Education in Venezuela 138 indicators covering education for Venezuela. IndicatorLatest Year10-yr change Rank Population ages 15-64 65.1% 2025 down 0.3% 92nd Population ages 0-14 24.9% 2025 down 11.6% 95th Lower secondary school starting age 12 years 2025 unchanged 30th Primary school starting age 6 years 2025 unchanged 33rd School enrollment, primary 113.7% 2024 up 13.4% 26th Primary education, teachers 352,723 2024 — 16th School enrollment, primary, female 116.0% 2024 up 16.3% 19th School enrollment, primary, male 111.5% 2024 up 10.6% 35th Labor force, total 11.12 million 2025 down 17.9% 52nd Labor force, female 36.6% 2025 down 8.1% 150th School enrollment, primary (gross), gender parity index 0.9771 GPI 2017 up 0.3% 130th School enrollment, secondary 97.8% 2024 up 7.7% 69th Probability of dying among youth ages 20-24 years 14.4 per 1,000 2024 down 3.4% 15th Probability of dying among adolescents ages 15-19 years 7.6 per 1,000 2024 down 20.8% 24th Probability of dying among adolescents ages 10-14 years 1.9 per 1,000 2024 up 5.6% 80th Probability of dying among children ages 5-9 years 1.3 per 1,000 2024 down 7.1% 93rd Secondary education, teachers 284,798 2024 — 27th School enrollment, secondary, female 102.2% 2024 up 7.6% 55th School enrollment, secondary, male 93.5% 2024 up 7.7% 82nd School enrollment, tertiary 78.3% 2009 up 181.4% 33rd School enrollment, primary, private 15.6% 2024 down 16.7% 88th School enrollment, preprimary 69.5% 2017 up 12.9% 97th School enrollment, tertiary, male 58.3% 2008 up 156.9% 51st School enrollment, tertiary, female 98.8% 2008 up 199.0% 23rd School enrollment, secondary (gross), gender parity index 1.08 GPI 2017 down 3.2% 45th School enrollment, tertiary (gross), gender parity index 1.41 GPI 2008 up 7.4% 29th Secondary education, teachers, female 233,866 2024 — 18th Primary completion rate, female 105.3% 2024 up 9.0% 19th Primary completion rate, male 100.9% 2024 up 7.7% 30th Government expenditure on education, total 6.9% 2009 up 37.3% 15th Secondary education, general pupils 2.26 million 2017 up 10.0% 41st Lower secondary completion rate, total 83.2% 2024 up 10.0% 110th School enrollment, preprimary, female 70.0% 2017 up 13.5% 97th School enrollment, preprimary, male 69.1% 2017 up 12.4% 96th Persistence to last grade of primary, total 87.3% 2023 down 3.8% 108th Government expenditure on education, total 10.3% 2024 — 146th Secondary education, general pupils 51.0% 2017 down 1.6% 55th Lower secondary completion rate, female 86.9% 2024 up 7.4% 106th Lower secondary completion rate, male 79.6% 2024 up 12.8% 108th Children out of school 0.6% 2023 down 90.9% 166th Secondary education, duration 5 years 2025 unchanged 183rd Primary education, duration 6 years 2025 unchanged 25th Primary education, pupils 3.54 million 2024 up 1.4% 45th Secondary education, pupils 2.70 million 2024 up 5.1% 42nd Persistence to last grade of primary, female 83.7% 2016 down 16.3% 109th Persistence to last grade of primary, male 82.3% 2016 down 12.9% 105th Secondary education, vocational pupils 128,976 2017 up 9.9% 59th Number of under-five deaths, male 5,762 2024 down 4.1% 53rd Number of under-five deaths, female 4,628 2024 up 1.0% 54th Number of infant deaths, female 4,017 2024 up 2.5% 54th Number of infant deaths, male 5,051 2024 down 3.3% 55th Children out of school, female 11.4% 2017 up 153.9% 52nd Children out of school, male 11.7% 2017 up 87.7% 49th Secondary education, vocational pupils 48.4% 2017 down 3.0% 42nd Gross intake ratio in first grade of primary education, total 95.3% 2017 down 9.3% 147th Unemployment, male (% of male labor force) 5.0% 2025 down 14.5% 89th Unemployment, female (% of female labor force) 5.8% 2025 down 11.2% 92nd Unemployment, total (% of total labor force) 5.3% 2025 down 13.6% 90th Primary education, teachers 76.7% 2024 — 107th Repeaters, primary, total 2.9% 2017 down 40.2% 81st Page 1 of 3 Next →