Educational attainment rate, completed primary … primary urban male in Bolivia
Bolivia: Educational attainment rate, completed primary … primary urban male was 85.7% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Educational attainment rate, completed primary education or higher in Bolivia, 1992–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
Bolivia recorded 85.7% for educational attainment rate, completed primary education or higher in 2024.
That represents a change of down 0.3% on the previous year and up 6.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, educational attainment rate, completed primary education or higher in Bolivia peaked at 90.7% in 2020 and was at its lowest, 70.9%, in 2006.
Bolivia ranks 81st of 108 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 25 years of available data.
Educational attainment rate, completed primary … primary urban male in Bolivia, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1992 | 77.5% | — |
| 1999 | 76.2% | -1.6% |
| 2000 | 77.4% | +1.5% |
| 2001 | 82.0% | +6.0% |
| 2002 | 73.6% | -10.3% |
| 2004 | 72.1% | -2.0% |
| 2005 | 75.4% | +4.6% |
| 2006 | 70.9% | -6.0% |
| 2007 | 79.1% | +11.6% |
| 2008 | 71.7% | -9.4% |
| 2009 | 72.3% | +0.8% |
| 2011 | 81.3% | +12.5% |
| 2012 | 77.0% | -5.3% |
| 2013 | 84.2% | +9.4% |
| 2014 | 80.6% | -4.3% |
| 2015 | 81.7% | +1.4% |
| 2016 | 82.4% | +0.9% |
| 2017 | 82.4% | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 82.9% | +0.6% |
| 2019 | 84.2% | +1.6% |
| 2020 | 90.7% | +7.7% |
| 2021 | 84.6% | -6.7% |
| 2022 | 89.7% | +6.1% |
| 2023 | 85.9% | -4.2% |
| 2024 | 85.7% | -0.3% |
Bolivia compared with similar countries
- Bolivia's 85.7% is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 85.3%, 1.0× the median. (23 countries reporting)
- Bolivia's 85.7% is below the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 89.1%, 96% of the median. (19 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 76.9% | 76.2% | 77.5% | 2 |
| 2000s | 74.9% | 70.9% | 82.0% | 9 |
| 2010s | 81.9% | 77.0% | 84.2% | 9 |
| 2020s | 87.3% | 84.6% | 90.7% | 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 85.7% 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 90.7% in 2020.
- What is the lowest educational attainment rate, completed primary education or higher recorded in Bolivia?
- The lowest recorded value was 70.9% in 2006.
- How does Bolivia rank for educational attainment rate, completed primary education or higher?
- Bolivia ranks 81st out of 108 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 6.3%. 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, urban, male (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release