Out-of-school rate for children of primary school age, poorest in Bolivia
Bolivia: Out-of-school rate for children of primary school age, poorest was 1.4% in 2021. ◆ Volatile
Out-of-school rate for children of primary school age, poorest in Bolivia, 2000–2021
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
Bolivia recorded 1.4% for out-of-school rate for children of primary school age, poorest in 2021. That is the lowest value across all 21 years on record.
That represents a change of down 96.5% on the previous year and down 69.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, out-of-school rate for children of primary school age, poorest in Bolivia peaked at 40.0% in 2020 and was at its lowest, 1.4%, in 2021.
Bolivia ranks 30th of 36 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Out-of-school rate for children of primary school age, poorest in Bolivia, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 10.2% | — |
| 2001 | 11.5% | +12.7% |
| 2002 | 13.0% | +13.0% |
| 2003 | 20.4% | +56.6% |
| 2004 | 10.2% | -49.9% |
| 2005 | 6.5% | -36.3% |
| 2006 | 5.0% | -23.1% |
| 2007 | 2.5% | -50.0% |
| 2008 | 4.1% | +63.3% |
| 2009 | 4.2% | +2.9% |
| 2011 | 4.6% | +9.5% |
| 2012 | 3.8% | -17.4% |
| 2013 | 4.9% | +28.9% |
| 2014 | 3.8% | -22.4% |
| 2015 | 4.8% | +26.3% |
| 2016 | 4.6% | -4.2% |
| 2017 | 1.6% | -65.2% |
| 2018 | 1.6% | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 2.9% | +81.2% |
| 2020 | 40.0% | +1279.3% |
| 2021 | 1.4% | -96.5% |
Bolivia compared with similar countries
- Bolivia's 1.4% is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 8.1%, 17% of the median. (15 countries reporting)
- Bolivia's 1.4% is below the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 1.8%, 80% of the median. (16 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Out-of-school rate for children of primary school age, poorest 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | +1279.3% | 2.9% | 40.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 8.8% | 2.5% | 20.4% | 10 |
| 2010s | 3.6% | 1.6% | 4.9% | 9 |
| 2020s | 20.7% | 1.4% | 40.0% | 2 |
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 of primary school age, poorest in Bolivia?
- Out-of-school rate for children of primary school age, poorest in Bolivia was 1.4% in 2021, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest out-of-school rate for children of primary school age, poorest recorded in Bolivia?
- The highest recorded value was 40.0% in 2020.
- What is the lowest out-of-school rate for children of primary school age, poorest recorded in Bolivia?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.4% in 2021.
- How does Bolivia rank for out-of-school rate for children of primary school age, poorest?
- Bolivia ranks 30th out of 36 countries with data for 2021.
- Is out-of-school rate for children of primary school age, poorest rising or falling in Bolivia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 69.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- 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 of primary school age, poorest quintile, both sexes (household survey data) (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release