Over-age students, primary (% of enrollment) in Bolivia
Bolivia: Over-age students, primary (% of enrollment) was 5.4% in 2018. ▼ Falling
Over-age students, primary in Bolivia, 1998–2018
Source: Stat Bulk Data Download Service, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO). Measured in % of enrollment.
Analysis
Bolivia recorded 5.4% for over-age students, primary in 2018. That is the lowest value across all 21 years on record.
That represents a change of down 20.7% on the previous year and down 61.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, over-age students, primary in Bolivia peaked at 14.4% in 2000 and was at its lowest, 5.4%, in 2018.
Bolivia ranks 101st of 191 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 21 years of available data.
Over-age students, primary (% of enrollment) in Bolivia, year by year
| Year | % of enrollment | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1998 | 12.6% | — |
| 1999 | 13.1% | +4.2% |
| 2000 | 14.4% | +10.0% |
| 2001 | 14.1% | -2.2% |
| 2002 | 13.9% | -1.4% |
| 2003 | 12.8% | -7.7% |
| 2004 | 12.3% | -4.1% |
| 2005 | 11.8% | -4.3% |
| 2006 | 11.8% | +0.2% |
| 2007 | 12.4% | +5.1% |
| 2008 | 14.1% | +14.1% |
| 2009 | 8.5% | -40.1% |
| 2010 | 9.6% | +13.5% |
| 2011 | 9.0% | -5.7% |
| 2012 | 11.4% | +26.5% |
| 2013 | 10.7% | -6.3% |
| 2014 | 9.9% | -8.0% |
| 2015 | 8.9% | -9.6% |
| 2016 | 8.0% | -10.6% |
| 2017 | 6.8% | -14.9% |
| 2018 | 5.4% | -20.7% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 12.8% | 12.6% | 13.1% | 2 |
| 2000s | 12.6% | 8.5% | 14.4% | 10 |
| 2010s | 8.9% | 5.4% | 11.4% | 9 |
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More education data for Bolivia
- Gender gap education levels, gaps filled 90.73 (2024)
- Primary enrollment selected countries, gaps filled 90.75 (2024)
- 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)
Frequently asked questions
- What is over-age students, primary in Bolivia?
- Over-age students, primary in Bolivia was 5.4% in 2018, according to Stat Bulk Data Download Service, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO).
- What is the highest over-age students, primary recorded in Bolivia?
- The highest recorded value was 14.4% in 2000.
- What is the lowest over-age students, primary recorded in Bolivia?
- The lowest recorded value was 5.4% in 2018.
- How does Bolivia rank for over-age students, primary?
- Bolivia ranks 101st out of 191 countries with data for 2018.
- Is over-age students, primary rising or falling in Bolivia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 61.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Bolivia data come from?
- The figures come from Stat Bulk Data Download Service, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO), published as part of Over-age students, primary (% of enrollment). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Over-age students are the percentage of those enrolled who are older than the official school-age range for primary education.