Net attendance rate of primary school in Bolivia

Bolivia: Net attendance rate of primary school was 98.8% in 2021. ▬ Flat

Latest (2021)
98.8%
Change on year
up 30.3%
World rank
8th
of 36 countries
All-time high
98.8%
in 2018
All-time low
75.8%
in 2020
Years of data
21
2000–2021

Net attendance rate of primary school in Bolivia, 2000–2021

0204060801002000201020212000: 92.6 %2001: 92.7 %2002: 93.1 %2003: 83.2 %2004: 94.4 %2005: 94.9 %2006: 95.4 %2007: 98 %2008: 97.7 %2009: 97.3 %2011: 97.1 %2012: 97.3 %2013: 96.9 %2014: 97.2 %2015: 95.8 %2016: 97.8 %2017: 98 %2018: 98.8 %2019: 98.6 %2020: 75.8 %2021: 98.8 %

Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data. Measured in %.

Analysis

In 2021, net attendance rate of primary school in Bolivia stood at 98.8%. That is the highest value across all 21 years on record.

The figure is up 30.3% on the previous year and up 1.8% over ten years.

Over the whole period, net attendance rate of primary school in Bolivia peaked at 98.8% in 2018 and was at its lowest, 75.8%, in 2020.

That places Bolivia 8th out of 36 countries with data for 2021, putting it in the top quarter.

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 93.9% 83.2% 98.0% 10
2010s 97.5% 95.8% 98.8% 9
2020s 87.3% 75.8% 98.8% 2

Countries ranked near Bolivia

  1. 5 Costa Rica 99.2% compare
  2. 6 Peru 99.2% compare
  3. 7 Armenia 99.2% compare
  4. 9 Kyrgyzstan 98.7% compare
  5. 10 Panama 98.7% compare
  6. 11 Mexico 98.6% compare

See the full ranking of 36 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is net attendance rate of primary school in Bolivia?
Net attendance rate of primary school in Bolivia was 98.8% in 2021, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data.
What is the highest net attendance rate of primary school recorded in Bolivia?
The highest recorded value was 98.8% in 2018.
What is the lowest net attendance rate of primary school recorded in Bolivia?
The lowest recorded value was 75.8% in 2020.
How does Bolivia rank for net attendance rate of primary school?
Bolivia ranks 8th out of 36 countries with data for 2021.
Is net attendance rate of primary school rising or falling in Bolivia?
Over the last ten years it is up 1.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
Where does this Bolivia data come from?
The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Net attendance rate of primary school. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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About this data

Indicator
Net attendance rate of primary school
Unit
%
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
36 places, 426 data points, 2000–2024
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Total number of students of the official age group for primary education who are attending school at any level of education, expressed as a percentage of the corresponding population.