Educational attainment, at least completed short-cycle tertiary in Bolivia, Plurinational State of
Bolivia, Plurinational State of: Educational attainment, at least completed short-cycle tertiary was 31.3% in 2023. ▲ Rising
Educational attainment, at least completed short-cycle tertiary in Bolivia, Plurinational State of, 1976–2023
Source: Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO). Measured in cumulative.
Analysis
Bolivia, Plurinational State of recorded 31.3% for educational attainment, at least completed short-cycle tertiary in 2023. That is the highest value across all 20 years on record.
That represents a change of up 4.0% on the previous year and up 37.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, educational attainment, at least completed short-cycle tertiary in Bolivia, Plurinational State of peaked at 31.3% in 2023 and was at its lowest, 3.3%, in 1976.
That places Bolivia, Plurinational State of 44th out of 128 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 20 years of available data.
Educational attainment, at least completed short-cycle tertiary in Bolivia, Plurinational State of, year by year
| Year | cumulative | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1976 | 3.3% | — |
| 1992 | 8.7% | +164.0% |
| 1999 | 7.2% | -16.4% |
| 2000 | 6.5% | -10.4% |
| 2001 | 11.9% | +83.8% |
| 2002 | 7.5% | -37.5% |
| 2004 | 10.2% | +36.3% |
| 2006 | 19.2% | +88.9% |
| 2008 | 18.7% | -2.7% |
| 2009 | 21.0% | +12.5% |
| 2012 | 22.8% | +8.3% |
| 2015 | 26.0% | +14.2% |
| 2016 | 18.2% | -30.1% |
| 2017 | 20.6% | +13.5% |
| 2018 | 22.1% | +7.0% |
| 2019 | 29.6% | +34.2% |
| 2020 | 30.1% | +1.5% |
| 2021 | 27.6% | -8.3% |
| 2022 | 30.1% | +9.1% |
| 2023 | 31.3% | +4.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 3.3% | 3.3% | 3.3% | 1 |
| 1990s | 8.0% | 7.2% | 8.7% | 2 |
| 2000s | 13.6% | 6.5% | 21.0% | 7 |
| 2010s | 23.2% | 18.2% | 29.6% | 6 |
| 2020s | 29.8% | 27.6% | 31.3% | 4 |
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More education data for Bolivia, Plurinational State of
- Primary education, teachers, gaps filled 76,710 (2024)
- Duration of pre primary education, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Duration of pre primary education 2 (2025)
- Official entrance age to pre primary education 4 (2025)
- Population ages 15-64 64.8% (2025)
- Population ages 0-14 29.4% (2025)
- Lower secondary school starting age 12 years (2025)
- Primary school starting age 6 years (2025)
- Primary secondary enrollment completion rates, gaps filled 93.68 (2024)
- School enrollment, primary 93.7% (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is educational attainment, at least completed short-cycle tertiary in Bolivia, Plurinational State of?
- Educational attainment, at least completed short-cycle tertiary in Bolivia, Plurinational State of 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 short-cycle tertiary recorded in Bolivia, Plurinational State of?
- The highest recorded value was 31.3% in 2023.
- What is the lowest educational attainment, at least completed short-cycle tertiary recorded in Bolivia, Plurinational State of?
- The lowest recorded value was 3.3% in 1976.
- How does Bolivia, Plurinational State of rank for educational attainment, at least completed short-cycle tertiary?
- Bolivia, Plurinational State of ranks 44th out of 128 countries with data for 2023.
- Is educational attainment, at least completed short-cycle tertiary rising or falling in Bolivia, Plurinational State of?
- Over the last ten years it is up 37.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Bolivia, Plurinational State of 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 short-cycle tertiary, population 25+, female (%) (cumulative). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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The percentage of population ages 25 and over that attained or completed short-cycle tertiary education.