Educational attainment rate, completed primary … primary female in Bolivia
Bolivia: Educational attainment rate, completed primary … primary female was 66.2% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Latest (2024)
66.2%
Change on year
up 0.5%
World rank
106th
of 136 countries
All-time high
69.6%
in 2022
All-time low
40.0%
in 2004
Years of data
25
1992–2024
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 66.2%.
The figure is up 0.5% on the previous year and up 20.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, educational attainment rate, completed primary education or higher in Bolivia peaked at 69.6% in 2022 and was at its lowest, 40.0%, in 2004.
Bolivia ranks 106th of 136 countries on this measure, 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 female in Bolivia, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1992 | 43.4% | — |
| 1999 | 40.9% | -5.9% |
| 2000 | 43.8% | +7.1% |
| 2001 | 49.8% | +13.8% |
| 2002 | 41.5% | -16.7% |
| 2004 | 40.0% | -3.6% |
| 2005 | 45.2% | +13.0% |
| 2006 | 41.0% | -9.2% |
| 2007 | 48.7% | +18.7% |
| 2008 | 43.9% | -9.9% |
| 2009 | 45.9% | +4.7% |
| 2011 | 54.2% | +18.0% |
| 2012 | 52.8% | -2.6% |
| 2013 | 58.9% | +11.5% |
| 2014 | 55.2% | -6.3% |
| 2015 | 56.2% | +1.8% |
| 2016 | 56.8% | +1.1% |
| 2017 | 58.1% | +2.3% |
| 2018 | 58.8% | +1.2% |
| 2019 | 62.9% | +7.0% |
| 2020 | 68.4% | +8.8% |
| 2021 | 64.1% | -6.3% |
| 2022 | 69.6% | +8.6% |
| 2023 | 65.9% | -5.3% |
| 2024 | 66.2% | +0.5% |
Bolivia compared with similar countries
- Bolivia's 66.2% is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 62.0%, 1.1× the median. (25 countries reporting)
- Bolivia's 66.2% is below the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 86.9%, 76% of the median. (24 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 42.2% | 40.9% | 43.4% | 2 |
| 2000s | 44.4% | 40.0% | 49.8% | 9 |
| 2010s | 57.1% | 52.8% | 62.9% | 9 |
| 2020s | 66.9% | 64.1% | 69.6% | 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 66.2% 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 69.6% in 2022.
- What is the lowest educational attainment rate, completed primary education or higher recorded in Bolivia?
- The lowest recorded value was 40.0% in 2004.
- How does Bolivia rank for educational attainment rate, completed primary education or higher?
- Bolivia ranks 106th out of 136 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 20.0%. 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, female (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release