | +2.1% |
| 2004 | 3.34 years | +4.1% |
| 2005 | 3.45 years | +3.6% |
| 2006 | 3.57 years | +3.2% |
| 2007 | 3.69 years | +3.3% |
| 2008 | 3.79 years | +2.8% |
| 2009 | 3.84 years | +1.5% |
| 2010 | 3.83 years | -0.2% |
| 2011 | 3.89 years | +1.4% |
| 2012 | 3.99 years | +2.6% |
| 2013 | 4.35 years | +9.2% |
| 2014 | 4.38 years | +0.6% |
| 2015 | 4.28 years | -2.2% |
| 2016 | 4.09 years | -4.4% |
| 2017 | 4.02 years | -1.6% |
| 2022 | 4.7 years | +16.8% |
| 2023 | 4.66 years | -0.8% |
| 2024 | 4.68 years | +0.4% |
Venezuela compared with similar countries
- Venezuela's 4.68 years is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 4.05 years, 1.2× the median. (46 countries reporting)
- Venezuela's 4.68 years is below the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 5.12 years, 91% of the median. (38 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where School life expectancy, secondary, male (years) (life male years) in Venezuela changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1984 | +27.5% | 1.87 years | 2.38 years |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 1.7 years | 1.52 years | 1.87 years | 5 |
| 1980s | 2.43 years | 2.38 years | 2.5 years | 6 |
| 1990s | 2.47 years | 2.41 years | 2.54 years | 4 |
| 2000s | 3.37 years | 2.71 years | 3.84 years | 10 |
| 2010s | 4.1 years | 3.83 years | 4.38 years | 8 |
| 2020s | 4.68 years | 4.66 years | 4.7 years | 3 |
Countries ranked near Venezuela
- 142 Paraguay 4.76 years compare
- 143 British Virgin Islands 4.73 years compare
- 144 Malaysia 4.72 years compare
- 146 Iraq 4.68 years compare
- 147 Trinidad and Tobago 4.65 years compare
- 148 French Polynesia 4.65 years compare
More education data for Venezuela
- Teachers in secondary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 284,798 (2024)
- Repeaters in primary education, all grades, both sexes (number), gaps 15,774 (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, male (number), gaps filled 886,275 (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, female (number), gaps filled 788,599 (2024)
- Secondary education, pupils, gaps filled 2.70 million (2024)
- Primary education, duration (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Primary education, pupils, gaps filled 3.54 million (2024)
- Primary education, pupils, annual growth rate 0.0528 % change on previous year (2024)
- Primary education, pupils, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Primary education, pupils, per capita 0.1247 units per person (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is school life expectancy, secondary, male in Venezuela?
- School life expectancy, secondary, male in Venezuela was 4.68 years in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest school life expectancy, secondary, male recorded in Venezuela?
- The highest recorded value was 4.7 years in 2022.
- What is the lowest school life expectancy, secondary, male recorded in Venezuela?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.52 years in 1971.
- How does Venezuela rank for school life expectancy, secondary, male?
- Venezuela ranks 145th out of 213 countries with data for 2024.
- Is school life expectancy, secondary, male rising or falling in Venezuela?
- Over the last ten years it is up 6.9%. 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, secondary, male (years). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release