Out-of-school rate for children one year younger than official in Venezuela, Bolivarian Republic of

Venezuela, Bolivarian Republic of: Out-of-school rate for children one year younger than official was 14.2% in 2017. ▼ Falling

Latest (2017)
14.2%
Change on year
up 15.3%
World rank
51st
of 133 countries
All-time high
29.3%
in 1999
All-time low
5.8%
in 2015
Years of data
16
1999–2017

Out-of-school rate for children one year younger than official in Venezuela, Bolivarian Republic of, 1999–2017

510152025301999200820171999: 29.3 %2000: 22.9 %2002: 23.5 %2003: 24 %2004: 24.5 %2005: 22.2 %2008: 12.3 %2009: 21 %2010: 26.1 %2011: 22.3 %2012: 22.8 %2013: 19.7 %2014: 9.5 %2015: 5.8 %2016: 12.3 %2017: 14.2 %

Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.

Analysis

In 2017, out-of-school rate for children one year younger than official in Venezuela, Bolivarian Republic of stood at 14.2%.

The figure is up 15.3% on the previous year and up 15.5% over ten years.

Over the whole period, out-of-school rate for children one year younger than official in Venezuela, Bolivarian Republic of peaked at 29.3% in 1999 and was at its lowest, 5.8%, in 2015.

That places Venezuela, Bolivarian Republic of 51st out of 133 countries with data for 2017, putting it in the middle of the range.

The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 16 years of available data.

Out-of-school rate for children one year younger than official in Venezuela, Bolivarian Republic of, year by year

Annual values for Out-of-school rate for children one year younger than official primary entrance age, both sexes (%) in Venezuela, Bolivarian Republic of, 1999 to 2017.
Year % Change
1999 29.3%
2000 22.9% -21.8%
2002 23.5% +2.5%
2003 24.0% +2.0%
2004 24.5% +2.3%
2005 22.2% -9.5%
2008 12.3% -44.6%
2009 21.0% +70.6%
2010 26.1% +24.2%
2011 22.3% -14.6%
2012 22.8% +2.5%
2013 19.7% -13.6%
2014 9.5% -52.0%
2015 5.8% -38.6%
2016 12.3% +111.8%
2017 14.2% +15.3%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 29.3% 29.3% 29.3% 1
2000s 21.5% 12.3% 24.5% 7
2010s 16.6% 5.8% 26.1% 8

Countries ranked near Venezuela, Bolivarian Republic of

  1. 48 Barbados 15.5% compare
  2. 49 Philippines 15.4% compare
  3. 50 Oman 14.2% compare
  4. 52 Dominica 13.8% compare
  5. 53 Australia 13.8% compare
  6. 54 Hungary 13.1% compare

See the full ranking of 173 places →

More reference data data for Venezuela, Bolivarian Republic of

All data for Venezuela, Bolivarian Republic of →

Frequently asked questions

What is out-of-school rate for children one year younger than official in Venezuela, Bolivarian Republic of?
Out-of-school rate for children one year younger than official in Venezuela, Bolivarian Republic of was 14.2% in 2017, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
What is the highest out-of-school rate for children one year younger than official recorded in Venezuela, Bolivarian Republic of?
The highest recorded value was 29.3% in 1999.
What is the lowest out-of-school rate for children one year younger than official recorded in Venezuela, Bolivarian Republic of?
The lowest recorded value was 5.8% in 2015.
How does Venezuela, Bolivarian Republic of rank for out-of-school rate for children one year younger than official?
Venezuela, Bolivarian Republic of ranks 51st out of 133 countries with data for 2017.
Is out-of-school rate for children one year younger than official rising or falling in Venezuela, Bolivarian Republic of?
Over the last ten years it is up 15.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
Where does this Venezuela, Bolivarian Republic of data come from?
The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of Out-of-school rate for children one year younger than official primary entrance age, both sexes (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

Download this data

CSV · JSON — 16 observations, free to reuse under CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data).

Share, cite or embed this page

Cite this page

Out-of-school rate for children one year younger than official in Venezuela, Bolivarian Republic of. Statizoid, drawing on UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Retrieved 11 September 2026, from https://reference.statizoid.com/stat/out-of-school-rate-for-children-one-year-younger-than-official-primary-entrance-age-both/venezuela-rb/

Embed or link this data

Paste this into a page to link back to these figures. The data itself is free to reuse under CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data); please keep the attribution.

<a href="https://reference.statizoid.com/stat/out-of-school-rate-for-children-one-year-younger-than-official-primary-entrance-age-both/venezuela-rb/">Out-of-school rate for children one year younger than official in Venezuela, Bolivarian Republic of</a> — Statizoid

About this data

Indicator
Out-of-school rate for children one year younger than official primary entrance age, both sexes (%)
Unit
%
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
173 places, 2,379 data points, 1997–2020
Last refreshed

Proportion of children in the official age range for one year before primary education who are not enrolled in pre-primary education. To calculate the indicator, the number of students of the official age for one year before primary education enrolled in pre-primary education is subtracted from the total population for one year before primary education. The result is expressed as a percentage of the population of the official age for the year before primary education. For more information, consult the UNESCO Institute of Statistics website: http://www.uis.unesco.org/Education/