Barro-Lee: Average years of primary schooling, age 25+, total in Bolivia, Plurinational State of
Bolivia, Plurinational State of: Barro-Lee: Average years of primary schooling, age 25+, total was 5.09 in 2010. ▲ Rising
Barro-Lee: Average years of primary schooling, age 25+, total in Bolivia, Plurinational State of, 1960–2010
Source: Robert J. Barro and Jong-Wha Lee: http://www.barrolee.com/.
Analysis
The most recent figure for barro-lee: average years of primary schooling, age 25+, total in Bolivia, Plurinational State of is 5.09, measured in 2010. That is the highest value across all 11 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 3.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, barro-lee: average years of primary schooling, age 25+, total in Bolivia, Plurinational State of peaked at 5.09 in 2010 and was at its lowest, 1.81, in 1960.
Bolivia, Plurinational State of ranks 62nd of 144 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 11 years of available data.
Barro-Lee: Average years of primary schooling, age 25+, total in Bolivia, Plurinational State of, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1960 | 1.81 | — |
| 1965 | 1.96 | +8.3% |
| 1970 | 2.21 | +12.8% |
| 1975 | 2.44 | +10.4% |
| 1980 | 2.9 | +18.9% |
| 1985 | 3.35 | +15.5% |
| 1990 | 4.02 | +20.0% |
| 1995 | 4.61 | +14.7% |
| 2000 | 4.92 | +6.7% |
| 2005 | 5.07 | +3.0% |
| 2010 | 5.09 | +0.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 1.89 | 1.81 | 1.96 | 2 |
| 1970s | 2.33 | 2.21 | 2.44 | 2 |
| 1980s | 3.12 | 2.9 | 3.35 | 2 |
| 1990s | 4.31 | 4.02 | 4.61 | 2 |
| 2000s | 5 | 4.92 | 5.07 | 2 |
| 2010s | 5.09 | 5.09 | 5.09 | 1 |
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More education data for Bolivia, Plurinational State of
- Start of the academic school year (tertiary education), gaps filled 2,022 tertiary education (2022)
- Start of the academic school year (tertiary education), annual growth 0.0495 % change on previous year (2022)
- Primary education, teachers, gaps filled 76,710 (2024)
- Duration of pre primary education, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Duration of pre primary education 2 (2025)
- Official entrance age to pre primary education 4 (2025)
- Population ages 15-64 64.8% (2025)
- Population ages 0-14 29.4% (2025)
- Lower secondary school starting age 12 years (2025)
- Primary school starting age 6 years (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is barro-lee: average years of primary schooling, age 25+, total in Bolivia, Plurinational State of?
- Barro-lee: average years of primary schooling, age 25+, total in Bolivia, Plurinational State of was 5.09 in 2010, according to Robert J. Barro and Jong-Wha Lee: http://www.barrolee.com/.
- What is the highest barro-lee: average years of primary schooling, age 25+, total recorded in Bolivia, Plurinational State of?
- The highest recorded value was 5.09 in 2010.
- What is the lowest barro-lee: average years of primary schooling, age 25+, total recorded in Bolivia, Plurinational State of?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.81 in 1960.
- How does Bolivia, Plurinational State of rank for barro-lee: average years of primary schooling, age 25+, total?
- Bolivia, Plurinational State of ranks 62nd out of 144 countries with data for 2010.
- Is barro-lee: average years of primary schooling, age 25+, total rising or falling in Bolivia, Plurinational State of?
- Over the last ten years it is up 3.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Bolivia, Plurinational State of data come from?
- The figures come from Robert J. Barro and Jong-Wha Lee: http://www.barrolee.com/, published as part of Barro-Lee: Average years of primary schooling, age 25+, total. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Average years of primary schooling, 25+, total is the average years of primary education completed among people over age 25.