Educational attainment rate, completed … female Bachelor urban s in Bolivia
Bolivia: Educational attainment rate, completed … female Bachelor urban s was 25.5% 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 25.5% for educational attainment rate, completed bachelor's or equivalent in 2024.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 2.2% on the previous year and up 38.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, educational attainment rate, completed bachelor's or equivalent in Bolivia peaked at 33.9% in 2020 and was at its lowest, 9.8%, in 2000.
That places Bolivia 37th out of 86 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 … female Bachelor urban s in Bolivia, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 9.8% | — |
| 2001 | 11.2% | +14.0% |
| 2002 | 10.6% | -5.5% |
| 2005 | 11.9% | +12.8% |
| 2006 | 15.9% | +33.3% |
| 2007 | 15.4% | -2.8% |
| 2008 | 16.3% | +5.4% |
| 2009 | 16.7% | +2.7% |
| 2011 | 20.3% | +21.4% |
| 2012 | 16.4% | -19.0% |
| 2013 | 18.5% | +12.4% |
| 2015 | 26.0% | +40.9% |
| 2017 | 18.5% | -28.7% |
| 2019 | 29.7% | +60.2% |
| 2020 | 33.9% | +14.1% |
| 2022 | 23.3% | -31.2% |
| 2023 | 26.1% | +11.9% |
| 2024 | 25.5% | -2.2% |
Bolivia compared with similar countries
- Bolivia's 25.5% is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 10.7%, 2.4× the median. (19 countries reporting)
- Bolivia's 25.5% is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 19.6%, 1.3× the median. (12 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 13.5% | 9.8% | 16.7% | 8 |
| 2010s | 21.6% | 16.4% | 29.7% | 6 |
| 2020s | 27.2% | 23.3% | 33.9% | 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 25.5% 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 33.9% in 2020.
- What is the lowest educational attainment rate, completed bachelor's or equivalent recorded in Bolivia?
- The lowest recorded value was 9.8% in 2000.
- How does Bolivia rank for educational attainment rate, completed bachelor's or equivalent?
- Bolivia ranks 37th out of 86 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 38.1%. 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, urban, female (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release