Educational attainment rate, completed primary … primary rural both in Bolivia
Bolivia: Educational attainment rate, completed primary … primary rural both was 46.7% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Educational attainment rate, completed primary education or higher in Bolivia, 1992–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for educational attainment rate, completed primary education or higher in Bolivia is 46.7%, measured in 2024.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 3.2% on the previous year and up 45.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, educational attainment rate, completed primary education or higher in Bolivia peaked at 54.7% in 2022 and was at its lowest, 12.1%, in 2006.
Bolivia ranks 85th of 101 countries on this measure, 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 rural both in Bolivia, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1992 | 29.5% | — |
| 2000 | 19.6% | -33.7% |
| 2001 | 32.8% | +67.5% |
| 2002 | 21.1% | -35.7% |
| 2004 | 26.3% | +24.6% |
| 2005 | 24.9% | -5.3% |
| 2006 | 12.1% | -51.5% |
| 2007 | 26.4% | +118.4% |
| 2008 | 20.8% | -21.2% |
| 2009 | 22.5% | +8.1% |
| 2011 | 31.9% | +41.9% |
| 2012 | 33.1% | +3.8% |
| 2013 | 32.9% | -0.6% |
| 2014 | 32.2% | -2.1% |
| 2015 | 35.2% | +9.3% |
| 2016 | 33.0% | -6.3% |
| 2017 | 33.3% | +0.9% |
| 2018 | 37.1% | +11.4% |
| 2019 | 42.9% | +15.6% |
| 2020 | 47.0% | +9.4% |
| 2021 | 45.2% | -3.7% |
| 2022 | 54.7% | +21.1% |
| 2023 | 48.3% | -11.8% |
| 2024 | 46.7% | -3.2% |
Bolivia compared with similar countries
- Bolivia's 46.7% is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 51.8%, 90% of the median. (20 countries reporting)
- Bolivia's 46.7% is below the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 68.1%, 69% of the median. (17 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Educational attainment rate, completed primary … primary rural both in Bolivia changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2007 | +118.4% | 12.1% | 26.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 29.5% | 29.5% | 29.5% | 1 |
| 2000s | 22.9% | 12.1% | 32.8% | 9 |
| 2010s | 34.6% | 31.9% | 42.9% | 9 |
| 2020s | 48.4% | 45.2% | 54.7% | 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 46.7% 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 54.7% in 2022.
- What is the lowest educational attainment rate, completed primary education or higher recorded in Bolivia?
- The lowest recorded value was 12.1% in 2006.
- How does Bolivia rank for educational attainment rate, completed primary education or higher?
- Bolivia ranks 85th out of 101 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 45.1%. 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, rural, both sexes (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release