School age population, one year before than official … female than in Venezuela

Venezuela: School age population, one year before than official … female than was 267,392 number in 2020. ▲ Rising

Latest (2020)
267,392 number
Change on year
down 1.6%
World rank
49th
of 202 countries
All-time high
284,273 number
in 2014
All-time low
170,930 number
in 1970
Years of data
51
1970–2020

School age population, one year before than official primary entry in Venezuela, 1970–2020

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Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in number.

Analysis

Venezuela recorded 267,392 number for school age population, one year before than official primary entry in 2020.

Compared with earlier readings it is down 1.6% on the previous year and down 4.6% over ten years.

Over the whole period, school age population, one year before than official primary entry in Venezuela peaked at 284,273 number in 2014 and was at its lowest, 170,930 number, in 1970.

That places Venezuela 49th out of 202 countries with data for 2020, putting it in the top quarter.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 51 years of available data.

School age population, one year before than official … female than in Venezuela, year by year

Annual values for School age population, one year before than official primary entry age, female (number) in Venezuela, 1970 to 2020.
Year number Change
1970 170,930 number —
1971 174,576 number +2.1%
1972 178,566 number +2.3%
1973 182,565 number +2.2%
1974 186,401 number +2.1%
1975 189,844 number +1.8%
1976 192,663 number +1.5%
1977 195,308 number +1.4%
1978 197,134 number +0.9%
1979 198,636 number +0.8%
1980 200,352 number +0.9%
1981 202,915 number +1.3%
1982 206,757 number +1.9%
1983 211,908 number +2.5%
1984 217,723 number +2.7%
1985 223,492 number +2.6%
1986 228,307 number +2.2%
1987 236,560 number +3.6%
1988 239,574 number +1.3%
1989 242,273 number +1.1%
1990 245,293 number +1.2%
1991 249,345 number +1.7%
1992 254,033 number +1.9%
1993 259,149 number +2.0%
1994 264,087 number +1.9%
1995 267,994 number +1.5%
1996 269,924 number +0.7%
1997 270,830 number +0.3%
1998 270,455 number -0.1%
1999 269,426 number -0.4%
2000 268,641 number -0.3%
2001 269,147 number +0.2%
2002 269,948 number +0.3%
2003 271,078 number +0.4%
2004 272,384 number +0.5%
2005 273,603 number +0.4%
2006 274,413 number +0.3%
2007 275,767 number +0.5%
2008 277,256 number +0.5%
2009 278,805 number +0.6%
2010 280,308 number +0.5%
2011 281,520 number +0.4%
2012 282,744 number +0.4%
2013 283,843 number +0.4%
2014 284,273 number +0.2%
2015 283,411 number -0.3%
2016 281,011 number -0.8%
2017 278,975 number -0.7%
2018 275,738 number -1.2%
2019 271,701 number -1.5%
2020 267,392 number -1.6%

Venezuela compared with similar countries

  • Venezuela's 267,392 number is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 119,305 number, 2.2× the median. (47 countries reporting)
  • Venezuela's 267,392 number is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 23,242 number, 11.5× the median. (40 countries reporting)

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1970s 186,662 number 170,930 number 198,636 number 10
1980s 220,986 number 200,352 number 242,273 number 10
1990s 262,054 number 245,293 number 270,830 number 10
2000s 273,104 number 268,641 number 278,805 number 10
2010s 280,352 number 271,701 number 284,273 number 10
2020s 267,392 number 267,392 number 267,392 number 1

Countries ranked near Venezuela

  1. 46 Malawi 276,691 number compare
  2. 47 Zambia 274,571 number compare
  3. 48 Nepal 270,109 number compare
  4. 50 Chad 260,600 number compare
  5. 51 Peru 257,489 number compare
  6. 52 Italy 253,442 number compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is school age population, one year before than official primary entry in Venezuela?
School age population, one year before than official primary entry in Venezuela was 267,392 number in 2020, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
What is the highest school age population, one year before than official primary entry recorded in Venezuela?
The highest recorded value was 284,273 number in 2014.
What is the lowest school age population, one year before than official primary entry recorded in Venezuela?
The lowest recorded value was 170,930 number in 1970.
How does Venezuela rank for school age population, one year before than official primary entry?
Venezuela ranks 49th out of 202 countries with data for 2020.
Is school age population, one year before than official primary entry 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 School age population, one year before than official primary entry age, female (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
School age population, one year before than official primary entry age, female (number)
Unit
number
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
247 places, 12,237 data points, 1970–2020
Last refreshed

Female population of the age-group theoretically corresponding to one year before the official primary entry age as indicated by theoretical entrance age and duration. For more information, consult the UNESCO Institute of Statistics website: http://www.uis.unesco.org/Education/