Educational attainment rate, completed upper secondary … upper gender in Bolivia
Bolivia: Educational attainment rate, completed upper secondary … upper gender was 0.9109 GPIA in 2024. ▲ Rising
Latest (2024)
0.9109 GPIA
Change on year
up 1.7%
World rank
93rd
of 137 countries
All-time high
0.9366 GPIA
in 2015
All-time low
0.571 GPIA
in 1976
Years of data
25
1976–2024
Educational attainment rate, completed upper secondary education or in Bolivia, 1976–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in GPIA.
Analysis
In 2024, educational attainment rate, completed upper secondary education or in Bolivia stood at 0.9109 GPIA.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 1.7% on the previous year and up 5.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, educational attainment rate, completed upper secondary education or in Bolivia peaked at 0.9366 GPIA in 2015 and was at its lowest, 0.571 GPIA, in 1976.
Bolivia ranks 93rd of 137 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 25 years of available data.
Educational attainment rate, completed upper secondary … upper gender in Bolivia, year by year
| Year | GPIA | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1976 | 0.571 GPIA | — |
| 1992 | 0.701 GPIA | +22.7% |
| 2000 | 0.7692 GPIA | +9.7% |
| 2001 | 0.7348 GPIA | -4.5% |
| 2002 | 0.7766 GPIA | +5.7% |
| 2004 | 0.7166 GPIA | -7.7% |
| 2005 | 0.7599 GPIA | +6.0% |
| 2006 | 0.8279 GPIA | +9.0% |
| 2007 | 0.7512 GPIA | -9.3% |
| 2008 | 0.7996 GPIA | +6.4% |
| 2009 | 0.8047 GPIA | +0.6% |
| 2011 | 0.8413 GPIA | +4.6% |
| 2012 | 0.8424 GPIA | +0.1% |
| 2013 | 0.831 GPIA | -1.4% |
| 2014 | 0.8636 GPIA | +3.9% |
| 2015 | 0.9366 GPIA | +8.5% |
| 2016 | 0.8347 GPIA | -10.9% |
| 2017 | 0.8688 GPIA | +4.1% |
| 2018 | 0.8435 GPIA | -2.9% |
| 2019 | 0.8849 GPIA | +4.9% |
| 2020 | 0.8729 GPIA | -1.4% |
| 2021 | 0.8516 GPIA | -2.4% |
| 2022 | 0.8882 GPIA | +4.3% |
| 2023 | 0.8955 GPIA | +0.8% |
| 2024 | 0.9109 GPIA | +1.7% |
Bolivia compared with similar countries
- Bolivia's 0.9109 GPIA is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 0.7655 GPIA, 1.2× the median. (27 countries reporting)
- Bolivia's 0.9109 GPIA is below the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 1.05 GPIA, 87% of the median. (23 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 0.571 GPIA | 0.571 GPIA | 0.571 GPIA | 1 |
| 1990s | 0.701 GPIA | 0.701 GPIA | 0.701 GPIA | 1 |
| 2000s | 0.7712 GPIA | 0.7166 GPIA | 0.8279 GPIA | 9 |
| 2010s | 0.8608 GPIA | 0.831 GPIA | 0.9366 GPIA | 9 |
| 2020s | 0.8838 GPIA | 0.8516 GPIA | 0.9109 GPIA | 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 upper secondary education or in Bolivia?
- Educational attainment rate, completed upper secondary education or in Bolivia was 0.9109 GPIA in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest educational attainment rate, completed upper secondary education or recorded in Bolivia?
- The highest recorded value was 0.9366 GPIA in 2015.
- What is the lowest educational attainment rate, completed upper secondary education or recorded in Bolivia?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.571 GPIA in 1976.
- How does Bolivia rank for educational attainment rate, completed upper secondary education or?
- Bolivia ranks 93rd out of 137 countries with data for 2024.
- Is educational attainment rate, completed upper secondary education or rising or falling in Bolivia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 5.5%. 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 upper secondary education or higher, population 25+ years, adjusted gender parity index (GPIA). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release