School age population, primary education, both sexes in Bolivia, Plurinational State of
Bolivia, Plurinational State of: School age population, primary education, both sexes was 1.47 million in 2025. ▲ Rising
School age population, primary education, both sexes in Bolivia, Plurinational State of, 1970–2025
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
Analysis
The most recent figure for school age population, primary education, both sexes in Bolivia, Plurinational State of is 1.47 million, measured in 2025. That is the highest value across all 56 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.1% on the previous year and up 4.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school age population, primary education, both sexes in Bolivia, Plurinational State of peaked at 1.47 million in 2025 and was at its lowest, 692,261, in 1970.
Bolivia, Plurinational State of ranks 76th of 222 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 56 years of available data.
School age population, primary education, both sexes in Bolivia, Plurinational State of, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 692,261 | — |
| 1971 | 710,134 | +2.6% |
| 1972 | 728,048 | +2.5% |
| 1973 | 746,219 | +2.5% |
| 1974 | 765,047 | +2.5% |
| 1975 | 784,295 | +2.5% |
| 1976 | 803,601 | +2.5% |
| 1977 | 822,887 | +2.4% |
| 1978 | 842,396 | +2.4% |
| 1979 | 861,294 | +2.2% |
| 1980 | 880,293 | +2.2% |
| 1981 | 899,225 | +2.2% |
| 1982 | 918,122 | +2.1% |
| 1983 | 939,088 | +2.3% |
| 1984 | 960,380 | +2.3% |
| 1985 | 982,373 | +2.3% |
| 1986 | 1.00 million | +2.2% |
| 1987 | 1.03 million | +2.1% |
| 1988 | 1.05 million | +2.1% |
| 1989 | 1.07 million | +1.9% |
| 1990 | 1.09 million | +1.8% |
| 1991 | 1.11 million | +1.8% |
| 1992 | 1.12 million | +1.8% |
| 1993 | 1.15 million | +1.8% |
| 1994 | 1.16 million | +1.7% |
| 1995 | 1.19 million | +1.8% |
| 1996 | 1.21 million | +1.8% |
| 1997 | 1.23 million | +1.8% |
| 1998 | 1.25 million | +1.8% |
| 1999 | 1.27 million | +1.5% |
| 2000 | 1.23 million | -3.3% |
| 2001 | 1.24 million | +1.4% |
| 2002 | 1.26 million | +1.5% |
| 2003 | 1.28 million | +1.4% |
| 2004 | 1.30 million | +1.3% |
| 2005 | 1.31 million | +1.2% |
| 2006 | 1.33 million | +1.1% |
| 2007 | 1.34 million | +1.0% |
| 2008 | 1.35 million | +0.8% |
| 2009 | 1.36 million | +0.7% |
| 2010 | 1.37 million | +0.6% |
| 2011 | 1.38 million | +0.6% |
| 2012 | 1.38 million | +0.5% |
| 2013 | 1.39 million | +0.5% |
| 2014 | 1.40 million | +0.5% |
| 2015 | 1.40 million | +0.4% |
| 2016 | 1.41 million | +0.3% |
| 2017 | 1.41 million | +0.2% |
| 2018 | 1.41 million | +0.1% |
| 2019 | 1.41 million | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 1.41 million | -0.0% |
| 2021 | 1.41 million | -0.0% |
| 2022 | 1.41 million | -0.0% |
| 2023 | 1.41 million | -0.0% |
| 2024 | 1.47 million | +4.3% |
| 2025 | 1.47 million | +0.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 775,618 | 692,261 | 861,294 | 10 |
| 1980s | 972,182 | 880,293 | 1.07 million | 10 |
| 1990s | 1.18 million | 1.09 million | 1.27 million | 10 |
| 2000s | 1.30 million | 1.23 million | 1.36 million | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.40 million | 1.37 million | 1.41 million | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.43 million | 1.41 million | 1.47 million | 6 |
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More education data for Bolivia, Plurinational State of
- Primary education, teachers, gaps filled 76,710 (2024)
- Duration of pre primary education, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Duration of pre primary education 2 (2025)
- Official entrance age to pre primary education 4 (2025)
- Population ages 15-64 64.8% (2025)
- Population ages 0-14 29.4% (2025)
- Lower secondary school starting age 12 years (2025)
- Primary school starting age 6 years (2025)
- Primary secondary enrollment completion rates, gaps filled 93.68 (2024)
- School enrollment, primary 93.7% (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is school age population, primary education, both sexes in Bolivia, Plurinational State of?
- School age population, primary education, both sexes in Bolivia, Plurinational State of was 1.47 million in 2025, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest school age population, primary education, both sexes recorded in Bolivia, Plurinational State of?
- The highest recorded value was 1.47 million in 2025.
- What is the lowest school age population, primary education, both sexes recorded in Bolivia, Plurinational State of?
- The lowest recorded value was 692,261 in 1970.
- How does Bolivia, Plurinational State of rank for school age population, primary education, both sexes?
- Bolivia, Plurinational State of ranks 76th out of 222 countries with data for 2025.
- Is school age population, primary education, both sexes rising or falling in Bolivia, Plurinational State of?
- Over the last ten years it is up 4.8%. 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 School age population, primary education, both sexes (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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February 2026 Data Release