Educational attainment rate, completed lower … lower rural male in Bolivia
Bolivia: Educational attainment rate, completed lower … lower rural male was 44.6% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Educational attainment rate, completed lower secondary education or in Bolivia, 1992–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
Bolivia recorded 44.6% for educational attainment rate, completed lower secondary education or in 2024.
The figure is down 5.6% on the previous year and up 46.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, educational attainment rate, completed lower secondary education or in Bolivia peaked at 47.2% in 2023 and was at its lowest, 12.1%, in 2006.
Bolivia ranks 64th of 94 countries on this measure, 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 male in Bolivia, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1992 | 31.7% | — |
| 2000 | 17.5% | -44.9% |
| 2001 | 25.6% | +46.2% |
| 2002 | 18.2% | -28.9% |
| 2004 | 25.7% | +41.2% |
| 2005 | 22.9% | -10.9% |
| 2006 | 12.1% | -47.1% |
| 2007 | 28.6% | +135.9% |
| 2008 | 21.1% | -26.4% |
| 2009 | 23.5% | +11.6% |
| 2011 | 28.9% | +23.0% |
| 2012 | 31.2% | +8.0% |
| 2013 | 31.7% | +1.6% |
| 2014 | 30.5% | -3.8% |
| 2015 | 33.2% | +8.9% |
| 2016 | 33.3% | +0.3% |
| 2017 | 32.5% | -2.4% |
| 2018 | 37.7% | +16.0% |
| 2019 | 42.2% | +11.9% |
| 2020 | 38.8% | -8.1% |
| 2021 | 45.2% | +16.5% |
| 2022 | 40.8% | -9.6% |
| 2023 | 47.2% | +15.6% |
| 2024 | 44.6% | -5.6% |
Bolivia compared with similar countries
- Bolivia's 44.6% is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 40.3%, 1.1× the median. (18 countries reporting)
- Bolivia's 44.6% is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 36.9%, 1.2× the median. (15 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Educational attainment rate, completed lower … lower rural 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2007 | +135.9% | 12.1% | 28.6% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 31.7% | 31.7% | 31.7% | 1 |
| 2000s | 21.7% | 12.1% | 28.6% | 9 |
| 2010s | 33.5% | 28.9% | 42.2% | 9 |
| 2020s | 43.3% | 38.8% | 47.2% | 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 44.6% 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 47.2% in 2023.
- What is the lowest educational attainment rate, completed lower secondary education or recorded in Bolivia?
- The lowest recorded value was 12.1% in 2006.
- How does Bolivia rank for educational attainment rate, completed lower secondary education or?
- Bolivia ranks 64th 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 46.2%. 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, rural, male (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release