Barro-Lee: Average years of secondary schooling, age 40-44, female in Bolivia
Bolivia: Barro-Lee: Average years of secondary schooling, age 40-44, female was 1.54 in 2010. ▲ Rising
Barro-Lee: Average years of secondary schooling, age 40-44, female in Bolivia, 1960–2010
Source: Robert J. Barro and Jong-Wha Lee: http://www.barrolee.com/.
Analysis
In 2010, barro-lee: average years of secondary schooling, age 40-44, female in Bolivia stood at 1.54.
The figure is down 33.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, barro-lee: average years of secondary schooling, age 40-44, female in Bolivia peaked at 2.33 in 2000 and was at its lowest, 0.47, in 1960.
That places Bolivia 103rd out of 144 countries with data for 2010, putting it 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 secondary schooling, age 40-44, female in Bolivia, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1960 | 0.47 | — |
| 1965 | 0.62 | +31.9% |
| 1970 | 0.62 | +0.0% |
| 1975 | 0.76 | +22.6% |
| 1980 | 0.9 | +18.4% |
| 1985 | 1.23 | +36.7% |
| 1990 | 1.86 | +51.2% |
| 1995 | 1.78 | -4.3% |
| 2000 | 2.33 | +30.9% |
| 2005 | 1.41 | -39.5% |
| 2010 | 1.54 | +9.2% |
Bolivia compared with similar countries
- Bolivia's 1.54 is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 1.19, 1.3× the median. (33 countries reporting)
- Bolivia's 1.54 is below the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 2.96, 52% of the median. (25 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.545 | 0.47 | 0.62 | 2 |
| 1970s | 0.69 | 0.62 | 0.76 | 2 |
| 1980s | 1.06 | 0.9 | 1.23 | 2 |
| 1990s | 1.82 | 1.78 | 1.86 | 2 |
| 2000s | 1.87 | 1.41 | 2.33 | 2 |
| 2010s | 1.54 | 1.54 | 1.54 | 1 |
Countries ranked near Bolivia
More education data for Bolivia
- Gender gap education levels, gaps filled 90.73 (2024)
- Primary enrollment selected countries, gaps filled 90.75 (2024)
- 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)
Frequently asked questions
- What is barro-lee: average years of secondary schooling, age 40-44, female in Bolivia?
- Barro-lee: average years of secondary schooling, age 40-44, female in Bolivia was 1.54 in 2010, according to Robert J. Barro and Jong-Wha Lee: http://www.barrolee.com/.
- What is the highest barro-lee: average years of secondary schooling, age 40-44, female recorded in Bolivia?
- The highest recorded value was 2.33 in 2000.
- What is the lowest barro-lee: average years of secondary schooling, age 40-44, female recorded in Bolivia?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.47 in 1960.
- How does Bolivia rank for barro-lee: average years of secondary schooling, age 40-44, female?
- Bolivia ranks 103rd out of 144 countries with data for 2010.
- Is barro-lee: average years of secondary schooling, age 40-44, female rising or falling in Bolivia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 33.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Bolivia 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 secondary schooling, age 40-44, female. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Average years of secondary schooling, 40-44, female is the average years of secondary education completed among females age 40-44.