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

Venezuela: School age population, one year before than official … male than was 278,587 number in 2020. ▲ Rising

Latest (2020)
278,587 number
Change on year
down 1.7%
World rank
48th
of 202 countries
All-time high
297,765 number
in 2014
All-time low
177,600 number
in 1970
Years of data
51
1970–2020

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

0100.0k200.0k300.0k197019952020

Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in number.

Analysis

The most recent figure for school age population, one year before than official primary entry in Venezuela is 278,587 number, measured in 2020.

The figure is down 1.7% on the previous year and down 4.9% over ten years.

Over the whole period, school age population, one year before than official primary entry in Venezuela peaked at 297,765 number in 2014 and was at its lowest, 177,600 number, in 1970.

Venezuela ranks 48th of 202 countries on this measure, 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 … male than in Venezuela, year by year

Annual values for School age population, one year before than official primary entry age, male (number) in Venezuela, 1970 to 2020.
Year number Change
1970 177,600 number —
1971 181,400 number +2.1%
1972 185,585 number +2.3%
1973 189,743 number +2.2%
1974 193,712 number +2.1%
1975 197,266 number +1.8%
1976 200,187 number +1.5%
1977 202,995 number +1.4%
1978 204,979 number +1.0%
1979 206,630 number +0.8%
1980 208,478 number +0.9%
1981 211,156 number +1.3%
1982 215,158 number +1.9%
1983 220,463 number +2.5%
1984 226,425 number +2.7%
1985 232,336 number +2.6%
1986 237,290 number +2.1%
1987 246,018 number +3.7%
1988 249,294 number +1.3%
1989 252,256 number +1.2%
1990 255,523 number +1.3%
1991 259,786 number +1.7%
1992 264,780 number +1.9%
1993 270,203 number +2.0%
1994 275,418 number +1.9%
1995 279,528 number +1.5%
1996 281,544 number +0.7%
1997 282,610 number +0.4%
1998 282,304 number -0.1%
1999 281,280 number -0.4%
2000 280,475 number -0.3%
2001 280,978 number +0.2%
2002 281,908 number +0.3%
2003 283,164 number +0.4%
2004 284,574 number +0.5%
2005 285,848 number +0.4%
2006 286,640 number +0.3%
2007 288,183 number +0.5%
2008 289,826 number +0.6%
2009 291,482 number +0.6%
2010 293,040 number +0.5%
2011 294,242 number +0.4%
2012 295,760 number +0.5%
2013 297,165 number +0.5%
2014 297,765 number +0.2%
2015 296,772 number -0.3%
2016 293,844 number -1.0%
2017 291,711 number -0.7%
2018 288,068 number -1.2%
2019 283,445 number -1.6%
2020 278,587 number -1.7%

Venezuela compared with similar countries

  • Venezuela's 278,587 number is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 125,824 number, 2.2× the median. (47 countries reporting)
  • Venezuela's 278,587 number is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 24,260 number, 11.5× the median. (40 countries reporting)

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1970s 194,010 number 177,600 number 206,630 number 10
1980s 229,887 number 208,478 number 252,256 number 10
1990s 273,298 number 255,523 number 282,610 number 10
2000s 285,308 number 280,475 number 291,482 number 10
2010s 293,181 number 283,445 number 297,765 number 10
2020s 278,587 number 278,587 number 278,587 number 1

Countries ranked near Venezuela

  1. 45 Saudi Arabia 308,155 number compare
  2. 46 Malawi 282,444 number compare
  3. 47 Zambia 279,765 number compare
  4. 49 Nepal 275,514 number compare
  5. 50 Italy 269,133 number compare
  6. 51 Malaysia 264,210 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 278,587 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 297,765 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 177,600 number in 1970.
How does Venezuela rank for school age population, one year before than official primary entry?
Venezuela ranks 48th 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 4.9%. 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, male (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, male (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
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Male 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/