Out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age in Bolivia, Plurinational State of
Bolivia, Plurinational State of: Out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age was 4.3% in 2025. ▲ Rising
Out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age in Bolivia, Plurinational State of, 2000–2025
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
Bolivia, Plurinational State of recorded 4.3% for out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age in 2025. That is the lowest value across all 26 years on record.
The figure is down 12.2% on the previous year and down 54.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age in Bolivia, Plurinational State of peaked at 12.8% in 2018 and was at its lowest, 4.3%, in 2025.
Bolivia, Plurinational State of ranks 111th of 206 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 26 years of available data.
Out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age in Bolivia, Plurinational State of, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 9.3% | — |
| 2001 | 8.3% | -10.8% |
| 2002 | 7.7% | -7.2% |
| 2003 | 7.3% | -5.2% |
| 2004 | 7.4% | +1.4% |
| 2005 | 7.4% | +0.0% |
| 2006 | 7.2% | -2.7% |
| 2007 | 6.7% | -6.9% |
| 2008 | 6.1% | -9.0% |
| 2009 | 5.9% | -3.3% |
| 2010 | 5.7% | -3.4% |
| 2011 | 5.3% | -7.0% |
| 2012 | 5.1% | -3.8% |
| 2013 | 5.7% | +11.8% |
| 2014 | 7.4% | +29.8% |
| 2015 | 9.5% | +28.4% |
| 2016 | 11.3% | +18.9% |
| 2017 | 12.4% | +9.7% |
| 2018 | 12.8% | +3.2% |
| 2019 | 12.7% | -0.8% |
| 2020 | 11.8% | -7.1% |
| 2021 | 10.1% | -14.4% |
| 2022 | 8.0% | -20.8% |
| 2023 | 6.1% | -23.8% |
| 2024 | 4.9% | -19.7% |
| 2025 | 4.3% | -12.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 7.3% | 5.9% | 9.3% | 10 |
| 2010s | 8.8% | 5.1% | 12.8% | 10 |
| 2020s | 7.5% | 4.3% | 11.8% | 6 |
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More education data for Bolivia, Plurinational State of
- 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)
- Primary education, pupils, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Primary education, pupils, per capita 0.111 units per person (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age in Bolivia, Plurinational State of?
- Out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age in Bolivia, Plurinational State of was 4.3% in 2025, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age recorded in Bolivia, Plurinational State of?
- The highest recorded value was 12.8% in 2018.
- What is the lowest out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age recorded in Bolivia, Plurinational State of?
- The lowest recorded value was 4.3% in 2025.
- How does Bolivia, Plurinational State of rank for out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age?
- Bolivia, Plurinational State of ranks 111th out of 206 countries with data for 2025.
- Is out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age rising or falling in Bolivia, Plurinational State of?
- Over the last ten years it is down 54.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Bolivia, Plurinational State of data come from?
- The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of Out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age, female (modelled data) (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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February 2026 Data Release