Educational attainment rate, completed Doctoral … Doctoral urban both in Bolivia
Bolivia: Educational attainment rate, completed Doctoral … Doctoral urban both was 0.1% in 2023. ◆ Volatile
Educational attainment rate, completed Doctoral or equivalent in Bolivia, 2012–2023
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for educational attainment rate, completed doctoral or equivalent in Bolivia is 0.1%, measured in 2023. That is the lowest value across all 12 years on record.
That represents a change of down 0.7% on the previous year and down 76.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, educational attainment rate, completed doctoral or equivalent in Bolivia peaked at 0.4% in 2012 and was at its lowest, 0.1%, in 2023.
Bolivia ranks 55th of 55 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Educational attainment rate, completed Doctoral … Doctoral urban both in Bolivia, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2012 | 0.4% | — |
| 2013 | 0.3% | -15.1% |
| 2014 | 0.3% | -12.3% |
| 2015 | 0.3% | +6.6% |
| 2016 | 0.1% | -61.5% |
| 2017 | 0.1% | +19.8% |
| 2018 | 0.1% | -27.7% |
| 2019 | 0.3% | +159.6% |
| 2020 | 0.2% | -37.3% |
| 2021 | 0.1% | -14.0% |
| 2022 | 0.1% | -46.6% |
| 2023 | 0.1% | -0.7% |
Bolivia compared with similar countries
- Bolivia's 0.1% is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 0.1%, 71% of the median. (5 countries reporting)
- Bolivia's 0.1% is below the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 0.3%, 28% of the median. (6 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 0.2% | 0.1% | 0.4% | 8 |
| 2020s | 0.1% | 0.1% | 0.2% | 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 doctoral or equivalent in Bolivia?
- Educational attainment rate, completed doctoral or equivalent in Bolivia was 0.1% in 2023, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest educational attainment rate, completed doctoral or equivalent recorded in Bolivia?
- The highest recorded value was 0.4% in 2012.
- What is the lowest educational attainment rate, completed doctoral or equivalent recorded in Bolivia?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.1% in 2023.
- How does Bolivia rank for educational attainment rate, completed doctoral or equivalent?
- Bolivia ranks 55th out of 55 countries with data for 2023.
- Is educational attainment rate, completed doctoral or equivalent rising or falling in Bolivia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 76.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Bolivia data come from?
- The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of Educational attainment rate, completed Doctoral or equivalent education, population 25+ years, urban, both sexes (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release