Educational attainment rate … female short-cycle tertiary urban in Bolivia
Bolivia: Educational attainment rate … female short-cycle tertiary urban was 41.1% in 2023. ▲ Rising
Educational attainment rate, completed short-cycle tertiary education in Bolivia, 1992–2023
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
Bolivia recorded 41.1% for educational attainment rate, completed short-cycle tertiary education in 2023. That is the highest value across all 18 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 3.5% on the previous year and up 36.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, educational attainment rate, completed short-cycle tertiary education in Bolivia peaked at 41.1% in 2023 and was at its lowest, 10.0%, in 2000.
Bolivia ranks 27th of 101 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 18 years of available data.
Educational attainment rate … female short-cycle tertiary urban in Bolivia, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1992 | 13.8% | — |
| 1999 | 11.9% | -13.3% |
| 2000 | 10.0% | -16.5% |
| 2001 | 17.5% | +75.5% |
| 2002 | 11.3% | -35.6% |
| 2006 | 26.9% | +139.2% |
| 2008 | 26.4% | -2.1% |
| 2009 | 28.5% | +8.0% |
| 2012 | 30.1% | +5.8% |
| 2015 | 31.9% | +5.9% |
| 2016 | 24.4% | -23.6% |
| 2017 | 27.6% | +13.3% |
| 2018 | 29.6% | +7.3% |
| 2019 | 37.3% | +25.9% |
| 2020 | 40.0% | +7.2% |
| 2021 | 36.5% | -8.8% |
| 2022 | 39.7% | +8.8% |
| 2023 | 41.1% | +3.5% |
Bolivia compared with similar countries
- Bolivia's 41.1% is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 15.0%, 2.7× the median. (18 countries reporting)
- Bolivia's 41.1% is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 22.4%, 1.8× the median. (18 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Educational attainment rate … female short-cycle tertiary urban 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2006 | +139.2% | 11.3% | 26.9% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 12.8% | 11.9% | 13.8% | 2 |
| 2000s | 20.1% | 10.0% | 28.5% | 6 |
| 2010s | 30.2% | 24.4% | 37.3% | 6 |
| 2020s | 39.3% | 36.5% | 41.1% | 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 41.1% 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 41.1% in 2023.
- What is the lowest educational attainment rate, completed short-cycle tertiary education recorded in Bolivia?
- The lowest recorded value was 10.0% in 2000.
- How does Bolivia rank for educational attainment rate, completed short-cycle tertiary education?
- Bolivia ranks 27th out of 101 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 36.2%. 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 short-cycle tertiary 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