Educational attainment rate, completed … female Master urban s in Bolivia
Bolivia: Educational attainment rate, completed … female Master urban s was 1.8% 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 1.8%, measured in 2023.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 6.6% on the previous year and up 67.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, educational attainment rate, completed master's or equivalent in Bolivia peaked at 2.0% in 2012 and was at its lowest, 0.7%, in 2016.
That places Bolivia 53rd out of 65 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 … female Master urban s in Bolivia, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2008 | 1.3% | — |
| 2011 | 1.1% | -14.2% |
| 2012 | 2.0% | +86.2% |
| 2013 | 1.1% | -45.9% |
| 2014 | 1.1% | +0.5% |
| 2015 | 1.1% | -2.4% |
| 2016 | 0.7% | -29.7% |
| 2017 | 0.8% | +11.5% |
| 2018 | 0.9% | +8.4% |
| 2019 | 1.4% | +60.2% |
| 2020 | 1.0% | -29.9% |
| 2021 | 1.9% | +86.7% |
| 2022 | 1.7% | -9.8% |
| 2023 | 1.8% | +6.6% |
Bolivia compared with similar countries
- Bolivia's 1.8% is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 1.5%, 1.2× the median. (7 countries reporting)
- Bolivia's 1.8% is below the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 3.2%, 57% of the median. (11 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 1.3% | 1.3% | 1.3% | 1 |
| 2010s | 1.1% | 0.7% | 2.0% | 9 |
| 2020s | 1.6% | 1.0% | 1.9% | 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 1.8% 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 2.0% in 2012.
- What is the lowest educational attainment rate, completed master's or equivalent recorded in Bolivia?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.7% in 2016.
- How does Bolivia rank for educational attainment rate, completed master's or equivalent?
- Bolivia ranks 53rd out of 65 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 67.9%. 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, urban, female (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release