Educational attainment, at least completed upper secondary in Bolivia, Plurinational State of
Bolivia, Plurinational State of: Educational attainment, at least completed upper secondary was 50.7% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Educational attainment, at least completed upper secondary in Bolivia, Plurinational State of, 1976–2024
Source: Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO). Measured in cumulative.
Analysis
The most recent figure for educational attainment, at least completed upper secondary in Bolivia, Plurinational State of is 50.7%, measured in 2024.
The figure is down 0.4% on the previous year and up 33.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, educational attainment, at least completed upper secondary in Bolivia, Plurinational State of peaked at 56.5% in 2019 and was at its lowest, 8.9%, in 1976.
That places Bolivia, Plurinational State of 79th out of 141 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 26 years of available data.
Educational attainment, at least completed upper secondary in Bolivia, Plurinational State of, year by year
| Year | cumulative | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1976 | 8.9% | — |
| 1992 | 23.2% | +161.1% |
| 1999 | 23.7% | +2.1% |
| 2000 | 26.0% | +9.6% |
| 2001 | 32.3% | +24.4% |
| 2002 | 22.6% | -30.1% |
| 2004 | 22.0% | -2.7% |
| 2005 | 26.9% | +22.3% |
| 2006 | 30.5% | +13.3% |
| 2007 | 31.7% | +4.0% |
| 2008 | 32.2% | +1.7% |
| 2009 | 34.4% | +6.8% |
| 2011 | 37.1% | +7.8% |
| 2012 | 39.5% | +6.4% |
| 2013 | 42.3% | +7.1% |
| 2014 | 38.0% | -10.2% |
| 2015 | 49.5% | +30.4% |
| 2016 | 39.4% | -20.5% |
| 2017 | 41.7% | +5.8% |
| 2018 | 41.5% | -0.5% |
| 2019 | 56.5% | +36.1% |
| 2020 | 55.4% | -2.0% |
| 2021 | 45.9% | -17.1% |
| 2022 | 47.8% | +4.1% |
| 2023 | 50.9% | +6.6% |
| 2024 | 50.7% | -0.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 8.9% | 8.9% | 8.9% | 1 |
| 1990s | 23.5% | 23.2% | 23.7% | 2 |
| 2000s | 28.7% | 22.0% | 34.4% | 9 |
| 2010s | 42.8% | 37.1% | 56.5% | 9 |
| 2020s | 50.1% | 45.9% | 55.4% | 5 |
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More education data for Bolivia, Plurinational State of
- 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 upper secondary in Bolivia, Plurinational State of?
- Educational attainment, at least completed upper secondary in Bolivia, Plurinational State of was 50.7% in 2024, according to Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO).
- What is the highest educational attainment, at least completed upper secondary recorded in Bolivia, Plurinational State of?
- The highest recorded value was 56.5% in 2019.
- What is the lowest educational attainment, at least completed upper secondary recorded in Bolivia, Plurinational State of?
- The lowest recorded value was 8.9% in 1976.
- How does Bolivia, Plurinational State of rank for educational attainment, at least completed upper secondary?
- Bolivia, Plurinational State of ranks 79th out of 141 countries with data for 2024.
- Is educational attainment, at least completed upper secondary rising or falling in Bolivia, Plurinational State of?
- Over the last ten years it is up 33.5%. 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 upper secondary, 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 upper secondary education.