Educational attainment rate, completed lower … lower rural female in Bolivia
Bolivia: Educational attainment rate, completed lower … lower rural female was 34.7% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Educational attainment rate, completed lower secondary education or in Bolivia, 1992–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for educational attainment rate, completed lower secondary education or in Bolivia is 34.7%, measured in 2024. That is the highest value across all 24 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 3.1% on the previous year and up 105.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, educational attainment rate, completed lower secondary education or in Bolivia peaked at 34.7% in 2024 and was at its lowest, 7.1%, in 2002.
That places Bolivia 69th out of 94 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 24 years of available data.
Educational attainment rate, completed lower … lower rural female in Bolivia, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1992 | 13.8% | — |
| 2000 | 7.3% | -47.2% |
| 2001 | 10.8% | +47.6% |
| 2002 | 7.1% | -34.1% |
| 2004 | 10.1% | +42.3% |
| 2005 | 11.6% | +14.9% |
| 2006 | 8.8% | -24.2% |
| 2007 | 12.1% | +37.7% |
| 2008 | 11.6% | -3.9% |
| 2009 | 13.2% | +13.6% |
| 2011 | 17.3% | +30.9% |
| 2012 | 18.4% | +6.4% |
| 2013 | 19.2% | +4.3% |
| 2014 | 16.9% | -12.0% |
| 2015 | 20.0% | +18.3% |
| 2016 | 18.7% | -6.5% |
| 2017 | 19.8% | +5.9% |
| 2018 | 21.6% | +9.1% |
| 2019 | 27.5% | +27.3% |
| 2020 | 24.5% | -10.8% |
| 2021 | 30.1% | +22.7% |
| 2022 | 29.2% | -2.9% |
| 2023 | 33.6% | +15.1% |
| 2024 | 34.7% | +3.1% |
Bolivia compared with similar countries
- Bolivia's 34.7% is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 27.7%, 1.2× the median. (18 countries reporting)
- Bolivia's 34.7% is below the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 37.7%, 92% of the median. (15 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 13.8% | 13.8% | 13.8% | 1 |
| 2000s | 10.3% | 7.1% | 13.2% | 9 |
| 2010s | 19.9% | 16.9% | 27.5% | 9 |
| 2020s | 30.4% | 24.5% | 34.7% | 5 |
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 lower secondary education or in Bolivia?
- Educational attainment rate, completed lower secondary education or in Bolivia was 34.7% in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest educational attainment rate, completed lower secondary education or recorded in Bolivia?
- The highest recorded value was 34.7% in 2024.
- What is the lowest educational attainment rate, completed lower secondary education or recorded in Bolivia?
- The lowest recorded value was 7.1% in 2002.
- How does Bolivia rank for educational attainment rate, completed lower secondary education or?
- Bolivia ranks 69th out of 94 countries with data for 2024.
- Is educational attainment rate, completed lower secondary education or rising or falling in Bolivia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 105.0%. 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 lower secondary education or higher, population 25+ years, rural, female (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release