School life expectancy, tertiary, gender parity index (GPI) in Venezuela
Venezuela: School life expectancy, tertiary, gender parity index (GPI) was 1.69 GPI in 2008. ▲ Rising
School life expectancy, tertiary, gender parity index in Venezuela, 1986–2008
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in GPI.
Analysis
Venezuela recorded 1.69 GPI for school life expectancy, tertiary, gender parity index in 2008. That is the highest value across all 8 years on record.
That represents a change of up 15.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school life expectancy, tertiary, gender parity index in Venezuela peaked at 1.69 GPI in 2008 and was at its lowest, 0.7217 GPI, in 1986.
That places Venezuela 20th out of 177 countries with data for 2008, putting it in the top quarter.
School life expectancy, tertiary, gender parity index (GPI) in Venezuela, year by year
| Year | GPI | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1986 | 0.7217 GPI | — |
| 1987 | 1.08 GPI | +49.5% |
| 1988 | 0.9328 GPI | -13.6% |
| 1989 | 0.918 GPI | -1.6% |
| 2000 | 1.46 GPI | +58.9% |
| 2002 | 1.09 GPI | -25.4% |
| 2003 | 1.07 GPI | -1.3% |
| 2008 | 1.69 GPI | +57.4% |
Venezuela compared with similar countries
- Venezuela's 1.69 GPI is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 0.8461 GPI, 2.0× the median. (42 countries reporting)
- Venezuela's 1.69 GPI is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 1.57 GPI, 1.1× the median. (33 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 0.9129 GPI | 0.7217 GPI | 1.08 GPI | 4 |
| 2000s | 1.33 GPI | 1.07 GPI | 1.69 GPI | 4 |
Countries ranked near Venezuela
More education data for Venezuela
- Gender gap education levels, gaps filled 88.6 (2017)
- Primary enrollment selected countries, gaps filled 98.03 (2024)
- 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)
Frequently asked questions
- What is school life expectancy, tertiary, gender parity index in Venezuela?
- School life expectancy, tertiary, gender parity index in Venezuela was 1.69 GPI in 2008, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest school life expectancy, tertiary, gender parity index recorded in Venezuela?
- The highest recorded value was 1.69 GPI in 2008.
- What is the lowest school life expectancy, tertiary, gender parity index recorded in Venezuela?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.7217 GPI in 1986.
- How does Venezuela rank for school life expectancy, tertiary, gender parity index?
- Venezuela ranks 20th out of 177 countries with data for 2008.
- Is school life expectancy, tertiary, gender parity index rising or falling in Venezuela?
- Over the last ten years it is up 15.8%. 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, tertiary, gender parity index (GPI). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Ratio of female school life expectancy to the male school life expectancy. It is calculated by dividing the female value for the indicator by the male value for the indicator. A GPI equal to 1 indicates parity between females and males. In general, a value less than 1 indicates disparity in favor of males and a value greater than 1 indicates disparity in favor of females.