Educational attainment rate, completed primary education or higher in Bolivia, Plurinational State of
Bolivia, Plurinational State of: Educational attainment rate, completed primary education or higher was 81.8% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Educational attainment rate, completed primary education or higher in Bolivia, Plurinational State of, 1992–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2024, educational attainment rate, completed primary education or higher in Bolivia, Plurinational State of stood at 81.8%.
That represents a change of up 0.4% on the previous year and up 9.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, educational attainment rate, completed primary education or higher in Bolivia, Plurinational State of peaked at 85.9% in 2020 and was at its lowest, 62.5%, in 2004.
Bolivia, Plurinational State of ranks 80th of 106 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 education or higher in Bolivia, Plurinational State of, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1992 | 68.6% | — |
| 1999 | 69.2% | +0.9% |
| 2000 | 68.2% | -1.5% |
| 2001 | 73.3% | +7.5% |
| 2002 | 65.0% | -11.3% |
| 2004 | 62.5% | -3.8% |
| 2005 | 67.2% | +7.5% |
| 2006 | 63.9% | -4.8% |
| 2007 | 71.1% | +11.2% |
| 2008 | 65.0% | -8.6% |
| 2009 | 66.0% | +1.5% |
| 2011 | 74.3% | +12.6% |
| 2012 | 70.8% | -4.8% |
| 2013 | 79.0% | +11.6% |
| 2014 | 74.9% | -5.2% |
| 2015 | 75.3% | +0.5% |
| 2016 | 76.3% | +1.3% |
| 2017 | 77.4% | +1.4% |
| 2018 | 77.3% | -0.1% |
| 2019 | 79.0% | +2.2% |
| 2020 | 85.9% | +8.7% |
| 2021 | 79.6% | -7.3% |
| 2022 | 85.1% | +6.9% |
| 2023 | 81.4% | -4.2% |
| 2024 | 81.8% | +0.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 68.9% | 68.6% | 69.2% | 2 |
| 2000s | 66.9% | 62.5% | 73.3% | 9 |
| 2010s | 76.0% | 70.8% | 79.0% | 9 |
| 2020s | 82.8% | 79.6% | 85.9% | 5 |
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More education data for Bolivia, Plurinational State of
- Primary education, teachers, gaps filled 76,710 (2024)
- Duration of pre primary education, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Duration of pre primary education 2 (2025)
- Official entrance age to pre primary education 4 (2025)
- Population ages 15-64 64.8% (2025)
- Population ages 0-14 29.4% (2025)
- Lower secondary school starting age 12 years (2025)
- Primary school starting age 6 years (2025)
- Primary secondary enrollment completion rates, gaps filled 93.68 (2024)
- School enrollment, primary 93.7% (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is educational attainment rate, completed primary education or higher in Bolivia, Plurinational State of?
- Educational attainment rate, completed primary education or higher in Bolivia, Plurinational State of was 81.8% in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest educational attainment rate, completed primary education or higher recorded in Bolivia, Plurinational State of?
- The highest recorded value was 85.9% in 2020.
- What is the lowest educational attainment rate, completed primary education or higher recorded in Bolivia, Plurinational State of?
- The lowest recorded value was 62.5% in 2004.
- How does Bolivia, Plurinational State of rank for educational attainment rate, completed primary education or higher?
- Bolivia, Plurinational State of ranks 80th out of 106 countries with data for 2024.
- Is educational attainment rate, completed primary education or higher rising or falling in Bolivia, Plurinational State of?
- Over the last ten years it is up 9.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Bolivia, Plurinational State of 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, both sexes (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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February 2026 Data Release