Completion rate, lower secondary education, both sexes (%) (lower) in Bolivia
Bolivia: Completion rate, lower secondary education, both sexes (%) (lower) was 96.5% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Completion rate, lower secondary education, both sexes in Bolivia, 2000–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
Bolivia recorded 96.5% for completion rate, lower secondary education, both sexes in 2024. That is the highest value across all 23 years on record.
That represents a change of up 0.6% on the previous year and up 11.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, completion rate, lower secondary education, both sexes in Bolivia peaked at 96.5% in 2024 and was at its lowest, 70.0%, in 2001.
Bolivia ranks 29th of 92 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 23 years of available data.
Completion rate, lower secondary education, both sexes (%) (lower) in Bolivia, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 72.5% | — |
| 2001 | 70.0% | -3.4% |
| 2002 | 71.7% | +2.4% |
| 2003 | 77.5% | +8.1% |
| 2004 | 78.4% | +1.2% |
| 2005 | 83.7% | +6.8% |
| 2006 | 83.7% | +0.0% |
| 2007 | 86.5% | +3.3% |
| 2008 | 83.9% | -3.0% |
| 2009 | 88.3% | +5.2% |
| 2011 | 85.5% | -3.2% |
| 2012 | 87.3% | +2.1% |
| 2013 | 88.2% | +1.0% |
| 2014 | 86.8% | -1.6% |
| 2015 | 89.3% | +2.9% |
| 2016 | 88.9% | -0.4% |
| 2017 | 91.0% | +2.4% |
| 2018 | 91.9% | +1.0% |
| 2019 | 91.7% | -0.2% |
| 2020 | 93.0% | +1.4% |
| 2021 | 94.2% | +1.3% |
| 2023 | 95.9% | +1.8% |
| 2024 | 96.5% | +0.6% |
Bolivia compared with similar countries
- Bolivia's 96.5% is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 56.9%, 1.7× the median. (24 countries reporting)
- Bolivia's 96.5% is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 88.4%, 1.1× the median. (20 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 79.6% | 70.0% | 88.3% | 10 |
| 2010s | 89.0% | 85.5% | 91.9% | 9 |
| 2020s | 94.9% | 93.0% | 96.5% | 4 |
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 completion rate, lower secondary education, both sexes in Bolivia?
- Completion rate, lower secondary education, both sexes in Bolivia was 96.5% in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest completion rate, lower secondary education, both sexes recorded in Bolivia?
- The highest recorded value was 96.5% in 2024.
- What is the lowest completion rate, lower secondary education, both sexes recorded in Bolivia?
- The lowest recorded value was 70.0% in 2001.
- How does Bolivia rank for completion rate, lower secondary education, both sexes?
- Bolivia ranks 29th out of 92 countries with data for 2024.
- Is completion rate, lower secondary education, both sexes rising or falling in Bolivia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 11.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Bolivia data come from?
- The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of Completion rate, lower secondary education, both sexes (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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February 2026 Data Release