Educational attainment rate, completed upper … upper urban both in Bolivia
Bolivia: Educational attainment rate, completed upper … upper urban both was 64.6% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Educational attainment rate, completed upper secondary education or in Bolivia, 1992–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
Bolivia recorded 64.6% for educational attainment rate, completed upper secondary education or in 2024.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 1.8% on the previous year and up 18.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, educational attainment rate, completed upper secondary education or in Bolivia peaked at 73.8% in 2020 and was at its lowest, 36.7%, in 2004.
That places Bolivia 53rd out of 108 countries with data for 2024, putting it 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 … upper urban both in Bolivia, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1992 | 43.2% | — |
| 1999 | 43.2% | -0.1% |
| 2000 | 43.0% | -0.5% |
| 2001 | 53.7% | +24.9% |
| 2002 | 37.9% | -29.4% |
| 2004 | 36.7% | -3.2% |
| 2005 | 42.7% | +16.3% |
| 2006 | 48.1% | +12.7% |
| 2007 | 49.3% | +2.4% |
| 2008 | 49.4% | +0.1% |
| 2009 | 50.9% | +3.1% |
| 2011 | 53.1% | +4.3% |
| 2012 | 54.6% | +2.8% |
| 2013 | 61.2% | +12.1% |
| 2014 | 54.4% | -11.1% |
| 2015 | 62.8% | +15.4% |
| 2016 | 55.7% | -11.3% |
| 2017 | 58.5% | +5.0% |
| 2018 | 58.1% | -0.7% |
| 2019 | 72.8% | +25.3% |
| 2020 | 73.8% | +1.3% |
| 2021 | 61.1% | -17.2% |
| 2022 | 62.8% | +2.7% |
| 2023 | 65.8% | +4.8% |
| 2024 | 64.6% | -1.8% |
Bolivia compared with similar countries
- Bolivia's 64.6% is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 41.2%, 1.6× the median. (22 countries reporting)
- Bolivia's 64.6% is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 56.7%, 1.1× the median. (18 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 43.2% | 43.2% | 43.2% | 2 |
| 2000s | 45.7% | 36.7% | 53.7% | 9 |
| 2010s | 59.0% | 53.1% | 72.8% | 9 |
| 2020s | 65.6% | 61.1% | 73.8% | 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 64.6% 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 73.8% in 2020.
- What is the lowest educational attainment rate, completed upper secondary education or recorded in Bolivia?
- The lowest recorded value was 36.7% in 2004.
- How does Bolivia rank for educational attainment rate, completed upper secondary education or?
- Bolivia ranks 53rd out of 108 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 18.8%. 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, urban, both sexes (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release