School age population, primary education, both sexes in Bolivia, Plurinational State of
Bolivia, Plurinational State of: School age population, primary education, both sexes was 1.41 million number in 2020. ▲ Rising
Latest (2020)
1.41 million number
Change on year
up 0.1%
World rank
78th
of 206 countries
All-time high
1.41 million number
in 2020
All-time low
684,997 number
in 1970
Years of data
51
1970–2020
School age population, primary education, both sexes in Bolivia, Plurinational State of, 1970–2020
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in number.
Analysis
In 2020, school age population, primary education, both sexes in Bolivia, Plurinational State of stood at 1.41 million number. That is the highest value across all 51 years on record.
The figure is up 0.1% on the previous year and up 2.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school age population, primary education, both sexes in Bolivia, Plurinational State of peaked at 1.41 million number in 2020 and was at its lowest, 684,997 number, in 1970.
Bolivia, Plurinational State of ranks 78th of 206 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 51 years of available data.
School age population, primary education, both sexes in Bolivia, Plurinational State of, year by year
| Year | number | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 684,997 number | — |
| 1971 | 700,957 number | +2.3% |
| 1972 | 718,134 number | +2.5% |
| 1973 | 735,353 number | +2.4% |
| 1974 | 751,390 number | +2.2% |
| 1975 | 765,247 number | +1.8% |
| 1976 | 783,397 number | +2.4% |
| 1977 | 803,068 number | +2.5% |
| 1978 | 822,899 number | +2.5% |
| 1979 | 841,394 number | +2.2% |
| 1980 | 857,215 number | +1.9% |
| 1981 | 876,124 number | +2.2% |
| 1982 | 896,372 number | +2.3% |
| 1983 | 916,734 number | +2.3% |
| 1984 | 935,817 number | +2.1% |
| 1985 | 952,313 number | +1.8% |
| 1986 | 971,586 number | +2.0% |
| 1987 | 990,701 number | +2.0% |
| 1988 | 1.01 million number | +1.8% |
| 1989 | 1.02 million number | +1.6% |
| 1990 | 1.04 million number | +1.3% |
| 1991 | 1.06 million number | +1.6% |
| 1992 | 1.08 million number | +1.9% |
| 1993 | 1.10 million number | +2.0% |
| 1994 | 1.12 million number | +2.0% |
| 1995 | 1.14 million number | +1.9% |
| 1996 | 1.16 million number | +2.0% |
| 1997 | 1.18 million number | +1.8% |
| 1998 | 1.20 million number | +1.7% |
| 1999 | 1.22 million number | +1.5% |
| 2000 | 1.24 million number | +1.2% |
| 2001 | 1.25 million number | +1.4% |
| 2002 | 1.27 million number | +1.4% |
| 2003 | 1.29 million number | +1.3% |
| 2004 | 1.30 million number | +1.2% |
| 2005 | 1.32 million number | +1.1% |
| 2006 | 1.33 million number | +1.1% |
| 2007 | 1.35 million number | +1.0% |
| 2008 | 1.36 million number | +1.0% |
| 2009 | 1.37 million number | +0.9% |
| 2010 | 1.38 million number | +0.8% |
| 2011 | 1.39 million number | +0.7% |
| 2012 | 1.40 million number | +0.5% |
| 2013 | 1.40 million number | +0.3% |
| 2014 | 1.40 million number | +0.1% |
| 2015 | 1.40 million number | -0.1% |
| 2016 | 1.40 million number | -0.0% |
| 2017 | 1.40 million number | +0.1% |
| 2018 | 1.41 million number | +0.1% |
| 2019 | 1.41 million number | +0.2% |
| 2020 | 1.41 million number | +0.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 760,684 number | 684,997 number | 841,394 number | 10 |
| 1980s | 943,019 number | 857,215 number | 1.02 million number | 10 |
| 1990s | 1.13 million number | 1.04 million number | 1.22 million number | 10 |
| 2000s | 1.31 million number | 1.24 million number | 1.37 million number | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.40 million number | 1.38 million number | 1.41 million number | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.41 million number | 1.41 million number | 1.41 million number | 1 |
Countries ranked near Bolivia, Plurinational State of
- 75 Kazakhstan 1.51 million number compare
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- 77 Papua New Guinea 1.43 million number compare
- 79 Jordan 1.40 million number compare
- 80 Togo 1.29 million number compare
- 81 Sierra Leone 1.25 million number compare
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 1.41 million number in 2020, 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 1.41 million number in 2020.
- What is the lowest school age population, primary education, both sexes recorded in Bolivia, Plurinational State of?
- The lowest recorded value was 684,997 number in 1970.
- How does Bolivia, Plurinational State of rank for school age population, primary education, both sexes?
- Bolivia, Plurinational State of ranks 78th out of 206 countries with data for 2020.
- Is school age population, primary education, both sexes rising or falling in Bolivia, Plurinational State of?
- Over the last ten years it is up 2.0%. 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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Population of the age-group theoretically corresponding to primary education as indicated by theoretical entrance age and duration.