Educational attainment rate … female post-secondary non-tertiary in Bolivia
Bolivia: Educational attainment rate … female post-secondary non-tertiary was 31.3% in 2023. ▲ Rising
Educational attainment rate, completed post-secondary non-tertiary in Bolivia, 1992–2023
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
Bolivia recorded 31.3% for educational attainment rate, completed post-secondary non-tertiary in 2023. That is the highest value across all 16 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 4.0% on the previous year and up 37.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, educational attainment rate, completed post-secondary non-tertiary in Bolivia peaked at 31.3% in 2023 and was at its lowest, 7.5%, in 2002.
Bolivia ranks 51st of 111 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 16 years of available data.
Educational attainment rate … female post-secondary non-tertiary in Bolivia, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1992 | 8.7% | — |
| 2001 | 14.9% | +72.4% |
| 2002 | 7.5% | -50.1% |
| 2006 | 19.2% | +157.4% |
| 2008 | 18.7% | -2.7% |
| 2009 | 21.0% | +12.5% |
| 2012 | 22.8% | +8.3% |
| 2015 | 26.0% | +14.2% |
| 2016 | 18.3% | -29.7% |
| 2017 | 20.7% | +13.4% |
| 2018 | 22.2% | +7.2% |
| 2019 | 29.6% | +33.3% |
| 2020 | 30.1% | +1.5% |
| 2021 | 27.6% | -8.2% |
| 2022 | 30.1% | +9.0% |
| 2023 | 31.3% | +4.0% |
Bolivia compared with similar countries
- Bolivia's 31.3% is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 8.0%, 3.9× the median. (22 countries reporting)
- Bolivia's 31.3% is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 20.5%, 1.5× the median. (16 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Educational attainment rate … female post-secondary non-tertiary 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2006 | +157.4% | 7.5% | 19.2% |
| 2001 | +72.4% | 8.7% | 14.9% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 8.7% | 8.7% | 8.7% | 1 |
| 2000s | 16.3% | 7.5% | 21.0% | 5 |
| 2010s | 23.3% | 18.3% | 29.6% | 6 |
| 2020s | 29.8% | 27.6% | 31.3% | 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 post-secondary non-tertiary in Bolivia?
- Educational attainment rate, completed post-secondary non-tertiary in Bolivia was 31.3% in 2023, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest educational attainment rate, completed post-secondary non-tertiary recorded in Bolivia?
- The highest recorded value was 31.3% in 2023.
- What is the lowest educational attainment rate, completed post-secondary non-tertiary recorded in Bolivia?
- The lowest recorded value was 7.5% in 2002.
- How does Bolivia rank for educational attainment rate, completed post-secondary non-tertiary?
- Bolivia ranks 51st out of 111 countries with data for 2023.
- Is educational attainment rate, completed post-secondary non-tertiary rising or falling in Bolivia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 37.4%. 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 post-secondary non-tertiary 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