Adolescents out of school, male in Bolivia, Plurinational State of
Bolivia, Plurinational State of: Adolescents out of school, male was 7.7% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Adolescents out of school, male in Bolivia, Plurinational State of, 1998–2024
Source: Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO). Measured in % of male lower secondary school age.
Analysis
The most recent figure for adolescents out of school, male in Bolivia, Plurinational State of is 7.7%, measured in 2024.
The figure is up 2.2% on the previous year and up 4.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, adolescents out of school, male in Bolivia, Plurinational State of peaked at 14.4% in 2017 and was at its lowest, 3.1%, in 2012.
Bolivia, Plurinational State of ranks 79th 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, male in Bolivia, Plurinational State of, year by year
| Year | % of male lower secondary school age | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1998 | 10.9% | — |
| 1999 | 4.4% | -60.0% |
| 2009 | 3.6% | -18.8% |
| 2010 | 4.3% | +21.0% |
| 2011 | 5.9% | +37.3% |
| 2012 | 3.1% | -47.7% |
| 2013 | 3.6% | +17.8% |
| 2014 | 7.4% | +102.8% |
| 2015 | 9.7% | +31.9% |
| 2016 | 12.0% | +23.8% |
| 2017 | 14.4% | +19.2% |
| 2018 | 13.3% | -7.2% |
| 2019 | 13.3% | -0.2% |
| 2020 | 12.5% | -5.9% |
| 2021 | 12.6% | +0.9% |
| 2022 | 11.4% | -9.6% |
| 2023 | 7.6% | -33.9% |
| 2024 | 7.7% | +2.2% |
Bolivia, Plurinational State of compared with similar countries
- Bolivia, Plurinational State of's 7.7% is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 17.7%, 44% of the median. (39 countries reporting)
- Bolivia, Plurinational State of's 7.7% is below the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 11.4%, 68% of the median. (31 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 7.7% | 4.4% | 10.9% | 2 |
| 2000s | 3.6% | 3.6% | 3.6% | 1 |
| 2010s | 8.7% | 3.1% | 14.4% | 10 |
| 2020s | 10.4% | 7.6% | 12.6% | 5 |
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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, male in Bolivia, Plurinational State of?
- Adolescents out of school, male in Bolivia, Plurinational State of was 7.7% in 2024, according to Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO).
- What is the highest adolescents out of school, male recorded in Bolivia, Plurinational State of?
- The highest recorded value was 14.4% in 2017.
- What is the lowest adolescents out of school, male recorded in Bolivia, Plurinational State of?
- The lowest recorded value was 3.1% in 2012.
- How does Bolivia, Plurinational State of rank for adolescents out of school, male?
- Bolivia, Plurinational State of ranks 79th out of 160 countries with data for 2024.
- Is adolescents out of school, male rising or falling in Bolivia, Plurinational State of?
- Over the last ten years it is up 4.7%. 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, male (% of male 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.