School age population, one year before the official primary … female in Bolivia
Bolivia: School age population, one year before the official primary … female was 121,520 in 2025. ▲ Rising
Latest (2025)
121,520
Change on year
up 0.2%
World rank
79th
of 222 countries
All-time high
121,520
in 2025
All-time low
63,420
in 1970
Years of data
56
1970–2025
School age population, one year before the official primary entry in Bolivia, 1970–2025
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
Analysis
The most recent figure for school age population, one year before the official primary entry in Bolivia is 121,520, measured in 2025. That is the highest value across all 56 years on record.
That represents a change of up 0.2% on the previous year and up 5.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school age population, one year before the official primary entry in Bolivia peaked at 121,520 in 2025 and was at its lowest, 63,420, in 1970.
That places Bolivia 79th out of 222 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 56 years of available data.
School age population, one year before the official primary … female in Bolivia, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 63,420 | — |
| 1971 | 64,859 | +2.3% |
| 1972 | 66,428 | +2.4% |
| 1973 | 68,136 | +2.6% |
| 1974 | 69,799 | +2.4% |
| 1975 | 71,305 | +2.2% |
| 1976 | 72,734 | +2.0% |
| 1977 | 74,302 | +2.2% |
| 1978 | 75,595 | +1.7% |
| 1979 | 77,370 | +2.3% |
| 1980 | 79,009 | +2.1% |
| 1981 | 80,522 | +1.9% |
| 1982 | 83,013 | +3.1% |
| 1983 | 84,743 | +2.1% |
| 1984 | 86,380 | +1.9% |
| 1985 | 87,870 | +1.7% |
| 1986 | 89,527 | +1.9% |
| 1987 | 91,144 | +1.8% |
| 1988 | 92,591 | +1.6% |
| 1989 | 94,216 | +1.8% |
| 1990 | 96,083 | +2.0% |
| 1991 | 97,412 | +1.4% |
| 1992 | 99,539 | +2.2% |
| 1993 | 101,608 | +2.1% |
| 1994 | 103,792 | +2.1% |
| 1995 | 105,430 | +1.6% |
| 1996 | 106,962 | +1.5% |
| 1997 | 108,618 | +1.5% |
| 1998 | 108,729 | +0.1% |
| 1999 | 109,210 | +0.4% |
| 2000 | 106,447 | -2.5% |
| 2001 | 108,188 | +1.6% |
| 2002 | 109,333 | +1.1% |
| 2003 | 110,255 | +0.8% |
| 2004 | 111,084 | +0.8% |
| 2005 | 111,790 | +0.6% |
| 2006 | 112,366 | +0.5% |
| 2007 | 112,842 | +0.4% |
| 2008 | 113,522 | +0.6% |
| 2009 | 114,142 | +0.5% |
| 2010 | 114,703 | +0.5% |
| 2011 | 115,146 | +0.4% |
| 2012 | 115,581 | +0.4% |
| 2013 | 115,718 | +0.1% |
| 2014 | 115,822 | +0.1% |
| 2015 | 115,785 | -0.0% |
| 2016 | 115,675 | -0.1% |
| 2017 | 115,593 | -0.1% |
| 2018 | 115,467 | -0.1% |
| 2019 | 115,450 | -0.0% |
| 2020 | 115,430 | -0.0% |
| 2021 | 115,382 | -0.0% |
| 2022 | 115,299 | -0.1% |
| 2023 | 115,173 | -0.1% |
| 2024 | 121,334 | +5.3% |
| 2025 | 121,520 | +0.2% |
Bolivia compared with similar countries
- Bolivia's 121,520 is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 128,056, 95% of the median. (46 countries reporting)
- Bolivia's 121,520 is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 16,266, 7.5× the median. (41 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 70,395 | 63,420 | 77,370 | 10 |
| 1980s | 86,902 | 79,009 | 94,216 | 10 |
| 1990s | 103,738 | 96,083 | 109,210 | 10 |
| 2000s | 110,997 | 106,447 | 114,142 | 10 |
| 2010s | 115,494 | 114,703 | 115,822 | 10 |
| 2020s | 117,356 | 115,173 | 121,520 | 6 |
Countries ranked near Bolivia
- 76 Togo 128,949 compare
- 77 Tajikistan 127,163 compare
- 78 Haiti 121,538 compare
- 80 Papua New Guinea 115,943 compare
- 81 Chile 115,750 compare
- 82 Sierra Leone 111,791 compare
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 school age population, one year before the official primary entry in Bolivia?
- School age population, one year before the official primary entry in Bolivia was 121,520 in 2025, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest school age population, one year before the official primary entry recorded in Bolivia?
- The highest recorded value was 121,520 in 2025.
- What is the lowest school age population, one year before the official primary entry recorded in Bolivia?
- The lowest recorded value was 63,420 in 1970.
- How does Bolivia rank for school age population, one year before the official primary entry?
- Bolivia ranks 79th out of 222 countries with data for 2025.
- Is school age population, one year before the official primary entry rising or falling in Bolivia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 5.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Bolivia data come from?
- The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of School age population, one year before the official primary entry age, female (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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February 2026 Data Release