Out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, female in Bolivia, Plurinational State of
Bolivia, Plurinational State of: Out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, female was 12.7% in 2025. ▼ Falling
Out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, female in Bolivia, Plurinational State of, 2000–2025
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, female in Bolivia, Plurinational State of is 12.7%, measured in 2025. That is the lowest value across all 26 years on record.
That represents a change of down 19.1% on the previous year and down 23.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, female in Bolivia, Plurinational State of peaked at 30.4% in 2000 and was at its lowest, 12.7%, in 2025.
Bolivia, Plurinational State of ranks 120th of 206 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 26 years of available data.
Out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, female in Bolivia, Plurinational State of, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 30.4% | — |
| 2001 | 28.2% | -7.2% |
| 2002 | 26.0% | -7.8% |
| 2003 | 24.2% | -6.9% |
| 2004 | 22.8% | -5.8% |
| 2005 | 22.0% | -3.5% |
| 2006 | 21.8% | -0.9% |
| 2007 | 22.0% | +0.9% |
| 2008 | 22.3% | +1.4% |
| 2009 | 22.2% | -0.4% |
| 2010 | 21.6% | -2.7% |
| 2011 | 20.7% | -4.2% |
| 2012 | 19.6% | -5.3% |
| 2013 | 18.5% | -5.6% |
| 2014 | 17.4% | -5.9% |
| 2015 | 16.6% | -4.6% |
| 2016 | 16.6% | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 17.9% | +7.8% |
| 2018 | 19.8% | +10.6% |
| 2019 | 21.4% | +8.1% |
| 2020 | 22.0% | +2.8% |
| 2021 | 21.7% | -1.4% |
| 2022 | 20.4% | -6.0% |
| 2023 | 18.4% | -9.8% |
| 2024 | 15.7% | -14.7% |
| 2025 | 12.7% | -19.1% |
Bolivia, Plurinational State of compared with similar countries
- Bolivia, Plurinational State of's 12.7% is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 35.0%, 36% of the median. (47 countries reporting)
- Bolivia, Plurinational State of's 12.7% is below the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 18.1%, 70% of the median. (39 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 24.2% | 21.8% | 30.4% | 10 |
| 2010s | 19.0% | 16.6% | 21.6% | 10 |
| 2020s | 18.5% | 12.7% | 22.0% | 6 |
Countries ranked near Bolivia, Plurinational State of
- 117 Saint Vincent and the Grenadines 13.2% compare
- 118 Palestine, State of 13.1% compare
- 119 South Africa 12.8% compare
- 121 Anguilla 12.2% compare
- 122 Albania 11.8% compare
- 122 Tunisia 11.8% compare
- 122 Uzbekistan 11.8% compare
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 youth of upper secondary school age, female in Bolivia, Plurinational State of?
- Out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, female in Bolivia, Plurinational State of was 12.7% in 2025, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, female recorded in Bolivia, Plurinational State of?
- The highest recorded value was 30.4% in 2000.
- What is the lowest out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, female recorded in Bolivia, Plurinational State of?
- The lowest recorded value was 12.7% in 2025.
- How does Bolivia, Plurinational State of rank for out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, female?
- Bolivia, Plurinational State of ranks 120th out of 206 countries with data for 2025.
- Is out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, female rising or falling in Bolivia, Plurinational State of?
- Over the last ten years it is down 23.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- 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 youth of upper secondary school age, female (modelled data) (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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February 2026 Data Release