Bolivia vs India: Primary-school-age children who are out of school by world region
Bolivia
136,027 children
in 2024
India
134,967 children
in 2025
Bolivia rank
48th
India rank
50th
Primary-school-age children who are out of school by world region over time
- Bolivia
- India
How they compare
Bolivia currently reports 136,027 children against 134,967 children in India, a difference of 1,060 children.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 20 shared years of data; in 2000 it was India ahead.
Bolivia ranks 48th and India ranks 50th of 196 countries.
India has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Bolivia | India | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 6,037 children | 8.72 million children | 8.72 million children | India |
| 2010s | 111,487 children | 4.40 million children | 4.28 million children | India |
| 2020s | 74,445 children | 1.93 million children | 1.86 million children | India |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher primary-school-age children who are out of school by world region, Bolivia or India?
- Bolivia, at 136,027 children against 134,967 children in India as of 2024.
- What is the difference in primary-school-age children who are out of school by world region between Bolivia and India?
- 1,060 children, with Bolivia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Bolivia and India?
- 20 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2024.
- How do Bolivia and India rank globally for primary-school-age children who are out of school by world region?
- Bolivia ranks 48th and India ranks 50th of 196 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- UNESCO Institute for Statistics (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data, published as Primary-school-age children who are out of school by world region. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Children in the official primary school age range who are not enrolled in either primary or secondary education.