Duration of compulsory education (years) in Bolivia
Bolivia: Duration of compulsory education (years) was 14 years in 2025. ▲ Rising
Latest (2025)
14 years
Change on year
unchanged
World rank
8th
of 206 countries
All-time high
14 years
in 2009
All-time low
8 years
in 1998
Years of data
28
1998–2025
Duration of compulsory education in Bolivia, 1998–2025
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in years.
Analysis
In 2025, duration of compulsory education in Bolivia stood at 14 years. That is the highest value across all 28 years on record.
The figure is unchanged over ten years.
Over the whole period, duration of compulsory education in Bolivia peaked at 14 years in 2009 and was at its lowest, 8 years, in 1998.
Bolivia ranks 8th of 206 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 28 years of available data.
Duration of compulsory education (years) in Bolivia, year by year
| Year | years | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1998 | 8 years | — |
| 1999 | 8 years | +0.0% |
| 2000 | 8 years | +0.0% |
| 2001 | 8 years | +0.0% |
| 2002 | 8 years | +0.0% |
| 2003 | 8 years | +0.0% |
| 2004 | 8 years | +0.0% |
| 2005 | 8 years | +0.0% |
| 2006 | 8 years | +0.0% |
| 2007 | 8 years | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 8 years | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 14 years | +75.0% |
| 2010 | 14 years | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 14 years | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 14 years | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 14 years | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 14 years | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 14 years | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 14 years | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 14 years | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 14 years | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 14 years | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 14 years | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 14 years | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 14 years | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 14 years | +0.0% |
| 2024 | 14 years | +0.0% |
| 2025 | 14 years | +0.0% |
Bolivia compared with similar countries
- Bolivia's 14 years is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 9 years, 1.6× the median. (42 countries reporting)
- Bolivia's 14 years is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 12 years, 1.2× the median. (40 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 8 years | 8 years | 8 years | 2 |
| 2000s | 8.6 years | 8 years | 14 years | 10 |
| 2010s | 14 years | 14 years | 14 years | 10 |
| 2020s | 14 years | 14 years | 14 years | 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 duration of compulsory education in Bolivia?
- Duration of compulsory education in Bolivia was 14 years in 2025, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest duration of compulsory education recorded in Bolivia?
- The highest recorded value was 14 years in 2009.
- What is the lowest duration of compulsory education recorded in Bolivia?
- The lowest recorded value was 8 years in 1998.
- How does Bolivia rank for duration of compulsory education?
- Bolivia ranks 8th out of 206 countries with data for 2025.
- Is duration of compulsory education rising or falling in Bolivia?
- Over the last ten years it is unchanged. 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 Duration of compulsory education (years). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release