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Bolivia, Plurinational State of vs Peru: Average years of schooling

Bolivia, Plurinational State of
9.83 years
in 2020
Peru
9.89 years
in 2020
Bolivia, Plurinational State of rank
76th
Peru rank
74th

Average years of schooling over time

  • Bolivia, Plurinational State of
  • Peru
0246810187019452020

How they compare

Peru currently reports 9.89 years against 9.83 years in Bolivia, Plurinational State of, a difference of 0.06 years.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 24 shared years of data; in 1870 it was Bolivia, Plurinational State of ahead.

Bolivia, Plurinational State of ranks 76th and Peru ranks 74th of 162 countries.

Across the 15 decades both report, Bolivia, Plurinational State of averaged higher in 9 and Peru in 6.

Head to head by decade

Decade Bolivia, Plurinational State of Peru Difference Ahead
1870s 0.3302 years 0.28 years 0.0502 years Bolivia, Plurinational State of
1880s 0.5503 years 0.35 years 0.2003 years Bolivia, Plurinational State of
1890s 0.7481 years 0.42 years 0.3281 years Bolivia, Plurinational State of
1900s 1.25 years 0.48 years 0.7676 years Bolivia, Plurinational State of
1910s 1.77 years 0.63 years 1.14 years Bolivia, Plurinational State of
1920s 2.7 years 1.58 years 1.12 years Bolivia, Plurinational State of
1930s 2.78 years 1.86 years 0.9239 years Bolivia, Plurinational State of
1950s 3.33 years 2.71 years 0.6292 years Bolivia, Plurinational State of
1960s 3.8 years 3.38 years 0.417 years Bolivia, Plurinational State of
1970s 4.59 years 4.73 years 0.1362 years Peru
1980s 5.9 years 6.13 years 0.2272 years Peru
1990s 7.23 years 7.42 years 0.1954 years Peru
2000s 7.94 years 8.8 years 0.8665 years Peru
2010s 8.23 years 8.94 years 0.708 years Peru
2020s 9.83 years 9.89 years 0.0578 years Peru

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher average years of schooling, Bolivia, Plurinational State of or Peru?
Peru, at 9.89 years against 9.83 years in Bolivia, Plurinational State of as of 2020.
What is the difference in average years of schooling between Bolivia, Plurinational State of and Peru?
0.06 years, with Peru ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Bolivia, Plurinational State of and Peru?
24 years are reported by both, from 1870 to 2020.
How do Bolivia, Plurinational State of and Peru rank globally for average years of schooling?
Bolivia, Plurinational State of ranks 76th and Peru ranks 74th of 162 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Leandro Prados de la Escosura (2021) – with minor processing by Our World in Data, published as Average years of schooling. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Average years of schooling
Unit
years
Source
Leandro Prados de la Escosura (2021) – with minor processing by Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
163 places, 3,421 data points, 1870–2020
Last refreshed

Average number of years of total schooling (primary, secondary, and tertiary) for the population aged 15 and over.