Out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, male in Bolivia, Plurinational State of
Bolivia, Plurinational State of: Out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, male was 9.8% in 2024. ▼ Falling
Out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, male in Bolivia, Plurinational State of, 2000–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2024, out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, male in Bolivia, Plurinational State of stood at 9.8%.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 16.9% on the previous year and down 39.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, male in Bolivia, Plurinational State of peaked at 32.7% in 2003 and was at its lowest, 6.2%, in 2017.
That places Bolivia, Plurinational State of 44th out of 71 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 22 years of available data.
Out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, male in Bolivia, Plurinational State of, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 23.7% | — |
| 2001 | 21.6% | -8.9% |
| 2002 | 20.1% | -6.9% |
| 2003 | 32.7% | +62.8% |
| 2004 | 16.4% | -49.9% |
| 2005 | 14.2% | -13.4% |
| 2006 | 15.2% | +7.0% |
| 2007 | 13.3% | -12.5% |
| 2008 | 13.9% | +4.5% |
| 2009 | 10.0% | -28.1% |
| 2011 | 14.7% | +47.0% |
| 2012 | 10.6% | -27.9% |
| 2013 | 11.2% | +5.7% |
| 2014 | 16.2% | +44.6% |
| 2015 | 14.7% | -9.3% |
| 2016 | 9.7% | -34.0% |
| 2017 | 6.2% | -36.1% |
| 2018 | 6.8% | +9.7% |
| 2019 | 8.7% | +27.9% |
| 2020 | 25.0% | +187.4% |
| 2023 | 11.8% | -52.8% |
| 2024 | 9.8% | -16.9% |
Bolivia, Plurinational State of compared with similar countries
- Bolivia, Plurinational State of's 9.8% is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 37.8%, 26% of the median. (19 countries reporting)
- Bolivia, Plurinational State of's 9.8% is below the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 13.7%, 71% of the median. (16 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, male in Bolivia, Plurinational State of 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 | +187.4% | 8.7% | 25.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 18.1% | 10.0% | 32.7% | 10 |
| 2010s | 11.0% | 6.2% | 16.2% | 9 |
| 2020s | 15.5% | 9.8% | 25.0% | 3 |
Countries ranked near Bolivia, Plurinational State of
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, male in Bolivia, Plurinational State of?
- Out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, male in Bolivia, Plurinational State of was 9.8% in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, male recorded in Bolivia, Plurinational State of?
- The highest recorded value was 32.7% in 2003.
- What is the lowest out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, male recorded in Bolivia, Plurinational State of?
- The lowest recorded value was 6.2% in 2017.
- How does Bolivia, Plurinational State of rank for out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, male?
- Bolivia, Plurinational State of ranks 44th out of 71 countries with data for 2024.
- Is out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, male rising or falling in Bolivia, Plurinational State of?
- Over the last ten years it is down 39.5%. 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, male (household survey data) (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
Download this data
CSV · JSON — 22 observations, free to reuse under CC BY-SA 3.0 IGO (UNESCO Institute for Statistics).
About this data
February 2026 Data Release