Primary school life expectancy, adjusted gender parity index in Venezuela
Venezuela: Primary school life expectancy, adjusted gender parity index was 1.04 index in 2024. ▬ Flat
Latest (2024)
1.04 index
Change on year
up 5.1%
World rank
15th
of 215 countries
All-time high
1.04 index
in 2024
All-time low
0.9744 index
in 1993
Years of data
44
1971–2024
Primary school life expectancy, adjusted gender parity index in Venezuela, 1971–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data. Measured in index.
Analysis
Venezuela recorded 1.04 index for primary school life expectancy, adjusted gender parity index in 2024. That is the highest value across all 44 years on record.
That represents a change of up 5.1% on the previous year and up 5.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, primary school life expectancy, adjusted gender parity index in Venezuela peaked at 1.04 index in 2024 and was at its lowest, 0.9744 index, in 1993.
Venezuela ranks 15th of 215 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
Primary school life expectancy, adjusted gender parity index in Venezuela, year by year
| Year | index | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1971 | 1.01 index | — |
| 1972 | 1.01 index | -0.3% |
| 1973 | 1.01 index | -0.1% |
| 1974 | 1.01 index | -0.1% |
| 1975 | 1 index | -0.3% |
| 1976 | 1 index | -0.4% |
| 1977 | 0.9974 index | -0.4% |
| 1978 | 0.9992 index | +0.2% |
| 1979 | 1 index | +0.1% |
| 1980 | 1 index | -0.1% |
| 1983 | 1.02 index | +2.2% |
| 1984 | 0.9905 index | -3.1% |
| 1985 | 0.9852 index | -0.5% |
| 1986 | 0.9877 index | +0.3% |
| 1987 | 0.9904 index | +0.3% |
| 1988 | 0.9931 index | +0.3% |
| 1989 | 0.9962 index | +0.3% |
| 1991 | 0.985 index | -1.1% |
| 1992 | 0.9774 index | -0.8% |
| 1993 | 0.9744 index | -0.3% |
| 1996 | 0.9851 index | +1.1% |
| 1997 | 0.9798 index | -0.5% |
| 1999 | 0.9856 index | +0.6% |
| 2000 | 0.989 index | +0.3% |
| 2001 | 0.9905 index | +0.2% |
| 2002 | 0.9908 index | +0.0% |
| 2003 | 0.9909 index | +0.0% |
| 2004 | 0.9907 index | -0.0% |
| 2005 | 0.9923 index | +0.2% |
| 2006 | 0.9888 index | -0.3% |
| 2007 | 0.986 index | -0.3% |
| 2008 | 0.986 index | -0.0% |
| 2009 | 0.9858 index | -0.0% |
| 2010 | 0.9841 index | -0.2% |
| 2011 | 0.9868 index | +0.3% |
| 2012 | 0.9921 index | +0.5% |
| 2013 | 0.9968 index | +0.5% |
| 2014 | 0.9891 index | -0.8% |
| 2015 | 0.9823 index | -0.7% |
| 2016 | 0.9812 index | -0.1% |
| 2017 | 0.9808 index | -0.0% |
| 2022 | 0.9868 index | +0.6% |
| 2023 | 0.9881 index | +0.1% |
| 2024 | 1.04 index | +5.1% |
Venezuela compared with similar countries
- Venezuela's 1.04 index is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 0.9807 index, 1.1× the median. (47 countries reporting)
- Venezuela's 1.04 index is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 0.9945 index, 1.0× the median. (38 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 1 index | 0.9974 index | 1.01 index | 9 |
| 1980s | 0.9957 index | 0.9852 index | 1.02 index | 8 |
| 1990s | 0.9812 index | 0.9744 index | 0.9856 index | 6 |
| 2000s | 0.9891 index | 0.9858 index | 0.9923 index | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.9867 index | 0.9808 index | 0.9968 index | 8 |
| 2020s | 1 index | 0.9868 index | 1.04 index | 3 |
Countries ranked near Venezuela
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- Un projection of annual infant deaths, annual growth rate -1.88 % change on previous year (2100)
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates, annual growth rate 1.44 % change on previous year (2090)
- Estimated changes in temperature-related death rates compared to projected death rates 1,244 deaths per 1,000 people (2090)
- Number of infants who die before age 1 888 deaths (2100)
- Neonatal tetanus - number of reported cases, gaps filled 1 (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, annual growth rate -0.4153 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, per capita 0.0356 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, annual growth rate -0.4549 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is primary school life expectancy, adjusted gender parity index in Venezuela?
- Primary school life expectancy, adjusted gender parity index in Venezuela was 1.04 index in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest primary school life expectancy, adjusted gender parity index recorded in Venezuela?
- The highest recorded value was 1.04 index in 2024.
- What is the lowest primary school life expectancy, adjusted gender parity index recorded in Venezuela?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.9744 index in 1993.
- How does Venezuela rank for primary school life expectancy, adjusted gender parity index?
- Venezuela ranks 15th out of 215 countries with data for 2024.
- Is primary school life expectancy, adjusted gender parity index rising or falling in Venezuela?
- Over the last ten years it is up 5.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this Venezuela data come from?
- The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Primary school life expectancy, adjusted gender parity index. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
An adjusted gender parity index of 1 indicates equality in the expected number of years a child of school entrance age is likely to spend in primary school between boys and girls. Values below 1 favor boys, and above 1 favor girls.