Educational attainment rate, completed Bachelor's … Bachelor s male in Bolivia
Bolivia: Educational attainment rate, completed Bachelor's … Bachelor s male 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.
Educational attainment rate, completed Bachelor's … Bachelor s male in Bolivia, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 9.8% | — |
| 2001 | 9.6% | -2.7% |
| 2002 | 9.3% | -2.9% |
| 2005 | 11.2% | +20.6% |
| 2006 | 13.7% | +22.5% |
| 2007 | 14.4% | +4.6% |
| 2008 | 13.9% | -3.2% |
| 2009 | 14.2% | +2.3% |
| 2011 | 15.4% | +8.6% |
| 2012 | 14.5% | -6.3% |
| 2013 | 17.0% | +17.9% |
| 2015 | 23.5% | +38.0% |
| 2017 | 14.4% | -38.8% |
| 2019 | 26.0% | +80.3% |
| 2020 | 28.2% | +8.4% |
| 2022 | 16.2% | -42.5% |
| 2023 | 20.1% | +24.1% |
| 2024 | 18.0% | -10.7% |
Bolivia compared with similar countries
- Bolivia's 18.0% is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 8.3%, 2.2× the median. (21 countries reporting)
- Bolivia's 18.0% is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 12.5%, 1.4× the median. (16 countries reporting)
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
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 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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February 2026 Data Release