Education spending in Bolivia
Bolivia: Education spending was 7.54 in 2024. ▲ Rising
Latest (2024)
7.54
Change on year
down 4.5%
World rank
12th
of 199 countries
All-time high
8.44
in 2020
All-time low
6.43
in 2006
Years of data
19
2006–2024
Education spending in Bolivia, 2006–2024
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
The most recent figure for education spending in Bolivia is 7.54, measured in 2024.
The figure is down 4.5% on the previous year and up 0.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, education spending in Bolivia peaked at 8.44 in 2020 and was at its lowest, 6.43, in 2006.
That places Bolivia 12th out of 199 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 19 years of available data.
Education spending in Bolivia, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2006 | 6.43 | — |
| 2007 | 6.72 | +4.4% |
| 2008 | 6.72 | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 7.57 | +12.7% |
| 2010 | 6.97 | -7.9% |
| 2011 | 6.45 | -7.5% |
| 2012 | 6.63 | +2.8% |
| 2013 | 6.8 | +2.6% |
| 2014 | 7.48 | +9.9% |
| 2015 | 8.14 | +8.9% |
| 2016 | 8.15 | +0.1% |
| 2017 | 8.1 | -0.7% |
| 2018 | 8.02 | -1.0% |
| 2019 | 8.09 | +0.9% |
| 2020 | 8.44 | +4.3% |
| 2021 | 7.96 | -5.6% |
| 2022 | 7.58 | -4.9% |
| 2023 | 7.89 | +4.2% |
| 2024 | 7.54 | -4.5% |
Bolivia compared with similar countries
- Bolivia's 7.54 is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 4.02, 1.9× the median. (47 countries reporting)
- Bolivia's 7.54 is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 4.06, 1.9× the median. (39 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 6.86 | 6.43 | 7.57 | 4 |
| 2010s | 7.48 | 6.45 | 8.15 | 10 |
| 2020s | 7.88 | 7.54 | 8.44 | 5 |
Countries ranked near Bolivia
- 9 Marshall Islands 7.7 compare
- 10 Vanuatu 7.64 compare
- 11 Mauritania 7.61 compare
- 13 Sweden 7.32 compare
- 14 Iceland 7.31 compare
- 15 Montserrat 7.19 compare
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 education spending in Bolivia?
- Education spending in Bolivia was 7.54 in 2024, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest education spending recorded in Bolivia?
- The highest recorded value was 8.44 in 2020.
- What is the lowest education spending recorded in Bolivia?
- The lowest recorded value was 6.43 in 2006.
- How does Bolivia rank for education spending?
- Bolivia ranks 12th out of 199 countries with data for 2024.
- Is education spending rising or falling in Bolivia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 0.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Bolivia data come from?
- The figures come from Our World in Data, published as part of Education spending. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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