Share of children who are not in pre-primary school in Bolivia
Bolivia: Share of children who are not in pre-primary school was 20.3% in 2024. ▼ Falling
Share of children who are not in pre-primary school in Bolivia, 1998–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for share of children who are not in pre-primary school in Bolivia is 20.3%, measured in 2024.
That represents a change of up 57.8% on the previous year and up 16.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of children who are not in pre-primary school in Bolivia peaked at 41.7% in 2008 and was at its lowest, 6.7%, in 2020.
Bolivia ranks 71st of 179 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 27 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 39.8% | 39.1% | 40.6% | 2 |
| 2000s | 30.7% | 23.5% | 41.7% | 10 |
| 2010s | 16.0% | 7.8% | 25.3% | 10 |
| 2020s | 12.1% | 6.7% | 20.3% | 5 |
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More education data for Bolivia
- Duration of pre-primary education 2 years (2025)
- Official entrance age to pre-primary education 4 years (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)
- School enrollment, primary 93.7% (2024)
- Primary education, teachers 76,710 (2024)
- Fertility rate vs. average years of schooling 2.52 live births per woman (2024)
- School enrollment, primary, female 93.3% (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is share of children who are not in pre-primary school in Bolivia?
- Share of children who are not in pre-primary school in Bolivia was 20.3% in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest share of children who are not in pre-primary school recorded in Bolivia?
- The highest recorded value was 41.7% in 2008.
- What is the lowest share of children who are not in pre-primary school recorded in Bolivia?
- The lowest recorded value was 6.7% in 2020.
- How does Bolivia rank for share of children who are not in pre-primary school?
- Bolivia ranks 71st out of 179 countries with data for 2024.
- Is share of children who are not in pre-primary school rising or falling in Bolivia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 16.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Bolivia data come from?
- The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Share of children who are not in pre-primary school. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Children one year before the official primary entry age (typically age 5) not enrolled in pre-primary education, expressed as a percentage of all children in that age group.