Years of schooling in Venezuela
Venezuela: Years of schooling was 9.68 in 2023. ▲ Rising
Latest (2023)
9.68
Change on year
unchanged
World rank
101st
of 192 countries
All-time high
10.31
in 2016
All-time low
5.34
in 1990
Years of data
34
1990–2023
Years of schooling in Venezuela, 1990–2023
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
In 2023, years of schooling in Venezuela stood at 9.68.
That represents a change of up 3.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, years of schooling in Venezuela peaked at 10.31 in 2016 and was at its lowest, 5.34, in 1990.
Venezuela ranks 101st of 192 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 34 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 6.46 | 5.34 | 7.57 | 10 |
| 2000s | 7.89 | 7.51 | 8.25 | 10 |
| 2010s | 9.58 | 8.69 | 10.31 | 10 |
| 2020s | 9.68 | 9.68 | 9.68 | 4 |
Countries ranked near Venezuela
More education data for Venezuela
- Duration of pre primary education 3 (2025)
- Official entrance age to pre primary education 3 (2025)
- Primary school starting age 6 years (2025)
- Lower secondary school starting age 12 years (2025)
- Population ages 15-64 65.1% (2025)
- Population ages 0-14 24.9% (2025)
- School enrollment, primary 113.7% (2024)
- Primary education, teachers 352,723 (2024)
- Fertility rate vs mean years of schooling 2.08 (2024)
- School enrollment, primary, female 116.0% (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is years of schooling in Venezuela?
- Years of schooling in Venezuela was 9.68 in 2023, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest years of schooling recorded in Venezuela?
- The highest recorded value was 10.31 in 2016.
- What is the lowest years of schooling recorded in Venezuela?
- The lowest recorded value was 5.34 in 1990.
- How does Venezuela rank for years of schooling?
- Venezuela ranks 101st out of 192 countries with data for 2023.
- Is years of schooling rising or falling in Venezuela?
- Over the last ten years it is up 3.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Venezuela data come from?
- The figures come from Our World in Data, published as part of Years of schooling. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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