Educational attainment rate, completed upper secondary … upper both in Bolivia
Bolivia: Educational attainment rate, completed upper secondary … upper both was 53.1% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Educational attainment rate, completed upper secondary education or in Bolivia, 1976–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for educational attainment rate, completed upper secondary education or in Bolivia is 53.1%, measured in 2024.
The figure is down 1.3% on the previous year and up 29.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, educational attainment rate, completed upper secondary education or in Bolivia peaked at 60.2% in 2019 and was at its lowest, 12.1%, in 1976.
Bolivia ranks 78th of 142 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 both in Bolivia, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1976 | 12.1% | — |
| 1992 | 28.0% | +131.8% |
| 2000 | 29.7% | +6.0% |
| 2001 | 38.0% | +28.0% |
| 2002 | 25.7% | -32.4% |
| 2004 | 26.0% | +1.2% |
| 2005 | 31.0% | +19.2% |
| 2006 | 33.5% | +8.1% |
| 2007 | 36.6% | +9.3% |
| 2008 | 36.1% | -1.4% |
| 2009 | 38.4% | +6.5% |
| 2011 | 40.5% | +5.4% |
| 2012 | 43.1% | +6.5% |
| 2013 | 46.4% | +7.6% |
| 2014 | 40.9% | -11.9% |
| 2015 | 51.3% | +25.3% |
| 2016 | 43.1% | -15.9% |
| 2017 | 44.7% | +3.7% |
| 2018 | 45.2% | +1.1% |
| 2019 | 60.2% | +33.1% |
| 2020 | 59.2% | -1.5% |
| 2021 | 49.7% | -16.1% |
| 2022 | 50.7% | +2.0% |
| 2023 | 53.8% | +6.1% |
| 2024 | 53.1% | -1.3% |
Bolivia compared with similar countries
- Bolivia's 53.1% is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 26.1%, 2.0× the median. (29 countries reporting)
- Bolivia's 53.1% is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 50.3%, 1.1× the median. (24 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Educational attainment rate, completed upper secondary … upper both 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1992 | +131.8% | 12.1% | 28.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 12.1% | 12.1% | 12.1% | 1 |
| 1990s | 28.0% | 28.0% | 28.0% | 1 |
| 2000s | 32.8% | 25.7% | 38.4% | 9 |
| 2010s | 46.2% | 40.5% | 60.2% | 9 |
| 2020s | 53.3% | 49.7% | 59.2% | 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 53.1% 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 60.2% in 2019.
- What is the lowest educational attainment rate, completed upper secondary education or recorded in Bolivia?
- The lowest recorded value was 12.1% in 1976.
- How does Bolivia rank for educational attainment rate, completed upper secondary education or?
- Bolivia ranks 78th out of 142 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 29.9%. 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, both sexes (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release