Completion rate, upper secondary education, both … modelled data both in Bolivia
Bolivia: Completion rate, upper secondary education, both … modelled data both was 82.5% in 2025. ▲ Rising
Latest (2025)
82.5%
Change on year
up 1.2%
World rank
56th
of 164 countries
All-time high
82.5%
in 2025
All-time low
27.3%
in 1981
Years of data
45
1981–2025
Completion rate, upper secondary education, both sexes (modelled data) in Bolivia, 1981–2025
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
Bolivia recorded 82.5% for completion rate, upper secondary education, both sexes (modelled data) in 2025. That is the highest value across all 45 years on record.
That represents a change of up 1.2% on the previous year and up 19.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, completion rate, upper secondary education, both sexes (modelled data) in Bolivia peaked at 82.5% in 2025 and was at its lowest, 27.3%, in 1981.
Bolivia ranks 56th of 164 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 45 years of available data.
Completion rate, upper secondary education, both … modelled data both in Bolivia, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1981 | 27.3% | — |
| 1982 | 28.5% | +4.3% |
| 1983 | 29.5% | +3.4% |
| 1984 | 30.3% | +2.8% |
| 1985 | 30.8% | +1.7% |
| 1986 | 31.3% | +1.8% |
| 1987 | 32.0% | +2.0% |
| 1988 | 32.9% | +2.9% |
| 1989 | 33.9% | +3.1% |
| 1990 | 35.0% | +3.2% |
| 1991 | 35.9% | +2.7% |
| 1992 | 37.1% | +3.3% |
| 1993 | 38.4% | +3.4% |
| 1994 | 39.8% | +3.8% |
| 1995 | 41.4% | +3.9% |
| 1996 | 42.9% | +3.8% |
| 1997 | 44.4% | +3.4% |
| 1998 | 45.8% | +3.2% |
| 1999 | 47.4% | +3.4% |
| 2000 | 49.1% | +3.6% |
| 2001 | 50.6% | +3.0% |
| 2002 | 52.1% | +3.0% |
| 2003 | 53.6% | +2.8% |
| 2004 | 55.0% | +2.7% |
| 2005 | 56.3% | +2.2% |
| 2006 | 57.5% | +2.2% |
| 2007 | 59.0% | +2.5% |
| 2008 | 60.4% | +2.4% |
| 2009 | 61.4% | +1.7% |
| 2010 | 62.0% | +1.0% |
| 2011 | 63.0% | +1.5% |
| 2012 | 64.1% | +1.8% |
| 2013 | 65.7% | +2.5% |
| 2014 | 67.2% | +2.4% |
| 2015 | 68.9% | +2.5% |
| 2016 | 70.4% | +2.2% |
| 2017 | 71.9% | +2.1% |
| 2018 | 73.5% | +2.1% |
| 2019 | 75.0% | +2.2% |
| 2020 | 76.5% | +2.0% |
| 2021 | 77.9% | +1.8% |
| 2022 | 79.2% | +1.6% |
| 2023 | 80.4% | +1.5% |
| 2024 | 81.5% | +1.4% |
| 2025 | 82.5% | +1.2% |
Bolivia compared with similar countries
- Bolivia's 82.5% is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 36.4%, 2.3× the median. (45 countries reporting)
- Bolivia's 82.5% is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 67.1%, 1.2× the median. (27 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 30.7% | 27.3% | 33.9% | 9 |
| 1990s | 40.8% | 35.0% | 47.4% | 10 |
| 2000s | 55.5% | 49.1% | 61.4% | 10 |
| 2010s | 68.2% | 62.0% | 75.0% | 10 |
| 2020s | 79.6% | 76.5% | 82.5% | 6 |
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 completion rate, upper secondary education, both sexes (modelled data) in Bolivia?
- Completion rate, upper secondary education, both sexes (modelled data) in Bolivia was 82.5% in 2025, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest completion rate, upper secondary education, both sexes (modelled data) recorded in Bolivia?
- The highest recorded value was 82.5% in 2025.
- What is the lowest completion rate, upper secondary education, both sexes (modelled data) recorded in Bolivia?
- The lowest recorded value was 27.3% in 1981.
- How does Bolivia rank for completion rate, upper secondary education, both sexes (modelled data)?
- Bolivia ranks 56th out of 164 countries with data for 2025.
- Is completion rate, upper secondary education, both sexes (modelled data) rising or falling in Bolivia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 19.7%. 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, upper secondary education, both sexes (modelled data) (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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February 2026 Data Release