Population of compulsory school age, male in Venezuela

Venezuela: Population of compulsory school age, male was 4.04 million number in 2016. ▲ Rising

Latest (2016)
4.04 million number
Change on year
down 0.8%
World rank
29th
of 186 countries
All-time high
4.07 million number
in 2015
All-time low
1.66 million number
in 1998
Years of data
19
1998–2016

Population of compulsory school age, male in Venezuela, 1998–2016

01.0M2.0M3.0M4.0M1998200720161998: 1.7M number1999: 3.8M number2000: 3.8M number2001: 3.8M number2002: 3.9M number2003: 3.9M number2004: 3.9M number2005: 3.9M number2006: 4.0M number2007: 4.0M number2008: 4.0M number2009: 4.0M number2010: 4.0M number2011: 4.0M number2012: 4.0M number2013: 4.1M number2014: 4.1M number2015: 4.1M number2016: 4.0M number

Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in number.

Analysis

In 2016, population of compulsory school age, male in Venezuela stood at 4.04 million number.

Compared with earlier readings it is down 0.8% on the previous year and up 2.3% over ten years.

Over the whole period, population of compulsory school age, male in Venezuela peaked at 4.07 million number in 2015 and was at its lowest, 1.66 million number, in 1998.

That places Venezuela 29th out of 186 countries with data for 2016, putting it in the top quarter.

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

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 2.72 million number 1.66 million number 3.79 million number 2
2000s 3.92 million number 3.82 million number 3.98 million number 10
2010s 4.04 million number 3.99 million number 4.07 million number 7

Countries ranked near Venezuela

  1. 26 United Kingdom 4.46 million number compare
  2. 27 Sudan 4.37 million number compare
  3. 28 France 4.26 million number compare
  4. 30 Ghana 4.03 million number compare
  5. 31 Algeria 3.96 million number compare
  6. 32 Thailand 3.81 million number compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is population of compulsory school age, male in Venezuela?
Population of compulsory school age, male in Venezuela was 4.04 million number in 2016, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
What is the highest population of compulsory school age, male recorded in Venezuela?
The highest recorded value was 4.07 million number in 2015.
What is the lowest population of compulsory school age, male recorded in Venezuela?
The lowest recorded value was 1.66 million number in 1998.
How does Venezuela rank for population of compulsory school age, male?
Venezuela ranks 29th out of 186 countries with data for 2016.
Is population of compulsory school age, male rising or falling in Venezuela?
Over the last ten years it is up 2.3%. 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 Population of compulsory school age, male (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Population of compulsory school age, male (number)
Unit
number
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
231 places, 4,849 data points, 1975–2020
Last refreshed

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