Barro-Lee: Average years of total schooling, age 15+, total in Bolivia
Bolivia: Barro-Lee: Average years of total schooling, age 15+, total was 8.25 in 2010. ▲ Rising
Barro-Lee: Average years of total schooling, age 15+, total in Bolivia, 1960–2010
Source: Robert J. Barro and Jong-Wha Lee: http://www.barrolee.com/.
Analysis
Bolivia recorded 8.25 for barro-lee: average years of total schooling, age 15+, total in 2010.
The figure is down 0.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, barro-lee: average years of total schooling, age 15+, total in Bolivia peaked at 8.49 in 2005 and was at its lowest, 3.1, in 1960.
Bolivia ranks 79th 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 total schooling, age 15+, total in Bolivia, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1960 | 3.1 | — |
| 1965 | 3.61 | +16.5% |
| 1970 | 4 | +10.8% |
| 1975 | 4.6 | +15.0% |
| 1980 | 5.48 | +19.1% |
| 1985 | 6.38 | +16.4% |
| 1990 | 7.26 | +13.8% |
| 1995 | 7.83 | +7.9% |
| 2000 | 8.29 | +5.9% |
| 2005 | 8.49 | +2.4% |
| 2010 | 8.25 | -2.8% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 3.35 | 3.1 | 3.61 | 2 |
| 1970s | 4.3 | 4 | 4.6 | 2 |
| 1980s | 5.93 | 5.48 | 6.38 | 2 |
| 1990s | 7.54 | 7.26 | 7.83 | 2 |
| 2000s | 8.39 | 8.29 | 8.49 | 2 |
| 2010s | 8.25 | 8.25 | 8.25 | 1 |
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More education data for Bolivia
- Theoretical duration of upper secondary education (years), annual 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Theoretical duration of secondary education (years), annual growth 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- 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)
Frequently asked questions
- What is barro-lee: average years of total schooling, age 15+, total in Bolivia?
- Barro-lee: average years of total schooling, age 15+, total in Bolivia was 8.25 in 2010, according to Robert J. Barro and Jong-Wha Lee: http://www.barrolee.com/.
- What is the highest barro-lee: average years of total schooling, age 15+, total recorded in Bolivia?
- The highest recorded value was 8.49 in 2005.
- What is the lowest barro-lee: average years of total schooling, age 15+, total recorded in Bolivia?
- The lowest recorded value was 3.1 in 1960.
- How does Bolivia rank for barro-lee: average years of total schooling, age 15+, total?
- Bolivia ranks 79th out of 144 countries with data for 2010.
- Is barro-lee: average years of total schooling, age 15+, total rising or falling in Bolivia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 0.5%. 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 total schooling, age 15+, total. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Average years of total schooling, 15+, total is the average years of education completed among people over age 15.