Educational attainment rate, completed primary … primary gender in Bolivia
Bolivia: Educational attainment rate, completed primary … primary gender was 0.8715 GPIA in 2024. ▲ Rising
Educational attainment rate, completed primary education or higher in Bolivia, 1992–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in GPIA.
Analysis
In 2024, educational attainment rate, completed primary education or higher in Bolivia stood at 0.8715 GPIA. That is the highest value across all 24 years on record.
The figure is up 1.5% on the previous year and up 6.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, educational attainment rate, completed primary education or higher in Bolivia peaked at 0.8715 GPIA in 2024 and was at its lowest, 0.6826 GPIA, in 2004.
That places Bolivia 107th out of 134 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 24 years of available data.
Educational attainment rate, completed primary … primary gender in Bolivia, year by year
| Year | GPIA | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1992 | 0.7121 GPIA | — |
| 2000 | 0.7436 GPIA | +4.4% |
| 2001 | 0.7461 GPIA | +0.3% |
| 2002 | 0.7293 GPIA | -2.3% |
| 2004 | 0.6826 GPIA | -6.4% |
| 2005 | 0.7434 GPIA | +8.9% |
| 2006 | 0.805 GPIA | +8.3% |
| 2007 | 0.7492 GPIA | -6.9% |
| 2008 | 0.7798 GPIA | +4.1% |
| 2009 | 0.7937 GPIA | +1.8% |
| 2011 | 0.7959 GPIA | +0.3% |
| 2012 | 0.8191 GPIA | +2.9% |
| 2013 | 0.8366 GPIA | +2.1% |
| 2014 | 0.8154 GPIA | -2.5% |
| 2015 | 0.8086 GPIA | -0.8% |
| 2016 | 0.8138 GPIA | +0.6% |
| 2017 | 0.8396 GPIA | +3.2% |
| 2018 | 0.8247 GPIA | -1.8% |
| 2019 | 0.85 GPIA | +3.1% |
| 2020 | 0.848 GPIA | -0.2% |
| 2021 | 0.8524 GPIA | +0.5% |
| 2022 | 0.8526 GPIA | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 0.8588 GPIA | +0.7% |
| 2024 | 0.8715 GPIA | +1.5% |
Bolivia compared with similar countries
- Bolivia's 0.8715 GPIA is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 0.8479 GPIA, 1.0× the median. (23 countries reporting)
- Bolivia's 0.8715 GPIA is below the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 0.9997 GPIA, 87% of the median. (24 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.7121 GPIA | 0.7121 GPIA | 0.7121 GPIA | 1 |
| 2000s | 0.7525 GPIA | 0.6826 GPIA | 0.805 GPIA | 9 |
| 2010s | 0.8226 GPIA | 0.7959 GPIA | 0.85 GPIA | 9 |
| 2020s | 0.8567 GPIA | 0.848 GPIA | 0.8715 GPIA | 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 0.8715 GPIA 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 0.8715 GPIA in 2024.
- What is the lowest educational attainment rate, completed primary education or higher recorded in Bolivia?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.6826 GPIA in 2004.
- How does Bolivia rank for educational attainment rate, completed primary education or higher?
- Bolivia ranks 107th out of 134 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 6.9%. 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 primary education or higher, population 25+ years, adjusted gender parity index (GPIA). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release