Educational attainment rate, completed Master's … Master s female in Bolivia
Bolivia: Educational attainment rate, completed Master's … Master s female was 1.3% in 2023. ▲ Rising
Educational attainment rate, completed Master's or equivalent in Bolivia, 2008–2023
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for educational attainment rate, completed master's or equivalent in Bolivia is 1.3%, measured in 2023.
The figure is up 11.6% on the previous year and up 82.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, educational attainment rate, completed master's or equivalent in Bolivia peaked at 1.5% in 2012 and was at its lowest, 0.5%, in 2016.
That places Bolivia 66th out of 78 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 14 years of available data.
Educational attainment rate, completed Master's … Master s female in Bolivia, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2008 | 0.8% | — |
| 2011 | 0.7% | -10.6% |
| 2012 | 1.5% | +101.2% |
| 2013 | 0.7% | -49.5% |
| 2014 | 0.7% | -0.4% |
| 2015 | 0.8% | +9.4% |
| 2016 | 0.5% | -34.3% |
| 2017 | 0.6% | +13.4% |
| 2018 | 0.6% | +7.1% |
| 2019 | 1.1% | +74.1% |
| 2020 | 0.7% | -33.5% |
| 2021 | 1.3% | +80.3% |
| 2022 | 1.2% | -10.2% |
| 2023 | 1.3% | +11.6% |
Bolivia compared with similar countries
- Bolivia's 1.3% is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 1.4%, 98% of the median. (6 countries reporting)
- Bolivia's 1.3% is below the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 2.7%, 49% of the median. (11 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0.8% | 0.8% | 0.8% | 1 |
| 2010s | 0.8% | 0.5% | 1.5% | 9 |
| 2020s | 1.2% | 0.7% | 1.3% | 4 |
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 master's or equivalent in Bolivia?
- Educational attainment rate, completed master's or equivalent in Bolivia was 1.3% in 2023, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest educational attainment rate, completed master's or equivalent recorded in Bolivia?
- The highest recorded value was 1.5% in 2012.
- What is the lowest educational attainment rate, completed master's or equivalent recorded in Bolivia?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.5% in 2016.
- How does Bolivia rank for educational attainment rate, completed master's or equivalent?
- Bolivia ranks 66th out of 78 countries with data for 2023.
- Is educational attainment rate, completed master's or equivalent rising or falling in Bolivia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 82.0%. 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 Master's or equivalent education or higher, population 25+ years, female (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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February 2026 Data Release