Educational attainment rate, completed primary … primary urban both in Bolivia
Bolivia: Educational attainment rate, completed primary … primary urban both was 81.8% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Latest (2024)
81.8%
Change on year
up 0.4%
World rank
80th
of 106 countries
All-time high
85.9%
in 2020
All-time low
62.5%
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 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 peaked at 85.9% in 2020 and was at its lowest, 62.5%, in 2004.
Bolivia 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 … primary urban both in Bolivia, 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% |
Bolivia compared with similar countries
- Bolivia's 81.8% is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 78.2%, 1.0× the median. (22 countries reporting)
- Bolivia's 81.8% is below the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 88.5%, 92% of the median. (19 countries reporting)
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 |
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 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?
- The highest recorded value was 85.9% in 2020.
- What is the lowest educational attainment rate, completed primary education or higher recorded in Bolivia?
- The lowest recorded value was 62.5% in 2004.
- How does Bolivia rank for educational attainment rate, completed primary education or higher?
- Bolivia ranks 80th out of 106 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 9.2%. 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, both sexes (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release