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 12.3% 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
In 2024, out-of-school rate for children, adolescents and youth of primary in Bolivia stood at 12.3%.
That represents a change of up 32.9% on the previous year and down 6.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, out-of-school rate for children, adolescents and youth of primary in Bolivia peaked at 13.2% in 2015 and was at its lowest, 5.4%, in 2008.
That places Bolivia 59th 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 | 10.3% | — |
| 2001 | 9.5% | -7.3% |
| 2002 | 7.7% | -19.5% |
| 2003 | 7.1% | -7.0% |
| 2004 | 6.2% | -13.4% |
| 2005 | 5.9% | -4.2% |
| 2006 | 5.9% | +0.8% |
| 2007 | 5.9% | -1.0% |
| 2008 | 5.4% | -7.7% |
| 2009 | 9.0% | +66.1% |
| 2010 | 10.6% | +17.2% |
| 2011 | 12.4% | +17.2% |
| 2012 | 12.5% | +1.0% |
| 2013 | 12.8% | +1.9% |
| 2014 | 13.2% | +3.2% |
| 2015 | 13.2% | +0.3% |
| 2016 | 13.0% | -1.3% |
| 2017 | 13.2% | +1.0% |
| 2018 | 12.8% | -2.7% |
| 2019 | 12.4% | -3.5% |
| 2020 | 11.5% | -6.8% |
| 2021 | 10.7% | -7.4% |
| 2022 | 9.9% | -7.3% |
| 2023 | 9.3% | -6.1% |
| 2024 | 12.3% | +32.9% |
Bolivia compared with similar countries
- Bolivia's 12.3% is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 18.1%, 68% of the median. (35 countries reporting)
- Bolivia's 12.3% is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 9.3%, 1.3× 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 | +66.1% | 5.4% | 9.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 7.3% | 5.4% | 10.3% | 10 |
| 2010s | 12.6% | 10.6% | 13.2% | 10 |
| 2020s | 10.7% | 9.3% | 12.3% | 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 12.3% 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 13.2% in 2015.
- What is the lowest out-of-school rate for children, adolescents and youth of primary recorded in Bolivia?
- The lowest recorded value was 5.4% in 2008.
- How does Bolivia rank for out-of-school rate for children, adolescents and youth of primary?
- Bolivia ranks 59th 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 6.4%. 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, female (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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February 2026 Data Release