Out-of-school rate for children, adolescents and youth of primary in Bolivia
Bolivia: Out-of-school rate for children, adolescents and youth of primary was 12.4% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Out-of-school rate for children, adolescents and youth of primary in Bolivia, 2000–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
Bolivia recorded 12.4% for out-of-school rate for children, adolescents and youth of primary in 2024.
The figure is up 25.0% on the previous year and down 2.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, out-of-school rate for children, adolescents and youth of primary in Bolivia peaked at 12.8% in 2017 and was at its lowest, 4.7%, in 2004.
That places Bolivia 66th out of 171 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.
Out-of-school rate for children, adolescents and youth of primary in Bolivia, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 7.8% | — |
| 2001 | 7.2% | -7.8% |
| 2002 | 5.5% | -23.5% |
| 2003 | 5.3% | -3.7% |
| 2004 | 4.7% | -10.7% |
| 2005 | 4.9% | +2.8% |
| 2006 | 5.2% | +8.0% |
| 2007 | 5.7% | +8.7% |
| 2008 | 5.3% | -6.6% |
| 2009 | 8.9% | +67.7% |
| 2010 | 10.6% | +18.5% |
| 2011 | 12.6% | +18.9% |
| 2012 | 12.5% | -0.6% |
| 2013 | 12.4% | -1.0% |
| 2014 | 12.7% | +2.6% |
| 2015 | 12.6% | -0.5% |
| 2016 | 12.6% | -0.1% |
| 2017 | 12.8% | +1.8% |
| 2018 | 12.6% | -2.1% |
| 2019 | 12.4% | -1.7% |
| 2020 | 12.0% | -3.3% |
| 2021 | 11.3% | -5.4% |
| 2022 | 10.6% | -6.3% |
| 2023 | 9.9% | -6.2% |
| 2024 | 12.4% | +25.0% |
Bolivia compared with similar countries
- Bolivia's 12.4% is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 17.8%, 70% of the median. (35 countries reporting)
- Bolivia's 12.4% is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 11.5%, 1.1× the median. (34 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Out-of-school rate for children, adolescents and youth of primary 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2009 | +67.7% | 5.3% | 8.9% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 6.0% | 4.7% | 8.9% | 10 |
| 2010s | 12.4% | 10.6% | 12.8% | 10 |
| 2020s | 11.2% | 9.9% | 12.4% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Bolivia
More education data for Bolivia
- 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 children, adolescents and youth of primary in Bolivia?
- Out-of-school rate for children, adolescents and youth of primary in Bolivia was 12.4% in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest out-of-school rate for children, adolescents and youth of primary recorded in Bolivia?
- The highest recorded value was 12.8% in 2017.
- What is the lowest out-of-school rate for children, adolescents and youth of primary recorded in Bolivia?
- The lowest recorded value was 4.7% in 2004.
- How does Bolivia rank for out-of-school rate for children, adolescents and youth of primary?
- Bolivia ranks 66th out of 171 countries with data for 2024.
- Is out-of-school rate for children, adolescents and youth of primary rising or falling in Bolivia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 2.1%. 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 Out-of-school rate for children, adolescents and youth of primary, lower secondary and upper secondary school age, male (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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February 2026 Data Release