Educational attainment, at least completed post-secondary, population in Bolivia
Bolivia: Educational attainment, at least completed post-secondary, population was 31.3% in 2023. ▲ Rising
Educational attainment, at least completed post-secondary, population in Bolivia, 1992–2023
Source: Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO). Measured in cumulative.
Analysis
In 2023, educational attainment, at least completed post-secondary, population in Bolivia stood at 31.3%. That is the highest value across all 16 years on record.
The figure is up 4.0% on the previous year and up 37.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, educational attainment, at least completed post-secondary, population in Bolivia peaked at 31.3% in 2023 and was at its lowest, 7.5%, in 2002.
That places Bolivia 51st out of 111 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 16 years of available data.
Educational attainment, at least completed post-secondary, population in Bolivia, year by year
| Year | cumulative | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1992 | 8.7% | — |
| 2001 | 14.9% | +72.4% |
| 2002 | 7.5% | -50.1% |
| 2006 | 19.2% | +157.4% |
| 2008 | 18.7% | -2.7% |
| 2009 | 21.0% | +12.5% |
| 2012 | 22.8% | +8.3% |
| 2015 | 26.0% | +14.2% |
| 2016 | 18.3% | -29.7% |
| 2017 | 20.7% | +13.4% |
| 2018 | 22.2% | +7.2% |
| 2019 | 29.6% | +33.3% |
| 2020 | 30.1% | +1.5% |
| 2021 | 27.6% | -8.2% |
| 2022 | 30.1% | +9.0% |
| 2023 | 31.3% | +4.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 8.7% | 8.7% | 8.7% | 1 |
| 2000s | 16.3% | 7.5% | 21.0% | 5 |
| 2010s | 23.3% | 18.3% | 29.6% | 6 |
| 2020s | 29.8% | 27.6% | 31.3% | 4 |
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More education data for Bolivia
- Teachers in primary education, female (number), gaps filled 50,309 (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, male (number), gaps filled 26,401 (2024)
- Theoretical duration of primary education (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Theoretical duration of pre-primary education (years), annual growth 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Start of the academic school year (pre-primary to post-secondary non) 0.0494 % change on previous year (2025)
- Theoretical duration of lower secondary education (years), annual 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Theoretical duration of upper secondary education (years), annual 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Theoretical duration of secondary education (years), annual growth 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Start of the academic school year (tertiary education), gaps filled 2,022 tertiary education (2022)
- Start of the academic school year (tertiary education), annual growth 0.0495 % change on previous year (2022)
Frequently asked questions
- What is educational attainment, at least completed post-secondary, population in Bolivia?
- Educational attainment, at least completed post-secondary, population in Bolivia was 31.3% in 2023, according to Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO).
- What is the highest educational attainment, at least completed post-secondary, population recorded in Bolivia?
- The highest recorded value was 31.3% in 2023.
- What is the lowest educational attainment, at least completed post-secondary, population recorded in Bolivia?
- The lowest recorded value was 7.5% in 2002.
- How does Bolivia rank for educational attainment, at least completed post-secondary, population?
- Bolivia ranks 51st out of 111 countries with data for 2023.
- Is educational attainment, at least completed post-secondary, population rising or falling in Bolivia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 37.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Bolivia data come from?
- The figures come from Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO), published as part of Educational attainment, at least completed post-secondary, population 25+, female (%) (cumulative). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
The percentage of population ages 25 and over that attained or completed post-secondary non-tertiary education.