Children out of school, female in Bolivia
Bolivia: Children out of school, female was 9.3% in 2024. ▼ Falling
Children out of school, female in Bolivia, 2009–2024
Source: Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO). Measured in % of female primary school age.
Analysis
In 2024, children out of school, female in Bolivia stood at 9.3%.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 135.6% on the previous year and down 19.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, children out of school, female in Bolivia peaked at 11.5% in 2014 and was at its lowest, 1.2%, in 2009.
That places Bolivia 63rd out of 177 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 16 years of available data.
Children out of school, female in Bolivia, year by year
| Year | % of female primary school age | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2009 | 1.2% | — |
| 2010 | 4.0% | +225.2% |
| 2011 | 6.5% | +61.7% |
| 2012 | 9.8% | +50.5% |
| 2013 | 10.9% | +11.2% |
| 2014 | 11.5% | +5.4% |
| 2015 | 11.5% | -0.5% |
| 2016 | 10.6% | -7.9% |
| 2017 | 9.1% | -14.1% |
| 2018 | 7.3% | -19.4% |
| 2019 | 6.0% | -18.3% |
| 2020 | 4.9% | -18.9% |
| 2021 | 3.9% | -18.6% |
| 2022 | 3.1% | -20.5% |
| 2023 | 3.9% | +25.4% |
| 2024 | 9.3% | +135.6% |
Bolivia compared with similar countries
- Bolivia's 9.3% is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 9.6%, 96% of the median. (45 countries reporting)
- Bolivia's 9.3% is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 6.8%, 1.4× the median. (33 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Children out of school, female in Bolivia changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2010 | +225.2% | 1.2% | 4.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 1.2% | 1.2% | 1.2% | 1 |
| 2010s | 8.7% | 4.0% | 11.5% | 10 |
| 2020s | 5.0% | 3.1% | 9.3% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Bolivia
More education data for Bolivia
- 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 children out of school, female in Bolivia?
- Children out of school, female in Bolivia was 9.3% in 2024, according to Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO).
- What is the highest children out of school, female recorded in Bolivia?
- The highest recorded value was 11.5% in 2014.
- What is the lowest children out of school, female recorded in Bolivia?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.2% in 2009.
- How does Bolivia rank for children out of school, female?
- Bolivia ranks 63rd out of 177 countries with data for 2024.
- Is children out of school, female rising or falling in Bolivia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 19.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Bolivia data come from?
- The figures come from Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO), published as part of Children out of school, female (% of female primary school age). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Children out of school are the percentage of primary-school-age children who are not enrolled in primary or secondary school. Children in the official primary age group that are in preprimary education should be considered out of school.