Percentage of teachers in primary education who are qualified in Bolivia, Plurinational State of
Bolivia, Plurinational State of: Percentage of teachers in primary education who are qualified was 62.5% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Percentage of teachers in primary education who are qualified in Bolivia, Plurinational State of, 2011–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2024, percentage of teachers in primary education who are qualified in Bolivia, Plurinational State of stood at 62.5%.
That represents a change of down 4.3% on the previous year and up 2.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, percentage of teachers in primary education who are qualified in Bolivia, Plurinational State of peaked at 65.3% in 2023 and was at its lowest, 59.3%, in 2011.
Bolivia, Plurinational State of ranks 72nd of 100 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 14 years of available data.
Percentage of teachers in primary education who are qualified in Bolivia, Plurinational State of, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2011 | 59.3% | — |
| 2012 | 60.1% | +1.3% |
| 2013 | 61.4% | +2.1% |
| 2014 | 61.1% | -0.5% |
| 2015 | 60.4% | -1.2% |
| 2016 | 59.8% | -0.9% |
| 2017 | 60.6% | +1.3% |
| 2018 | 61.9% | +2.1% |
| 2019 | 62.6% | +1.2% |
| 2020 | 62.8% | +0.3% |
| 2021 | 62.5% | -0.5% |
| 2022 | 64.0% | +2.4% |
| 2023 | 65.3% | +2.1% |
| 2024 | 62.5% | -4.3% |
Bolivia, Plurinational State of compared with similar countries
- Bolivia, Plurinational State of's 62.5% is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 58.6%, 1.1× the median. (26 countries reporting)
- Bolivia, Plurinational State of's 62.5% is below the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 81.9%, 76% of the median. (18 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 60.8% | 59.3% | 62.6% | 9 |
| 2020s | 63.4% | 62.5% | 65.3% | 5 |
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 percentage of teachers in primary education who are qualified in Bolivia, Plurinational State of?
- Percentage of teachers in primary education who are qualified in Bolivia, Plurinational State of was 62.5% in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest percentage of teachers in primary education who are qualified recorded in Bolivia, Plurinational State of?
- The highest recorded value was 65.3% in 2023.
- What is the lowest percentage of teachers in primary education who are qualified recorded in Bolivia, Plurinational State of?
- The lowest recorded value was 59.3% in 2011.
- How does Bolivia, Plurinational State of rank for percentage of teachers in primary education who are qualified?
- Bolivia, Plurinational State of ranks 72nd out of 100 countries with data for 2024.
- Is percentage of teachers in primary education who are qualified rising or falling in Bolivia, Plurinational State of?
- Over the last ten years it is up 2.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Bolivia, Plurinational State of data come from?
- The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of Percentage of teachers in primary education who are qualified according to national standards and who are female (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
Download this data
CSV · JSON — 14 observations, free to reuse under CC BY-SA 3.0 IGO (UNESCO Institute for Statistics).
About this data
February 2026 Data Release