Gross enrolment ratio, primary and lower secondary, both sexes in Venezuela

Venezuela: Gross enrolment ratio, primary and lower secondary, both sexes was 95.8% in 2017. ▲ Rising

Latest (2017)
95.8%
Change on year
down 1.9%
World rank
136th
of 188 countries
All-time high
101.4%
in 2013
All-time low
89.5%
in 1999
Years of data
19
1999–2017

Gross enrolment ratio, primary and lower secondary, both sexes in Venezuela, 1999–2017

02550751001999200820171999: 89.5 %2000: 91.8 %2001: 95.2 %2002: 98.2 %2003: 97.5 %2004: 98 %2005: 98.2 %2006: 98.5 %2007: 100.4 %2008: 98.8 %2009: 99 %2010: 98.6 %2011: 98.5 %2012: 99.1 %2013: 101.4 %2014: 100.9 %2015: 100 %2016: 97.7 %2017: 95.8 %

Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.

Analysis

In 2017, gross enrolment ratio, primary and lower secondary, both sexes in Venezuela stood at 95.8%.

Compared with earlier readings it is down 1.9% on the previous year and down 4.6% over ten years.

Over the whole period, gross enrolment ratio, primary and lower secondary, both sexes in Venezuela peaked at 101.4% in 2013 and was at its lowest, 89.5%, in 1999.

Venezuela ranks 136th of 188 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 19 years of available data.

Gross enrolment ratio, primary and lower secondary, both sexes in Venezuela, year by year

Annual values for Gross enrolment ratio, primary and lower secondary, both sexes (%) in Venezuela, 1999 to 2017.
Year % Change
1999 89.5%
2000 91.8% +2.5%
2001 95.2% +3.7%
2002 98.2% +3.2%
2003 97.5% -0.8%
2004 98.0% +0.5%
2005 98.2% +0.2%
2006 98.5% +0.4%
2007 100.4% +1.8%
2008 98.8% -1.6%
2009 99.0% +0.3%
2010 98.6% -0.5%
2011 98.5% -0.1%
2012 99.1% +0.6%
2013 101.4% +2.3%
2014 100.9% -0.4%
2015 100.0% -0.9%
2016 97.7% -2.4%
2017 95.8% -1.9%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 89.5% 89.5% 89.5% 1
2000s 97.6% 91.8% 100.4% 10
2010s 99.0% 95.8% 101.4% 8

Countries ranked near Venezuela

  1. 133 Solomon Islands 96.7% compare
  2. 134 Montenegro 96.5% compare
  3. 135 Iraq 95.9% compare
  4. 137 Madagascar 95.6% compare
  5. 138 Bermuda 95.6% compare
  6. 139 Myanmar 95.4% compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is gross enrolment ratio, primary and lower secondary, both sexes in Venezuela?
Gross enrolment ratio, primary and lower secondary, both sexes in Venezuela was 95.8% in 2017, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
What is the highest gross enrolment ratio, primary and lower secondary, both sexes recorded in Venezuela?
The highest recorded value was 101.4% in 2013.
What is the lowest gross enrolment ratio, primary and lower secondary, both sexes recorded in Venezuela?
The lowest recorded value was 89.5% in 1999.
How does Venezuela rank for gross enrolment ratio, primary and lower secondary, both sexes?
Venezuela ranks 136th out of 188 countries with data for 2017.
Is gross enrolment ratio, primary and lower secondary, both sexes rising or falling in Venezuela?
Over the last ten years it is down 4.6%. 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 Gross enrolment ratio, primary and lower secondary, both sexes (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Gross enrolment ratio, primary and lower secondary, both sexes (%)
Unit
%
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
233 places, 4,592 data points, 1981–2020
Last refreshed

Total enrollment in primary and lower secondary education, regardless of age, expressed as a percentage of the population of official primary and lower secondary education age. GER can exceed 100% due to the inclusion of over-aged and under-aged students because of early or late school entrance and grade repetition.