Net attendance rate of primary school in Bolivia
Bolivia: Net attendance rate of primary school was 98.8% in 2021. ▬ Flat
Net attendance rate of primary school in Bolivia, 2000–2021
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.
Net attendance rate of primary school in Bolivia, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 92.6% | — |
| 2001 | 92.7% | +0.1% |
| 2002 | 93.1% | +0.4% |
| 2003 | 83.2% | -10.6% |
| 2004 | 94.4% | +13.4% |
| 2005 | 94.9% | +0.5% |
| 2006 | 95.4% | +0.5% |
| 2007 | 98.0% | +2.7% |
| 2008 | 97.7% | -0.3% |
| 2009 | 97.3% | -0.4% |
| 2011 | 97.1% | -0.2% |
| 2012 | 97.3% | +0.2% |
| 2013 | 96.9% | -0.4% |
| 2014 | 97.2% | +0.3% |
| 2015 | 95.8% | -1.4% |
| 2016 | 97.8% | +2.1% |
| 2017 | 98.0% | +0.2% |
| 2018 | 98.8% | +0.8% |
| 2019 | 98.6% | -0.2% |
| 2020 | 75.8% | -23.1% |
| 2021 | 98.8% | +30.3% |
Bolivia compared with similar countries
- Bolivia's 98.8% is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 93.6%, 1.1× the median. (16 countries reporting)
- Bolivia's 98.8% is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 98.6%, 1.0× the median. (16 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Net attendance rate of primary school 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | +30.3% | 75.8% | 98.8% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | 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
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 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
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.