Out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, rural in Bolivia
Bolivia: Out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, rural was 16.5% in 2024. ▼ Falling
Out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, rural in Bolivia, 2000–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
Bolivia recorded 16.5% for out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, rural in 2024.
The figure is down 12.0% on the previous year and down 37.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, rural in Bolivia peaked at 54.5% in 2003 and was at its lowest, 8.2%, in 2017.
That places Bolivia 34th out of 68 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, rural in Bolivia, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 43.3% | — |
| 2001 | 41.0% | -5.3% |
| 2002 | 36.5% | -11.0% |
| 2003 | 54.5% | +49.4% |
| 2004 | 28.2% | -48.3% |
| 2005 | 27.6% | -2.1% |
| 2006 | 24.9% | -9.8% |
| 2007 | 22.5% | -9.6% |
| 2008 | 25.1% | +11.5% |
| 2009 | 22.2% | -11.5% |
| 2011 | 24.1% | +8.6% |
| 2012 | 20.3% | -15.8% |
| 2013 | 18.2% | -10.3% |
| 2014 | 26.3% | +44.5% |
| 2015 | 22.9% | -12.9% |
| 2016 | 17.7% | -22.7% |
| 2017 | 8.2% | -53.7% |
| 2018 | 14.3% | +74.4% |
| 2019 | 15.3% | +7.0% |
| 2020 | 42.0% | +174.5% |
| 2023 | 18.7% | -55.4% |
| 2024 | 16.5% | -12.0% |
Bolivia compared with similar countries
- Bolivia's 16.5% is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 50.0%, 33% of the median. (18 countries reporting)
- Bolivia's 16.5% is below the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 18.1%, 91% of the median. (15 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, rural 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 | +174.5% | 15.3% | 42.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 32.6% | 22.2% | 54.5% | 10 |
| 2010s | 18.6% | 8.2% | 26.3% | 9 |
| 2020s | 25.7% | 16.5% | 42.0% | 3 |
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 youth of upper secondary school age, rural in Bolivia?
- Out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, rural in Bolivia was 16.5% in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, rural recorded in Bolivia?
- The highest recorded value was 54.5% in 2003.
- What is the lowest out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, rural recorded in Bolivia?
- The lowest recorded value was 8.2% in 2017.
- How does Bolivia rank for out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, rural?
- Bolivia ranks 34th out of 68 countries with data for 2024.
- Is out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, rural rising or falling in Bolivia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 37.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Bolivia 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, rural, both sexes (household survey data) (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release