Educational attainment … education short-cycle tertiary location in Bolivia
Bolivia: Educational attainment … education short-cycle tertiary location was 0.2435 LPIA in 2023. ▲ Rising
Latest (2023)
0.2435 LPIA
Change on year
up 3.7%
World rank
77th
of 87 countries
All-time high
0.2521 LPIA
in 2015
All-time low
0.0708 LPIA
in 2002
Years of data
16
1992–2023
Educational attainment rate, completed short-cycle tertiary education in Bolivia, 1992–2023
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in LPIA.
Analysis
Bolivia recorded 0.2435 LPIA for educational attainment rate, completed short-cycle tertiary education in 2023.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 3.7% on the previous year and up 28.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, educational attainment rate, completed short-cycle tertiary education in Bolivia peaked at 0.2521 LPIA in 2015 and was at its lowest, 0.0708 LPIA, in 2002.
Bolivia ranks 77th of 87 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 16 years of available data.
Educational attainment … education short-cycle tertiary location in Bolivia, year by year
| Year | LPIA | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1992 | 0.0973 LPIA | — |
| 2001 | 0.113 LPIA | +16.2% |
| 2002 | 0.0708 LPIA | -37.4% |
| 2006 | 0.1763 LPIA | +149.0% |
| 2008 | 0.1429 LPIA | -18.9% |
| 2009 | 0.1984 LPIA | +38.8% |
| 2012 | 0.19 LPIA | -4.2% |
| 2015 | 0.2521 LPIA | +32.7% |
| 2016 | 0.1341 LPIA | -46.8% |
| 2017 | 0.15 LPIA | +11.9% |
| 2018 | 0.1562 LPIA | +4.1% |
| 2019 | 0.1683 LPIA | +7.7% |
| 2020 | 0.136 LPIA | -19.2% |
| 2021 | 0.2394 LPIA | +76.0% |
| 2022 | 0.2348 LPIA | -1.9% |
| 2023 | 0.2435 LPIA | +3.7% |
Bolivia compared with similar countries
- Bolivia's 0.2435 LPIA is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 0.2767 LPIA, 88% of the median. (13 countries reporting)
- Bolivia's 0.2435 LPIA is below the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 0.2932 LPIA, 83% of the median. (17 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.0973 LPIA | 0.0973 LPIA | 0.0973 LPIA | 1 |
| 2000s | 0.1403 LPIA | 0.0708 LPIA | 0.1984 LPIA | 5 |
| 2010s | 0.1751 LPIA | 0.1341 LPIA | 0.2521 LPIA | 6 |
| 2020s | 0.2134 LPIA | 0.136 LPIA | 0.2435 LPIA | 4 |
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 short-cycle tertiary education in Bolivia?
- Educational attainment rate, completed short-cycle tertiary education in Bolivia was 0.2435 LPIA in 2023, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest educational attainment rate, completed short-cycle tertiary education recorded in Bolivia?
- The highest recorded value was 0.2521 LPIA in 2015.
- What is the lowest educational attainment rate, completed short-cycle tertiary education recorded in Bolivia?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0708 LPIA in 2002.
- How does Bolivia rank for educational attainment rate, completed short-cycle tertiary education?
- Bolivia ranks 77th out of 87 countries with data for 2023.
- Is educational attainment rate, completed short-cycle tertiary education rising or falling in Bolivia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 28.1%. 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 short-cycle tertiary education or higher, population 25+ years, female, adjusted location parity index (LPIA). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release