Educational attainment: at least some primary (ISCED) … rural female in Bolivia
Bolivia: Educational attainment: at least some primary (ISCED) … rural female was 82.1% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Educational attainment: at least some primary (ISCED 1), population in Bolivia, 1992–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2024, educational attainment: at least some primary (isced 1), population in Bolivia stood at 82.1%.
That represents a change of down 1.9% on the previous year and up 23.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, educational attainment: at least some primary (isced 1), population in Bolivia peaked at 83.7% in 2023 and was at its lowest, 43.3%, in 1992.
That places Bolivia 70th out of 97 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 21 years of available data.
Educational attainment: at least some primary (ISCED) … rural female in Bolivia, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1992 | 43.3% | — |
| 2000 | 52.2% | +20.7% |
| 2001 | 54.8% | +5.0% |
| 2002 | 55.5% | +1.2% |
| 2005 | 60.5% | +9.1% |
| 2006 | 59.4% | -1.9% |
| 2007 | 58.6% | -1.4% |
| 2008 | 61.4% | +4.8% |
| 2009 | 60.8% | -1.0% |
| 2011 | 66.1% | +8.8% |
| 2012 | 70.8% | +7.1% |
| 2013 | 65.8% | -7.1% |
| 2014 | 66.5% | +1.1% |
| 2015 | 68.7% | +3.3% |
| 2016 | 71.8% | +4.5% |
| 2017 | 73.6% | +2.4% |
| 2018 | 73.7% | +0.1% |
| 2020 | 69.1% | -6.2% |
| 2022 | 79.5% | +15.1% |
| 2023 | 83.7% | +5.2% |
| 2024 | 82.1% | -1.9% |
Bolivia compared with similar countries
- Bolivia's 82.1% is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 65.9%, 1.2× the median. (22 countries reporting)
- Bolivia's 82.1% is below the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 89.0%, 92% of the median. (16 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 43.3% | 43.3% | 43.3% | 1 |
| 2000s | 57.9% | 52.2% | 61.4% | 8 |
| 2010s | 69.6% | 65.8% | 73.7% | 8 |
| 2020s | 78.6% | 69.1% | 83.7% | 4 |
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 educational attainment: at least some primary (isced 1), population in Bolivia?
- Educational attainment: at least some primary (isced 1), population in Bolivia was 82.1% in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest educational attainment: at least some primary (isced 1), population recorded in Bolivia?
- The highest recorded value was 83.7% in 2023.
- What is the lowest educational attainment: at least some primary (isced 1), population recorded in Bolivia?
- The lowest recorded value was 43.3% in 1992.
- How does Bolivia rank for educational attainment: at least some primary (isced 1), population?
- Bolivia ranks 70th out of 97 countries with data for 2024.
- Is educational attainment: at least some primary (isced 1), population rising or falling in Bolivia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 23.5%. 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 Educational attainment: at least some primary (ISCED 1), population 25+ years, rural, female (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release