Educational attainment rate, completed upper … upper rural male in Bolivia
Bolivia: Educational attainment rate, completed upper … upper rural male was 29.8% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Educational attainment rate, completed upper secondary education or in Bolivia, 1992–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for educational attainment rate, completed upper secondary education or in Bolivia is 29.8%, measured in 2024.
The figure is down 1.9% on the previous year and up 96.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, educational attainment rate, completed upper secondary education or in Bolivia peaked at 30.8% in 2019 and was at its lowest, 6.6%, in 2002.
Bolivia ranks 67th of 111 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 … upper rural male in Bolivia, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1992 | 10.9% | — |
| 1999 | 7.0% | -35.6% |
| 2000 | 7.3% | +3.9% |
| 2001 | 16.9% | +131.2% |
| 2002 | 6.6% | -60.9% |
| 2004 | 11.7% | +77.3% |
| 2005 | 11.7% | +0.0% |
| 2006 | 6.9% | -41.2% |
| 2007 | 16.2% | +135.5% |
| 2008 | 13.9% | -13.9% |
| 2009 | 15.9% | +14.2% |
| 2011 | 15.2% | -4.5% |
| 2012 | 23.7% | +55.6% |
| 2013 | 17.6% | -25.6% |
| 2014 | 15.2% | -13.6% |
| 2015 | 22.9% | +51.0% |
| 2016 | 18.7% | -18.5% |
| 2017 | 18.4% | -1.6% |
| 2018 | 20.6% | +12.0% |
| 2019 | 30.8% | +49.4% |
| 2020 | 29.9% | -2.8% |
| 2021 | 27.6% | -7.8% |
| 2022 | 28.0% | +1.3% |
| 2023 | 30.4% | +8.8% |
| 2024 | 29.8% | -1.9% |
Bolivia compared with similar countries
- Bolivia's 29.8% is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 15.9%, 1.9× the median. (26 countries reporting)
- Bolivia's 29.8% is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 26.1%, 1.1× the median. (18 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Educational attainment rate, completed upper … upper rural male 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 | +135.5% | 6.9% | 16.2% |
| 2001 | +131.2% | 7.3% | 16.9% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 9.0% | 7.0% | 10.9% | 2 |
| 2000s | 11.9% | 6.6% | 16.9% | 9 |
| 2010s | 20.3% | 15.2% | 30.8% | 9 |
| 2020s | 29.2% | 27.6% | 30.4% | 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 29.8% 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 30.8% in 2019.
- What is the lowest educational attainment rate, completed upper secondary education or recorded in Bolivia?
- The lowest recorded value was 6.6% in 2002.
- How does Bolivia rank for educational attainment rate, completed upper secondary education or?
- Bolivia ranks 67th out of 111 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 96.3%. 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, rural, male (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release