Universidad Católica Andrés Bello
Diosdado Cabello was born in El Furrial, in the state of Monagas. In 1987, he graduated second in his class from the . His measured intelligence quotient (IQ) was ranked as the fifth-highest among all students in the institution's history. His background is in engineering. He has an undergraduate degree in systems engineering from the Instituto Universitario Politécnico de las Fuerzas Armadas Nacionales and a graduate degree in engineering project management from the Andrés Bello Catholic University.