Adolescents out of school, female in Bolivia, Plurinational State of
Bolivia, Plurinational State of: Adolescents out of school, female was 8.5% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Adolescents out of school, female in Bolivia, Plurinational State of, 1998–2024
Source: Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO). Measured in % of female lower secondary school age.
Analysis
Bolivia, Plurinational State of recorded 8.5% for adolescents out of school, female in 2024.
That represents a change of up 17.6% on the previous year and up 8.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, adolescents out of school, female in Bolivia, Plurinational State of peaked at 16.7% in 1998 and was at its lowest, 3.5%, in 2012.
Bolivia, Plurinational State of ranks 69th of 160 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 18 years of available data.
Adolescents out of school, female in Bolivia, Plurinational State of, year by year
| Year | % of female lower secondary school age | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1998 | 16.7% | — |
| 1999 | 9.9% | -40.8% |
| 2009 | 4.1% | -58.8% |
| 2010 | 4.6% | +13.4% |
| 2011 | 6.1% | +32.1% |
| 2012 | 3.5% | -43.5% |
| 2013 | 4.3% | +23.3% |
| 2014 | 7.8% | +83.6% |
| 2015 | 9.9% | +26.9% |
| 2016 | 12.3% | +23.7% |
| 2017 | 14.2% | +15.6% |
| 2018 | 13.9% | -1.9% |
| 2019 | 14.0% | +0.8% |
| 2020 | 12.3% | -12.5% |
| 2021 | 11.9% | -2.6% |
| 2022 | 10.9% | -8.4% |
| 2023 | 7.2% | -33.9% |
| 2024 | 8.5% | +17.6% |
Bolivia, Plurinational State of compared with similar countries
- Bolivia, Plurinational State of's 8.5% is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 12.9%, 66% of the median. (39 countries reporting)
- Bolivia, Plurinational State of's 8.5% is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 8.5%, 1.0× the median. (31 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 13.3% | 9.9% | 16.7% | 2 |
| 2000s | 4.1% | 4.1% | 4.1% | 1 |
| 2010s | 9.1% | 3.5% | 14.2% | 10 |
| 2020s | 10.2% | 7.2% | 12.3% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Bolivia, Plurinational State of
- 66 Azerbaijan 8.8% compare
- 67 Maldives 8.7% compare
- 68 Eswatini 8.5% compare
- 70 Macau, China 8.3% compare
- 71 Dominican Republic 8.2% compare
- 72 Cuba 8.0% compare
More education data for Bolivia, Plurinational State of
- Teachers in secondary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 72,283 (2024)
- Repeaters in primary education, all grades, both sexes (number), gaps 39,642 (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, male (number), gaps filled 169,575 (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, female (number), gaps filled 164,013 (2024)
- Secondary education, pupils, gaps filled 1.30 million (2024)
- Primary education, duration (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Primary education, pupils, gaps filled 1.38 million (2024)
- Primary education, pupils, annual growth rate -0.8594 % change on previous year (2024)
- Primary education, pupils, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Primary education, pupils, per capita 0.111 units per person (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is adolescents out of school, female in Bolivia, Plurinational State of?
- Adolescents out of school, female in Bolivia, Plurinational State of was 8.5% in 2024, according to Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO).
- What is the highest adolescents out of school, female recorded in Bolivia, Plurinational State of?
- The highest recorded value was 16.7% in 1998.
- What is the lowest adolescents out of school, female recorded in Bolivia, Plurinational State of?
- The lowest recorded value was 3.5% in 2012.
- How does Bolivia, Plurinational State of rank for adolescents out of school, female?
- Bolivia, Plurinational State of ranks 69th out of 160 countries with data for 2024.
- Is adolescents out of school, female rising or falling in Bolivia, Plurinational State of?
- Over the last ten years it is up 8.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Bolivia, Plurinational State of data come from?
- The figures come from Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO), published as part of Adolescents out of school, female (% of female lower secondary school age). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Adolescents out of school are the percentage of lower secondary school age adolescents who are not enrolled in school.