Educational attainment rate, completed primary … primary both in Bolivia
Bolivia: Educational attainment rate, completed primary … primary both was 71.0% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Educational attainment rate, completed primary education or higher in Bolivia, 1992–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2024, educational attainment rate, completed primary education or higher in Bolivia stood at 71.0%.
That represents a change of down 0.3% on the previous year and up 16.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, educational attainment rate, completed primary education or higher in Bolivia peaked at 75.5% in 2022 and was at its lowest, 45.8%, in 2006.
That places Bolivia 105th out of 137 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 25 years of available data.
Educational attainment rate, completed primary … primary both in Bolivia, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1992 | 51.9% | — |
| 1999 | 47.8% | -7.9% |
| 2000 | 51.0% | +6.6% |
| 2001 | 58.1% | +13.9% |
| 2002 | 48.9% | -15.8% |
| 2004 | 48.8% | -0.2% |
| 2005 | 52.6% | +7.8% |
| 2006 | 45.8% | -13.0% |
| 2007 | 56.3% | +23.0% |
| 2008 | 49.8% | -11.6% |
| 2009 | 51.7% | +3.8% |
| 2011 | 60.9% | +17.9% |
| 2012 | 58.6% | -3.8% |
| 2013 | 64.4% | +9.9% |
| 2014 | 61.2% | -5.0% |
| 2015 | 62.7% | +2.5% |
| 2016 | 63.0% | +0.5% |
| 2017 | 63.4% | +0.6% |
| 2018 | 64.8% | +2.2% |
| 2019 | 68.2% | +5.2% |
| 2020 | 74.3% | +9.0% |
| 2021 | 69.4% | -6.6% |
| 2022 | 75.5% | +8.8% |
| 2023 | 71.2% | -5.6% |
| 2024 | 71.0% | -0.3% |
Bolivia compared with similar countries
- Bolivia's 71.0% is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 67.7%, 1.0× the median. (24 countries reporting)
- Bolivia's 71.0% is below the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 87.4%, 81% of the median. (24 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 49.9% | 47.8% | 51.9% | 2 |
| 2000s | 51.4% | 45.8% | 58.1% | 9 |
| 2010s | 63.0% | 58.6% | 68.2% | 9 |
| 2020s | 72.3% | 69.4% | 75.5% | 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 primary education or higher in Bolivia?
- Educational attainment rate, completed primary education or higher in Bolivia was 71.0% in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest educational attainment rate, completed primary education or higher recorded in Bolivia?
- The highest recorded value was 75.5% in 2022.
- What is the lowest educational attainment rate, completed primary education or higher recorded in Bolivia?
- The lowest recorded value was 45.8% in 2006.
- How does Bolivia rank for educational attainment rate, completed primary education or higher?
- Bolivia ranks 105th out of 137 countries with data for 2024.
- Is educational attainment rate, completed primary education or higher rising or falling in Bolivia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 16.0%. 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 primary education or higher, population 25+ years, both sexes (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release