Educational attainment rate, completed lower secondary … lower male in Bolivia
Bolivia: Educational attainment rate, completed lower secondary … lower male was 70.2% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Educational attainment rate, completed lower secondary education or in Bolivia, 1976–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for educational attainment rate, completed lower secondary education or in Bolivia is 70.2%, measured in 2024.
That represents a change of down 0.7% on the previous year and up 16.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, educational attainment rate, completed lower secondary education or in Bolivia peaked at 70.7% in 2023 and was at its lowest, 29.2%, in 1976.
Bolivia ranks 74th of 133 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 25 years of available data.
Educational attainment rate, completed lower secondary … lower male in Bolivia, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1976 | 29.2% | — |
| 1992 | 52.9% | +81.3% |
| 2000 | 50.0% | -5.5% |
| 2001 | 52.5% | +5.1% |
| 2002 | 46.7% | -11.1% |
| 2004 | 48.3% | +3.4% |
| 2005 | 51.9% | +7.5% |
| 2006 | 47.3% | -8.8% |
| 2007 | 57.6% | +21.7% |
| 2008 | 49.8% | -13.5% |
| 2009 | 52.7% | +5.8% |
| 2011 | 60.1% | +14.1% |
| 2012 | 56.9% | -5.2% |
| 2013 | 64.4% | +13.1% |
| 2014 | 60.2% | -6.5% |
| 2015 | 62.4% | +3.7% |
| 2016 | 63.5% | +1.8% |
| 2017 | 62.7% | -1.3% |
| 2018 | 64.9% | +3.5% |
| 2019 | 68.2% | +5.1% |
| 2020 | 69.7% | +2.2% |
| 2021 | 69.5% | -0.3% |
| 2022 | 66.5% | -4.3% |
| 2023 | 70.7% | +6.3% |
| 2024 | 70.2% | -0.7% |
Bolivia compared with similar countries
- Bolivia's 70.2% is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 48.8%, 1.4× the median. (28 countries reporting)
- Bolivia's 70.2% is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 61.6%, 1.1× the median. (26 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Educational attainment rate, completed lower secondary … lower male in Bolivia changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1992 | +81.3% | 29.2% | 52.9% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 29.2% | 29.2% | 29.2% | 1 |
| 1990s | 52.9% | 52.9% | 52.9% | 1 |
| 2000s | 50.8% | 46.7% | 57.6% | 9 |
| 2010s | 62.6% | 56.9% | 68.2% | 9 |
| 2020s | 69.3% | 66.5% | 70.7% | 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 70.2% 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 70.7% in 2023.
- What is the lowest educational attainment rate, completed lower secondary education or recorded in Bolivia?
- The lowest recorded value was 29.2% in 1976.
- How does Bolivia rank for educational attainment rate, completed lower secondary education or?
- Bolivia ranks 74th out of 133 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 16.6%. 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, male (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release