Educational attainment rate, completed Bachelor's or equivalent in Bolivia
Bolivia: Educational attainment rate, completed Bachelor's or equivalent was 18.0% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Educational attainment rate, completed Bachelor's or equivalent in Bolivia, 2000–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
Bolivia recorded 18.0% for educational attainment rate, completed bachelor's or equivalent in 2024.
The figure is down 10.7% on the previous year and up 5.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, educational attainment rate, completed bachelor's or equivalent in Bolivia peaked at 28.2% in 2020 and was at its lowest, 9.3%, in 2002.
That places Bolivia 56th out of 112 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 18 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 12.0% | 9.3% | 14.4% | 8 |
| 2010s | 18.5% | 14.4% | 26.0% | 6 |
| 2020s | 20.6% | 16.2% | 28.2% | 4 |
Countries ranked near Bolivia
- 53 Serbia, Republic of 18.6% compare
- 54 Slovenia, Republic of 18.1% compare
- 55 India 18.0% compare
- 57 Croatia 17.7% compare
- 58 Venezuela, República Bolivariana de 17.5% compare
- 59 Colombia 17.4% compare
More education data for Bolivia
- 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)
- School enrollment, primary 93.7% (2024)
- Primary education, teachers, per capita 0.0062 units per person (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is educational attainment rate, completed bachelor's or equivalent in Bolivia?
- Educational attainment rate, completed bachelor's or equivalent in Bolivia was 18.0% in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest educational attainment rate, completed bachelor's or equivalent recorded in Bolivia?
- The highest recorded value was 28.2% in 2020.
- What is the lowest educational attainment rate, completed bachelor's or equivalent recorded in Bolivia?
- The lowest recorded value was 9.3% in 2002.
- How does Bolivia rank for educational attainment rate, completed bachelor's or equivalent?
- Bolivia ranks 56th out of 112 countries with data for 2024.
- Is educational attainment rate, completed bachelor's or equivalent rising or falling in Bolivia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 5.3%. 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 rate, completed Bachelor's or equivalent education or higher, population 25+ years, male (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release