Gender ratios for mean years of schooling in Bolivia
Bolivia: Gender ratios for mean years of schooling was 0.9104 in 2024. ▲ Rising
Gender ratios for mean years of schooling in Bolivia, 1976–2024
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
The most recent figure for gender ratios for mean years of schooling in Bolivia is 0.9104, measured in 2024.
That represents a change of up 1.4% on the previous year and down 0.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, gender ratios for mean years of schooling in Bolivia peaked at 0.9158 in 2015 and was at its lowest, 0.5653, in 1976.
That places Bolivia 89th out of 121 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 12 years of available data.
Gender ratios for mean years of schooling in Bolivia, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1976 | 0.5653 | — |
| 1992 | 0.7229 | +27.9% |
| 2001 | 0.7692 | +6.4% |
| 2006 | 0.8296 | +7.9% |
| 2008 | 0.8206 | -1.1% |
| 2009 | 0.8233 | +0.3% |
| 2012 | 0.8588 | +4.3% |
| 2015 | 0.9158 | +6.6% |
| 2019 | 0.8847 | -3.4% |
| 2020 | 0.8784 | -0.7% |
| 2023 | 0.898 | +2.2% |
| 2024 | 0.9104 | +1.4% |
Bolivia compared with similar countries
- Bolivia's 0.9104 is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 0.8492, 1.1× the median. (19 countries reporting)
- Bolivia's 0.9104 is below the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 1.02, 89% of the median. (25 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 0.5653 | 0.5653 | 0.5653 | 1 |
| 1990s | 0.7229 | 0.7229 | 0.7229 | 1 |
| 2000s | 0.8107 | 0.7692 | 0.8296 | 4 |
| 2010s | 0.8864 | 0.8588 | 0.9158 | 3 |
| 2020s | 0.8956 | 0.8784 | 0.9104 | 3 |
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 gender ratios for mean years of schooling in Bolivia?
- Gender ratios for mean years of schooling in Bolivia was 0.9104 in 2024, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest gender ratios for mean years of schooling recorded in Bolivia?
- The highest recorded value was 0.9158 in 2015.
- What is the lowest gender ratios for mean years of schooling recorded in Bolivia?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.5653 in 1976.
- How does Bolivia rank for gender ratios for mean years of schooling?
- Bolivia ranks 89th out of 121 countries with data for 2024.
- Is gender ratios for mean years of schooling rising or falling in Bolivia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 0.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Bolivia data come from?
- The figures come from Our World in Data, published as part of Gender ratios for mean years of schooling. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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