Educational attainment rate, completed lower … lower urban female in Bolivia
Bolivia: Educational attainment rate, completed lower … lower urban female was 73.4% 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 73.4%, measured in 2024.
The figure is up 1.1% on the previous year and up 14.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, educational attainment rate, completed lower secondary education or in Bolivia peaked at 74.4% in 2020 and was at its lowest, 46.0%, in 2004.
That places Bolivia 54th out of 97 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 urban female in Bolivia, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1992 | 53.1% | — |
| 2000 | 52.5% | -1.0% |
| 2001 | 53.4% | +1.7% |
| 2002 | 48.1% | -9.9% |
| 2004 | 46.0% | -4.4% |
| 2005 | 51.9% | +12.8% |
| 2006 | 52.7% | +1.5% |
| 2007 | 58.3% | +10.7% |
| 2008 | 54.4% | -6.6% |
| 2009 | 55.3% | +1.7% |
| 2011 | 62.0% | +12.0% |
| 2012 | 59.4% | -4.2% |
| 2013 | 69.0% | +16.2% |
| 2014 | 64.3% | -6.8% |
| 2015 | 64.3% | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 66.0% | +2.6% |
| 2017 | 67.9% | +2.9% |
| 2018 | 67.4% | -0.7% |
| 2019 | 69.6% | +3.3% |
| 2020 | 74.4% | +7.0% |
| 2021 | 70.0% | -6.0% |
| 2022 | 68.8% | -1.7% |
| 2023 | 72.6% | +5.6% |
| 2024 | 73.4% | +1.1% |
Bolivia compared with similar countries
- Bolivia's 73.4% is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 47.8%, 1.5× the median. (21 countries reporting)
- Bolivia's 73.4% is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 66.8%, 1.1× the median. (15 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 53.1% | 53.1% | 53.1% | 1 |
| 2000s | 52.5% | 46.0% | 58.3% | 9 |
| 2010s | 65.5% | 59.4% | 69.6% | 9 |
| 2020s | 71.9% | 68.8% | 74.4% | 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 73.4% 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 74.4% in 2020.
- What is the lowest educational attainment rate, completed lower secondary education or recorded in Bolivia?
- The lowest recorded value was 46.0% in 2004.
- How does Bolivia rank for educational attainment rate, completed lower secondary education or?
- Bolivia ranks 54th out of 97 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 14.2%. 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, urban, female (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release