Educational attainment rate, completed lower secondary … lower female in Bolivia
Bolivia: Educational attainment rate, completed lower secondary … lower female was 61.3% 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 61.3%, measured in 2024. That is the highest value across all 25 years on record.
The figure is up 1.1% on the previous year and up 23.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, educational attainment rate, completed lower secondary education or in Bolivia peaked at 61.3% in 2024 and was at its lowest, 17.1%, in 1976.
That places Bolivia 83rd out of 132 countries with data for 2024, putting it 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 female in Bolivia, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1976 | 17.1% | — |
| 1992 | 37.0% | +116.0% |
| 2000 | 37.0% | +0.0% |
| 2001 | 38.2% | +3.2% |
| 2002 | 33.7% | -11.7% |
| 2004 | 32.7% | -3.0% |
| 2005 | 38.1% | +16.5% |
| 2006 | 37.4% | -1.9% |
| 2007 | 43.1% | +15.3% |
| 2008 | 39.9% | -7.4% |
| 2009 | 41.6% | +4.3% |
| 2011 | 48.3% | +16.1% |
| 2012 | 47.0% | -2.7% |
| 2013 | 53.3% | +13.4% |
| 2014 | 49.6% | -6.9% |
| 2015 | 50.8% | +2.4% |
| 2016 | 51.8% | +2.0% |
| 2017 | 52.9% | +2.1% |
| 2018 | 53.5% | +1.1% |
| 2019 | 57.3% | +7.1% |
| 2020 | 60.1% | +4.9% |
| 2021 | 58.4% | -2.8% |
| 2022 | 56.3% | -3.7% |
| 2023 | 60.7% | +7.8% |
| 2024 | 61.3% | +1.1% |
Bolivia compared with similar countries
- Bolivia's 61.3% is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 37.8%, 1.6× the median. (27 countries reporting)
- Bolivia's 61.3% is below the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 63.4%, 97% of the median. (26 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Educational attainment rate, completed lower secondary … lower female 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 | +116.0% | 17.1% | 37.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 17.1% | 17.1% | 17.1% | 1 |
| 1990s | 37.0% | 37.0% | 37.0% | 1 |
| 2000s | 38.0% | 32.7% | 43.1% | 9 |
| 2010s | 51.6% | 47.0% | 57.3% | 9 |
| 2020s | 59.3% | 56.3% | 61.3% | 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 61.3% 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 61.3% in 2024.
- What is the lowest educational attainment rate, completed lower secondary education or recorded in Bolivia?
- The lowest recorded value was 17.1% in 1976.
- How does Bolivia rank for educational attainment rate, completed lower secondary education or?
- Bolivia ranks 83rd out of 132 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 23.6%. 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, female (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release