Venezuela, Bolivarian Republic of
Background Information
Region
Latin America & Caribbean
World Bank income group
Unclassified
Percent of population aged 10-24
26% (UNFPA, 2020)
Total primary school age population (both sexes)
3,267,926 (UIS, 2020)
Total secondary school age population (both sexes)
2,615,263 (UIS, 2020)
Proportion of women aged 20-24 years who were married or in a union before age 18
No data available
Adolescent birth rate (per 1,000 women ages 15-19)
85
Source: UN Human Development Reports, 2018
Percentage of women who ever experienced physical violence since age 15
No data available
Percentage of married women employed in the last 12 months
No data available
Education Snapshot Back to Top
Number of years of free primary and secondary education guaranteed in legal frameworks (Years)
11
Source: UIS, 2019
Expenditure on education as a percentage of total government expenditure
No data available
Proportion of schools with access to single-sex basic sanitation facilities
-
Primary 90%
(2016)
Source: UIS
Proportion of students at the end of primary education achieving at least a minimum proficiency level in reading
No data available
Proportion of students at the end of primary education achieving at least a minimum proficiency level in mathematics
No data available
Completion rate
Primary school age
-
Female 95%
-
Male 93%
Female: UIS, 2014
Male: UIS, 2014
Lower secondary school age
-
Female 85%
-
Male 74%
Female: UIS, 2014
Male: UIS, 2014
Upper secondary school age
-
Female 76%
-
Male 64%
Female: UIS, 2014
Male: UIS, 2014
Out-of-school rate
Primary school
-
Female 1%
-
Male 2%
Female: UIS, 2014
Male: UIS, 2014
Lower secondary school
-
Female 4%
-
Male 6%
Female: UIS, 2014
Male: UIS, 2014
Upper secondary school
-
Female 17%
-
Male 19%
Female: UIS, 2014
Male: UIS, 2014