Educational attainment rate, completed primary … primary urban female in Bolivia
Bolivia: Educational attainment rate, completed primary … primary urban female was 78.1% 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 78.1% for educational attainment rate, completed primary education or higher in 2024.
The figure is up 1.2% on the previous year and up 12.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, educational attainment rate, completed primary education or higher in Bolivia peaked at 81.6% in 2020 and was at its lowest, 54.3%, in 2004.
That places Bolivia 81st out of 105 countries with data for 2024, putting it 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 female in Bolivia, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1992 | 60.8% | — |
| 1999 | 63.0% | +3.6% |
| 2000 | 60.1% | -4.6% |
| 2001 | 65.6% | +9.1% |
| 2002 | 57.5% | -12.3% |
| 2004 | 54.3% | -5.6% |
| 2005 | 59.7% | +9.9% |
| 2006 | 57.7% | -3.4% |
| 2007 | 64.2% | +11.3% |
| 2008 | 59.0% | -8.1% |
| 2009 | 60.2% | +2.0% |
| 2011 | 67.9% | +12.9% |
| 2012 | 65.1% | -4.2% |
| 2013 | 74.1% | +13.9% |
| 2014 | 69.7% | -5.9% |
| 2015 | 69.4% | -0.4% |
| 2016 | 70.8% | +2.0% |
| 2017 | 72.9% | +3.0% |
| 2018 | 72.3% | -0.8% |
| 2019 | 74.4% | +2.9% |
| 2020 | 81.6% | +9.7% |
| 2021 | 75.2% | -7.9% |
| 2022 | 80.6% | +7.1% |
| 2023 | 77.2% | -4.2% |
| 2024 | 78.1% | +1.2% |
Bolivia compared with similar countries
- Bolivia's 78.1% is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 75.6%, 1.0× the median. (21 countries reporting)
- Bolivia's 78.1% is below the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 87.4%, 89% of the median. (19 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 61.9% | 60.8% | 63.0% | 2 |
| 2000s | 59.8% | 54.3% | 65.6% | 9 |
| 2010s | 70.7% | 65.1% | 74.4% | 9 |
| 2020s | 78.5% | 75.2% | 81.6% | 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 78.1% 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 81.6% in 2020.
- What is the lowest educational attainment rate, completed primary education or higher recorded in Bolivia?
- The lowest recorded value was 54.3% in 2004.
- How does Bolivia rank for educational attainment rate, completed primary education or higher?
- Bolivia ranks 81st out of 105 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 12.0%. 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, urban, female (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release